The Morning Calm Korea Weekly - Aug. 1, 2008

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August 1, 2008 Volume 6, Issue 41 http://imcom.korea.army.mil Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea

Inside Army conrms

militarys rst

female four-star

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Army launches

new website for

gifts to SoldiersArmy Public Affairs

Te Gits to Army website, launchedJuly 18, is an online resource developed tostreamline and process gits to the Army thatbenet Soldiers and their Families.

Citizens oten ask Soldiers, their Familymembers, and Army Civilians how they cansupport their Army. Tey want to know howthey can help men and women in uniorm.Tis Web site will provide the public anonline resource to answer the question:How can we help?

"Many individuals have asked how they

can help the Army, said Joyce Morrow,administrative assistant to the secretary othe Army. We appreciate how generousthe public is and the concern they have orthe welare o our Soldiers and amilies.

We've developed this Web site to provideinormation on how to contribute money,goods or services to benet Soldiers and

their Families.Te launch o the site centralized the

many venues and paths or the public whose oers o support all within the Armys overall Git Program, which ismanaged by the Oce o the Administrative

Assistant to the Secretary o the Army.Contribution options addressed on the siteinclude support or the Army, Soldiers andtheir amilies, wounded warriors, Armyinstallations and more.

"his Web site is not intended as asolicitation, but merely as a way to provideinormation on the options and programs

Soldiers tear

into tacos

in Casey

contestSee Page 5

Soldiers chow down during the AAFES 113th anniversary celebration taco eating contest in the USAG-Casey Post Exchange July 25.

U.S. Army Photo By Jim Cunningham

Check out Welcome to Korea videos online!Visit the IMCOM Korea Region YouTube Channel featuring Welcome To Korea videos for both

Soldiers and Civilians at: www.youtube.com/imcomkorearegion

The use of the YouTube logo does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Installation Management Command.

See GIFTS, Page 4

Yongsan school

expansion preps

for new school year

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Curfew, POV policychanges ahead forUSFK Servicemembers:See Sharp Point, Page 2


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NEWS PAGE 2http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

USFK Public Affairs

In April and May, USFK Pricing eams

completed a Retail Price Schedule to comparethe prices o goods and services both onand o-post here in Korea as required byDepartment o Deense regulations. Teteams were composed o Servicemembers,military spouses and native speakers, some

o whom have conducted a RPS in previousyears. Teir experience enabled the 175thFinancial Management Center (175th FMC)to report accurate data to the Per Diem, raveland ransportation Allowance Committee.

Te RPS is used to accurately reportthe prices o 120 goods and services romvendors requented by USFK Servicemembersstationed in Korea. Te goods and servicesinclude Meat and Dairy, Groceries, obaccoand Alcohol, Fruits and Vegetables, Clothing,Personal Care, Furnishing and HouseholdItems, Medical Goods, Recreational Activities,Public ransportation, Personally OwnedVehicles, and Childcare and HouseholdHelp.

Te teams visited locations identiedthrough a web-based Living Pattern Surveytaken by more than 13,000 Servicememberspeninsula-wide. Te LPSs o 2004, 2005, and2006 successully established the shoppingpatterns o Servicemembers in Korea. USFKdid not conduct an LPS in 2008 due to thehigh participation rates, quality o results, andconsistent shopping pattern produced rom

COLA 2008

USFK Pricing Teams complete Retail Price Schedule

the 2004 through 2006 surveysUSFK deployed RPS teams to Seoul,

Camp Humphrey (Pyongtaek), aegu,Chinhae, and to Osan Airbase as part othe 2008 COLA Survey. Te 175th FMC,as the USFK nance element, consolidatedthe inormation and veried its accuracy.Once the 175th FMC was condent inthe accuracy o the data, it was submitted

to DoD or analysis. DoD then comparesUSFK prices against the Stateside prices osimilar goods and services.

COLA Clarication: Some thinkthat it is the LPS that adjusts the COLAindex. An LPS alone may or may notraise COLA or Servicemembers unlessthe survey refects a signicant changein the shopping pattern. Te closure oropening o a commissary and exchangeis an example that would aect shoppingbehavior.

ypically, it is the RPS data and thestatistical analysis o that data that adjuststhe COLA index. Since stateside infationis actored into Service members payraises, overseas infation does not resultin an automatic increase in the rate. Inact, i the stateside infation measure isgreater than overseas infation measure,COLA rates may drop.

