This sure brings back memories. I spent two years plus at Camp Humphries in 86-88, and took a summer of language at Yon Sei University in the summer of 87, when the country went bonkers over Chun Doo-hwan trying to cling to power.
I lived at the Seoul Garden Hotel and wore civies to class to avoid attention. Most of the 3 months I spent going to Yon Sei I walked thorugh the police lines and rioters to class. On bad days the tear gas was bad and classes were cancelled. At the time there was indeed a need for change, but to see a bunch of the same loons and their offspring wrecking the fence at my old home at Camp Humphreys makes me think its time to move our troops completely out of the peninsula and focus on other existing and emerging Asian allies.
you said it...I was in Humphries '82-'83, with the 802nd Engineers...used to run to Pyontek and back on Saturdays...I really miss the Top Hat...