Posted on 04/01/2007 1:38:21 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
This is not a day to hang your launry outside.
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Hi I'm stationed in Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea. The air when I left my barracks this afternoon was thick and yellow. I took a cab to the commissary instead of walking like I usually do.
I left Yongsan Garrison, S.K. in 2005 and every year the dust would make it's way to Seoul. Man some days were really hard to breath, but we all made it out of there fine at least as far as we know now. Good luck to you in your "year at Seoul". I miss some parts of it that is for sure.
A wise decision on your part.
Well thanks for the kind words. It's sort of a rough assignment, since family is not allowed to come (I'm lower enlisted). I've been away from my family for 1 year now, and I have 8 more months to go. But I can't complain, since I volunteered because I wanted to personally contribute to this nation's defense. I believe the war in Iraq was the right thing to do, and I believe that this nation's general response to 9/11 has been the right course of action. I probably will not re-enlist. But I feel that I answered the "Call of Duty" that I felt in my heart.
This makes all those Koyoto supporters look like complete idiots, especially those in Canada who think that by destroying their economy they can stop "global warming" when the total output of Canada of so called "greenhouse gases" is less than 1% of the total, and countries like China are selling "carbon credits". Plus countries like China, India, Russia are going to be doubling and tripling their greenhouse gas output in the next 10-25 years.
The deadly rat poison in the pet food was supposed to have come from Chinese wheat that was treated with it. New York authorities let the info slip out a week ago Friday. Right now it seems lips are sealed as to the source of the poison.
Where are you when we real need you, huh???
Pollution from China is also hitting California, too.
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Thank God we have people like you in our military. It is a tough decision to make whether to reenlist or not, but whatever you decide is going to be the right decision. You are definitely right that you have answered the call to duty and probably even more so than I did because I believe you joined after 9/11. I am coming up on 20 in June. It is amazing how fast time flies. I never said that I would be a career military person. In fact, I am still not sure if I will make it a career or not. lol. Thanks again for you selfless dedication to our nation. You are definitely one of the best!
I also left Yongsan in 2005. I remember that for several weeks it was so nasty you couldn't make out Seoul tower. Then again I remember the air being quite disgusting for the majority of the year with the exception of the brutal winter months. I'll miss running from blackhawk village up towards the dragon to Camp Coiner and back. My lungs feel much better now.
Is it your first tour? It was for me. Yongsan was typically a lucky assignment if you were sent to ROK. If you've ever been up to 2ID or down to Pyongtaek (Cp. Humphrey's), you'll realize how nice you have it. Even though Itaewon is pretty lame, definitely a nice place to get assigned. It was a good year for me despite being an unrestricted tour.
I spent a year at Casey too but I don't remember this. Of course, that was 74.
and libs couldn't figure out why kyoto was a no go.
If you think a tour with 2ID is bad now, you should have seen it in the mid seventies. We only had heat in the barracks about six hours per day. I knew a few officers who favorite passtime on a friday night was drinking beer and throwing rocks at the rats in their BOQ.
Oops sent the message private, meant to reply. Im down in lovely Chinhae so I dont get so much of the dust. Seoul is fun to visit but Im glad Im not stationed at Yongsan. I still have 17months or so here. Its not too bad here but Ill be glad to get state side again.
The pollen count in N. Georgia on Thursday was 5,927 up from a normal of 200. The entire region is covered in what looks like yellow corn meal about 1/8 of an inch deep.
But it's Georgia, USA, and there's no evil empire to blame for it except mother nature.
That is quite a run. I used the Point daily. Now I miss that place big time.
That is terrible! How do people with asthma manage to breathe? I can't imagine living in conditions like that for a long period of time.
Ditto, just got here in February...
I remember the yearly yellow dust storm. Yuck!
Tiger that LA man LOL!
This stuff used to make it to Japan too.
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