Inlation and currency luctuationshould not be conused. Infation, along

with other economic actors, determine anannual COLA index rate, while currency

exchange rates cause periodic COLA indexadjustments throughout the year.

Te computation o a COLA indexconsiders the ollowing: A weighted average cost o each marketbasket item both overseas and stateside isdetermined by multiplying the o-basepercentage and o-base price, multiplyingthe on-base percentage and on-base price

and then adding them together. Te overseascost or each market basket item is thencompared to the stateside cost or the sameitem to produce an index.

Indexes are weighted individually,aggregated and summarized or a inallocation COLA index. For example, anindex o 120 means the overseas locationis 20 percent more expensive than theaverage U.S. location. Changes in exchangerates, where appropriate, are applied to thatportion o COLA index that refects localcurrency purchases.

Although exchange rates are reviewed atleast twice per month, COLA is not adjustedimmediately. Adjustments usually occurater a trend has emerged. Tat adjustmenttypically lags by several weeks; thereore, bythe time an adjustment is made to eitherincrease or decrease the index, the currencyexchange rate may already be movingtowards a new trend.

For example, by the time an adjustment

Over the past 45 days, CSM Winzenried and I havesought the opinions o senior leaders, service members

and their amilies regarding two USFK policies: curewand POV driving privileges. First, we have great servicemembers in our military; the great, great majority othem will always do the right thing. I do not believe weshould punish these great service members or the acts avery ew. On the other hand, we must also understandthe acts o one or two can aect the strength o theROK-US Alliance. Korean culture believes the acts oeach individual refect on the character o all.

2. Ater receiving input rom all o you, I havedecided to change both o these policies. As we strive to createthree year accompanied and two year unaccompanied tours thatalign closer to what we have in Europe and Japan, these changesmake sense. I believe these changes will enhance the quality o lieor all our personnel. With these expanded liberties and benets,however, comes greater responsibility to ensure the implementation

and execution o these new policies is a success. Te new curew anddriving policies emphasize the need or our service members (SMs),civilians and their amilies to act responsibly as we are all ambassadorsto Korea and our actions impact how our hosts perceive our nationand military. Te new policies also require leaders at all echelonsto counsel our current and uture troopers on their responsibilitiesand liabilities i they act irresponsibly.

3. Eective 15 Aug 08, the USFK curew policy is changedas ollows:

An o-installation curew remains in eect rom 0001 until 0500Sunday night through Friday morning, but eective 15 Aug 08, thecurew restrictions on Friday night, Saturday, Sunday morning andU.S.-observed holidays will change rom 0100-0500 to 0300-0500.I you are on ocial leave and you have a valid copy o your ocialleave orm in your possession, you are exempt rom curew entirely,

Sharp Point:

Curfew and POV Driving Policy Changes

Gen. Walter Sharp

except the night beore you are scheduled to reportback to work. Every six months, I will review the eect

o this change in curew policy to determine whetherthese lessened restrictions remain appropriate, can beurther lessened, or whether more restrictive measuresare required. Te new policy can be ound here.(www.usk.mil/usk/command_policies/USFK%20CPL07.pd)

4. Also eective 15 Aug 08, the USFK POV drivingprivileges policy (USFK Regulation 190-1, MotorVehicle rac Supervision) is changed as ollows:

Te current policy states that command sponsoredSMs in grades E-6 and below require written approval by the rstO-5 commander in the chain to obtain a USFK drivers license tooperate a POV in Korea. Tis requirement has created unnecessaryhardships and did not improve quality o lie. Tis requirementhas become a hindrance to the amilies o personnel E-6 andbelow who shipped a POV to Korea. Under my new policy, E-7s

and above and all command sponsored personnel may own andregister a POV with USFK. Non-Command sponsored E-6s andbelow may be granted an exception to policy to own and register aPOV with USFK by the rst O-6 in the chain and the responsibleO-6 Area Commander. All service members may take the driverslicense test and be licensed with the approval o the rst O5 intheir chain o command.

Te interim change can be ound at this link. (www.usk.mil/usk/command_policies/InterimPolicy1.pd)

5. Again, I urge all USFK personnel to act responsibly andmake sure their buddies act responsibly and in a sae manner as

well. We are all ambassadors and our actions impact how our hostsperceive our nation and our military.

Katchi Kapshida, We Go ogether!

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The following entries were excerpted from

the military police blotters. These entries

may be incomplete and do not imply guilt or

innocence.

AREA I: Assault Consummated by Battery;

Subject #1 and Subject #2 were involved ina verbal altercation over the taxi fare, which

turned physical when Subject #1 grabbed

Subject #2 with both arms around Sub-

ject #2s left forearm and Subject #2 then

grabbed Subject #1 by the feet sweeping

him to the ground. Upon arrival of KNP, Sub-

ject #2 was being questioned and Subject #1

walked up from the side and struck Subject

#2 in his neck with a right elbow. KNP de-

tained Subject #1. Subject #1 was released

due to the injuries he stated he sustained

during the incident. Subject #1 went to a

nearby hospital, where he was treated and

released for unknown injuries. Subject #2

was transported to the KNP Station where

he was charged by KNP with Criminal Proce-

dure Law ART #213-1(Assault), further pro-

cessed and released to MP on a CJ Form 2.Subject #2 was released to his unit. At 1007

Hrs, 18 JUL 08, Subject #2 reported to the

USAG-Casey PMO where he was advised

of his legal rights, which he waived render-

ing a written sworn statement attesting to

the incident. Investigation continues by MPI

and KNP, with KNP as the lead investigative

agency.

AREA II: Traffic Accident without Injuries;

Damage to Government Property; Damage

to Private Property; Following too Close;

Subject #1, operating a GOV, while making

an abrupt lane change, caused Victim #1s

POV to strike Subject #1s vehicle caus-

ing Subject #1s vehicle to strike Victim

#2s GOV at the interchange. Damages to

Subject #1s vehicle consisted of a brokenwindow, detached locking mechanism, bro-

ken mirror, broken right and left taillights,

dents and scratches to the rear door, right

rear fender and right rear quarter panel.

Damages to Victim #1s vehicle consisted

of dents and scratches to the rear bumper.

Damages to Victim #2s vehicle consisted

of dents, scratches and paint transfer to the

front bumper and hood. All parties reported

to Seocho KNP Station where Victim #1 and

Victim #2 rendered written statements at-

testing to the incident. Subject #1 rendered

a written sworn statement denying the of-

fenses. Subject #1 was charged by KNP un-

der KRTL ART #19-2 (Abrupt Lane Change).

Subject #1 was processed and released to

his unit. All parties reported utilization of

their seatbelts. ECOD is unknown. This is afinal report.

AREA III: Shoplifting; Subject #1 was ob-

served by AAFES Security via CCTV, con-

ceal 1 bottle of body spray on Subject #1s

person and exit the PX without rendering

proper payment. Subject #1 was detained

and escorted to the AAFES security office.

Subject #1 was then transported to the

USAG-Humphreys PMO where Subject #1

was processed and released to Subject #1s

sponsor. AAFES Security rendered a written

sworn statement attesting to the incident.

Subject #1s RCP was retained on a DA

Form 4137. At 1727 Hrs, 23 JUL 08, Sub-

ject #1 reported to USAG-Humphreys PMO

where Subject #1 was advised of Subject

#1s legal rights, in the presence of Subject#1s sponsor, which Subject #1 waived ren-

dering a written statement admitting to the

offense. The body spray was released back

to AAFES. Subject #1 was processed and

released to Subject #1s sponsor. ECOL is

unknown. This is a final report.

MP Blo t t er

NEWS

Creat ive Boat Fest (This w eekend)Te Hwacheon Jjokbae Festival is like a carnival eaturing exoticrats o original design. During this amily-oriented event,uniquely-shaped boats decorate the waters o HwacheongangRiver. Te estival also includes water sports and various events,including approximately 40 dierent programs. Te Jjokbae(rat) contest has no limitations on the size or design, as longas the rat can hold up to ve people. Participants can enterthe contest online. Te rats must be run only manually, andmust be sel-designed and manuactured by the participants

who will also personally ride the rat during the estival. Tisyear, estival programs include a arm-stay or amilies, picnics,shing by hand, a water treasure hunt, water balloon games,

water gun games, and more water-related events. Also, bicycleriding, hiking, canoeing, underwater soccer, and more eventsare oered to provide maximum enjoyment to the visitors.Te highlight o Hwacheon Jjokbae Festival is the jjokbae ratcontest. Te participants really make the contest more enjoyable

with their unique costumes and creative boat-designs duringthe water parade. o make the contest more un, all participantsprepare an item to refect each years theme. ransportationrom Seoul: Go to Dong Seoul Bus erminal and take a BusBound or Hwacheon (06:15-19:10 / Runs 21 times daily /travel time required: 2 hours 40 minutes). Get o at HwacheonStation and walk toward Hwacheon Daegyo Bridge to reachBungeoseom Island. For more inormation on this event, visit

www.tour2korea.com

Photo Contest (Thr ough Aug. 8)

Te Seoul Metropolitan Government will sponsor the 2008Seoul Sightseeing Photography Competition through Aug. 8.

Winners will be announced on the Visit Seoul web site, withtheir recognized works to go on exhibition at Seoul Plaza (CityHall Square) in September. Te event, which is open to localcitizens as well as oreign residents and tourists, and will provide

Source: www.korea.net, www.seoulselection.com, www.hotelnet.com, http://english.tour2korea.com, www.visitseoul.net No endorsement implied.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Curr ent events and ac t iv i t ies

everyone with an excellent opportunity to enjoy memorablemoments o Seoul, as captured by devoted photographers wholove this city. For more inormation visit: http://visitseoul.net

Pixar Exhibi t (July 2 - Sept . 7)Tis exhibition, held rom now through September at theHangaram Museum located in the Seoul Arts Center, marks the20th anniversary o the studio that brought to lie such animatedmasterpieces as oy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., TeIncredibles, Cars and Ratatouille. Ater traveling the world, thisexhibition nally makes its way to Seoul and promises to be thelargest show yet, with added eatures such as a special animation

Artscope and drats rom Pixars latest story, Wall-E. Visitorswill see, rst hand, what goes into the making o a Pixar movieas they take in the large paintings on canvas, the interactivemultimedia eatures, the 3-D clay models o characters, thehuge wall with sh that appeared as Extras in Finding Nemo,and the giant, spinning Zoetrope that shows the mechanicsbehind animation using a scene rom oy Story. Both childrenand adults are encouraged to participate in Seoul AnimationCenters workshop, where you pay 1,000 won or activities l ikemaking cell phone accessories inspired by your avorite Pixarcharacter. ickets cost 8,000 won (age 3-11), 11,000 won (age12-17) and 14,000 won (age 18-64). For more inormation visit

www.pixar2008.com or call (02) 561-4963.

Rock Fest (Aug . 14-17)Te Dongducheon Rock Festival eatures our days o rockmusic. Perormances will include Korean rock bands, amateurbands, and the U.S. band Anthrax. Check each days scheduleo events on teh website or peromers and showtimes. Forinormation, visit www.krock21.net. ickets can be purchasedat www.interpark.com

Rafting is a very popular summer sport in Korea. As rafts can accommodate up to nine people, it is an especially good choice for groups. Participants

are given simple instructions before beginning and then follow the directions of the instructor during the trip. Rafting courses differ according to

region, and the speed and thrill of the ride varies accordingto the depth of water. The most famous rafting areas in Korea are the Hantangang,

Naerincheon, and Donggang rivers. For information on water sports in Korea, contact the local Morale, Welfare and Rereation ofce: http://mwr.

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Inprocessing to be shortened by one day

Eighth Army announced that effective Aug. 1, inprocessing at the 1st

Replacement Center in Yongsan will be reduced to four days from ve.

The decision was made after command conrmed that most Soldiers

complete the required Level 1 Anti-terrorism training prior to arriving here

in Korea. Soldiers who have not completed the training are required to do

so on their own time and present the certicate of completion before they

made be released to their unit.

available to those who have expresseda desire to make a contribution," saidMorrow.

Te Army Git Program has existed ormany years under the authority o itle10 United States Code, Section 2601. On

Jan. 28, 2008, President Bush signed intolaw, the National Deense Authorization

Act or Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181, Section 593), which expanded the

Army's git acceptance authority to includeacceptance o gits on behal o woundedSoldiers, wounded civilian employees, and

their amilies. Americas support o its military is

not new. During World War II, tindrives, support or ood rationing, andcanteens were common. At a train depotin North Platte, Nebraska, a small group o

volunteers in a city o no more than 12,000provided ood, magazines, and conversationto the hundreds o troop trains that stoppedin their town. Tis major undertaking wenton or the duration o the war and was done

without government support.Te people o the United States carry on

the tradition o caring or and supportingtheir men and women in uniorm.

Te Gits to Army website provides acentral source o inormation to reer thoseinterested in contributing to and supportingSoldiers and Army Families and oers ways

or them to express that support, shouldthey choose.

For more inormation, visit the Gitsto Army website at http://gitstoarmy.army.mil/.

GIFTS from Page 1

is made to increase the COLA index ratein response to a less avorable exchange ratetrend, the exchange rate may have movedin avor o the Servicemember. As a result,there are times when the service member is

either overpaid or underpaid compared tothe actual exchange rate. However, the neteect is that gains and losses will balanceout to equalize purchasing power over theyear.

Ater analyzing the results o the 2008COLA survey, the Military Advisory Panelvoted unanimously to implement a 2-pointincrease in COLA or Seoul and Chinhaeand a 2-point decrease or Daegu. CampHumphreys and Osan COLA rates willexperience no change in their rates basedon the survey.

Te results o this years RPS demonstratedthat or Daegu, prices were lower orseveral heavily-weighted items in the

PRICING from Page 2

transportation, household urnishings,and recreation categories than the prices othe same items in the U.S. While prices inDaegu may have increased since last year,they have not increased at an equal or greater

rate than the prices in the U.S. For theother locations that received an increase orno change, prices in Korea either increasedat a greater rate or at the same rate as theU.S. prices. Te decrease in Daegu will beimplemented on Sept. 1.

Te bottom line is that COLA is a dailyentitlement designed to equalize purchasingpower between members overseas and theirstateside based counterparts.

For more inormation on COLA,please visit the 175th FMC website athttp://175FMC.korea.army.mil, andclick on COLA or a direct link to thePDAACs website and access to the JointFederal ravel Regulation.


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AUGUST 1, 2008USAG-RC PAGE 5

www.imcom.korea.army.milAREA ICol. Larry Pepper Jacksonwelcomes Brig. Gen. Kim ofRepublic of Korea 65th Division

Col. Larry Pepper Jackson, (left) USAG-Red Cloud garrison commander, greets

Republic of Korea 65th Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Kim, Joo Myung, at a

friendship dinner to upgrade the Alliance between the ROK and U.S. Army July 16

at Mitchells club. As you all know, Korea and the United States of America have

been developing a rm Alliance in order to practice the general democratic value

of Freedom and Peace, Kim said. I expect todays event will provide a great

opportunity to recognize and strengthen our fellowship continually. U.S. Army

Photo By Margaret Banish-Donaldson

Lisa Willadsen, Family Readiness Group Program Specialist, explains to volunteers the ben-

ets of Volunteer Child Care training during a class, July 15, Pear Blossom Cottage, Camp

Stanley. U.S. Army Photo By Spc. Alun Thomas

by Spc. Alun Thomas

USAG-RC Public Affairs

CAMP STANLEY Parents gatheredat the Pear Blossom Cottage July 15 toundertake a our hour Volunteer Childcarein a Unit Setting raining orientationprogram to become certiied to providecare or young children in any Army unitsetting.

Te class provided the volunteers withdevelopmental activities, positive disciplinetechniques and basic health and saetypractices, which must be provided orchildren while supervising them.

Lisa Willadsen, Family Readiness Groupprogram specialist, Installation ManagementCommand-Korea, said the VCCUS trainingprovides an option or volunteers and amilymembers to look ater each other.

Te ocus o todays meeting was or theFRG to supply other child care alternatives,because in this area child development

centers are unavailable, Willadsen said.Tose here today will become volunteers,so i they are in one unit and another unit isdoing an FRG meeting, they can volunteerto provide child care or that meeting.

Willadsen explained the properprocedures or childcare, which includedhow to discipline children, the correct waysto touch them and how to keep children saerom potential hazards, choking on ood orbeing exposed to re risks.

Willadsen said the care provided by thevolunteers once certied does not have totake place at a acility such as the PBC, butall the saety measures must be ollowed

prior to the care.As long as they have gone through all

the saety procedures, they can watch thechildren outside or in an appropriate setting,as long as it is on an Army installation,

Willadsen said. Willadsen said the training is vital

because o the large number o amilies in

Korea, especially USAG-Red Cloud, whichis noncommand sponsored.

It is important or these amilies to haveoptions so they can participate in FRG and

be ready themselves, Willadsen said. Tishelps them adjust to Korea in a hardshipenvironment.

Childcare taught at Stanley

Safety Ofce provides safety

signs for local school children

Kim, Kwon Sop (left) USAG-RC safety specialist, Kim, Chang Hop (2nd from left) president, Bu

Del Ke elementary school, Brian Tarrance (2nd from right) USAG-RC safety director, and Pfc.

Moon, Ho Beom (right) admire the crosswalk safety signs installed on behalf of school children

in the neighborhood July 22. U.S. Army Photo By Jim Cunningham

by Jim Cunningham


USAG-RED CLOUDhe SaetyOce at USAG-RC took precautions July22 by hanging signs in Korean language orelementary school children o the Bu Del Keelementary school across rom the Shindoand Daelim apartment buildings.

We need the children to beware othe dangerous trac passing by the schoolduring school hours, said Kim, ChangHop, president o Bu Del Ke elementaryschool. We have instructed the childrento obey the trac signals and to obey thevolunteer trac monitors beore and aterschool.

Te posted speed limit in ront o thenew school is 30kph, although many ignorethe signs and the trac signals, Kim said.

I will contact the Korean NationalPolice and ask or speed limit cameras to beinstalled here in this intersection, Kim said.I will ask or several speed bumps also.

Now, Kim is asking the parents o theschoolchildren to guide their children

during the morning and aternoon to

add more saety to the program.We were already providing seasonal

banners or saety, said Brian arrance,USAG-RC saety director. When thecommunity started expanding we noticedthese high rises and the schools appearedalmost suddenly. One o our concernedcitizens here at USAG-RC notied uso the dangers to the children crossingthe street, pointing out the speedingcivilian and military cars passing by theschool.

Te Saety Oce saw the need toput up saety banners in Korean or theschoolchildren and contacted PresidentKim through the Community Relations

Oce at USAG-RC.Tis is a long term activity or ouroce, arrance said.

We will include the school in ourseasonal banner production. We will alsocontinue our dialogue with the schooland monitor their needs to establish agood relationship.


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALMAREA I

Womens Equality Day Event

Barb Quillin, recipient of the 2008 SECA

award for outstanding achievement for

EEO professional, will be featured guest

speaker Aug. 15 10-11 a.m. in USAG-RC

Theater. For more information call: 732-

6273.

Victim Advocate Hotline

USAG-RC Victim Advocate Hotline is 011-

9187-2001. Take a stand against domes-

tic violence. Victim Advocate Coordinator

USAG-Casey ACS, Building 2603. For

more information call: 730-3494.

Parish Pilgrimage to Holy Sights

Sept. 27 the parish pilgrimage to the Holy

sights in Seoul will include the Martyrs

Shrine at Choltusan, the Church of Saint

Andrew Kim Tae Gon at Saenamto and the

Cathedral at Myong Dong. Bus will leave

Gate 1 at USAG-Casey 7:15 a.m. with one

stop at USAG-RC. For more information

call: 730-3494.

Daily Mass at USAG-RC

Join us for daily Mass 11:30 to 11:50 a.m.

Mon.-Fri. in USAG-RC Warrior Chapel. For


Absentee Voting

Visitors to the FVAP website at www.fvap.

gov http://www.fvap.gov are now able to

save their completed Online Federal Post

Card Application and Online Federal Write-

In Absentee Ballot to their computer for fu-

ture use, using an Adobe Acrobat Reader

version of 7.0 or higher. This could be use-

ful for someone who may expect to move

frequently between now and the November

4 election to be prepared for sending mail-

ing address updates to the local election

ofcial. The FVAP can be contacted from

the United States at 1-800-438-8683 and

from 67 countries using the specic in-

ternational toll-free numbers listed on the

FVAP website at www.fvap.gov http://www.

fvap.gov. Questions can also be referred

to the Director, Federal Voting Assistance

Program, Department of Defense, 1155

Defense Pentagon, email: [email protected].

gov mailto:[email protected].

Army E-learning Required

The Department of the Army requires that

all Army personnel utilize the Army E-learn-

ing on-line classes for IT related courses

available at no cost to the employee. For


Line Dancing at Mitchells Club

Learn line dancing at Mitchells Club from

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday. For more

information call: 732-8189.

New Taxi Call Numbers

New numbers for the Kumkang Taxi Ser-

vice on USAG-Casey are (031)865-0003.

On post number DSN: 99-865-0003.

New Pay as You Go Bus Route Set

A new pay-as-you-go bus route has been

set up for travel from USAG-Casey to

USAG-RC. For more information call: 738-

3380.

USAG-Casey Town Hall Meeting

The USAG-Casey Town Hall Meeting will

take place Aug. 14 from 2-4 p.m. in the

USAG-Casey Digital Conference Center.

For more information call: 730-3342.

For more news, and up-to-date informa-

tion log on to USAG-RC garrison website:

http://ima.korea.army.mil/area1/sites/local/

Capt. Cynthia Marshall, 2ID, Administrative Law Attorney, discusses the penalties of receiving

illegal gifts during Ethics Training, July 24, at USAG-RC Theater. U.S. Army Photo By Spc.

Alun Thomas

by Spc. Alun Thomas


USAG-RED CLOUD

Ethics trainingtook place at the Red Cloud Teater, July23, aimed at educating civilian employeesabout Department o Deense ethics lawsand mandates in order to serve their jobs inline with correct legal principles.

Te training was conducted by Capt.Cynthia Marshall, Administrative LawDivision o the Judge Advocate General,2nd Inantry Division, USAG-RC, andconcentrated on various ethical areas,ranging rom misuse o Government OwnedVehicles to Ration Control.

he Army regulation states Ethicstraining is required because the Secretaryo the Army says it is mandatory or allSoldiers and USAG-RC civilian employees,

Marshall said.Marshall said training is held once a

month or military units and DoD civiliansby JAG, who alternates training betweenUSAG-RC and USAG-Casey, and isadvertised on the Armed Forces Networkand other places o post so people can meettheir annual requirement o attending onesession a year.

It is important to have this training so allSoldiers and civilians act ethically, Marshallsaid. Te ner points, like buying gits romthe commissary or people they should notbe, will hopeully make people realize suchthings are common sense.

Marshall said she hopes the training

will stir something in Soldiers brains andconvince them to do the right thing inpossible unethical circumstances, citingindividual Soldier responsibility.

Right is right and doing the wrong thingis like being a bad battle buddy, Marshallsaid. Being a good Soldier is part o the

Army, its your job, and you never knowwhen somebody may be watching.

Marshall explained the ve main pointso the program, which summed up the keytopics o the training.

One concern, Marshall said, was themisuse o government owned vehicles,

which can only be used or ocial businessand never or personal errands, such asshopping in a post exchange, where it isillegal to park a GOV.

Another issue that raises many questionsMarshall said is git giving and the dollaramounts, which cannot be exceeded on

these occasions.When somebody has a permanent

change o station or retirement, $335 isnow the limit, Marshall said. When yousee someone leave Korea with a plaque it istotally acceptable. However i you take upa collection or an employee who may havehad a baby or is leaving, you cannot orceanyone to contribute, it is voluntary.

DOD employees get ethics training

Some o Marshalls other key ethicalissues were endorsing nonederal entitiesand seeking outside employment that mayconfict with ocial government duties.

Marshall said i a DoD employee isactively seeking employment with anothercompany who conducts business with theDoD, then the employee should contact anethics counselor immediately to ensure noconfict exists.

Government resources all into threecategories, ocial, unocial but authorized

and unoicial, with all money used orocial missions, Marshall said.

Some ethical issues, which are relativelyminor, Marshall said, are the laws surroundinggovernment telephones that involve misusingthem or lengthy long distance calls, andDoD computers, which cannot be used toaccess pornography or social networking sitessuch as My Space or security reasons.

American Red Cross opens new facility on Red Cloud

From left, Kristina Bonic, American Red Cross, USAG-RC Command Sgt. Maj. Earlene Lavender, Kim, Jeong-Young, Korean RC rep-

resentative, Lawson Hughes, ARC regional manager, Deanna Young, USAG-RC ARC station manager and Libby Worman, USAG-RC

ARC assistant station manager, celebrate the opening of the USAG-RC ARC building with a cake cutting ceremony, July 16. U.S. Army

Photo By Spc. Alun Thomas


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AUGUST 1, 2008 AREA I USAG-RC PAGE 7www.imcom.korea.army.milUSAG-RC

community

celebrates

GuamLiberationDay

Ivan Aguigui, Joint

Security Area,

Main Dining Facility

manager, carves up

a roasted pig as part

of Guam Libera-

tion Day, 19 July, at

USAG-RC main

pavillion. U.S.

Army Photo By Spc.Alun Thomas

Warrant Ofcer Harvey Gould from Camp Eagle mounts his bike on his way to a time of 1:01:33

to seize 1st place in the Mens Senior division of the 8th Army Individual Triathlon July 19.

U.S. Army Photo By Jim Cunningham

by Jim Cunningham


USAG-CASEYSoldiers came toUSAG-Caseys Hanson Field House rom

around the peninsula to compete in the8th Army Individual riathlon July 19. Tecontest involved three divisions: Womens,Mens Senior, andMens Open with32 contestants vyingor top honors.

S t a S g t .Heather Burke oCamp Long placed1 in the WomensDivision with a timeo 1:19:54. WarrantO i ce r Ha rvey Gould rom CampEagle placed 1 in

the Mens SeniorDivision with atime o 1:01:33.Spc. yler Jacobs oUSAG-Casey placed1 in the Mens OpenDivision.

We want to getas many Soldiers and Family membersinvolved in the dierent sporting activitieshere in USAG-RC, said Randy Behr,USAG-Casey Family Morale, Welare, andRecreation, sports director. It is a nicemorale booster and keeps people happy,overall it is or tness.

Numbers o entries were up signicantly

because entries came rom all areas on theKorean peninsula, Behr said. Te morepeople we have enter these activities thebetter the eect is all around.

Rainy weather prevailed during the event,but it is good to have cooler temperatures,said Jim Williams, USAG-Casey FMWRsports specialist. We have to tell them tobe extra careul out there because the roads

will be slippery, Williams said. Te goodthing is we will have ood or a picnic aterthe awards are given.

FMWRs Gateway Club provided theood, Williams said.

Tree events o the triathlon are swimming,running, and cycling. Contestants swim400 meters reestyle, run 5 km and cycle

20 km.he bike race

starts at HansonField House andgoes to Camp Hovey,returns to Gate 2here at USAG-Caseythen back to CampHovey, and returnsto USAG-CaseyHanson Field Housenish line, Williamssaid. Te run goes

rom Hanson FieldHouse to the -1fag pole and returnsto Hanson FieldHouse.

W e s t a r t e dhaving the triathlonevent in the 8th

Army as long ago as 1990, said omHiggins, 8th Army sports director. Wehave been presenting this event or a longtime.

Higgins pointed out the individualtriathlon is designed or rookies to triathlonevents to get started in the sport.

It is a ne way or an athlete that has

never participated in a triathlon to getstarted in events like this one today, Higginssaid. Tis event is especially designed orour Soldiers.

Soldiers that are cross training in dierentsports ind the 8th Army riathlon anexcellent way to continue and add to theirathletic skills, Higgins said. See page 18 forcomplete results.

Individual Warriors compete

in 8th Army Triathlon

We want to get as many

Soldiers and Family members

involved in the different sporting

activities here in USAG-RC, It is

a nice morale booster and keeps

people happy, overall it is for

tness.

Randy Behr, USAG-Casey FamilyMorale, Welfare, and Recreation,

sports director.


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AUGUST 1, 2008

by Pfc. Choi Keun-woo

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Soldiers and Civiliansaround Yongsan participated in the 13th New Horizonsraining program July 24, a semiannual session designedto provide a review o saety issues, cultural awareness, andconduct and responsibility.

Te Army Family requires a proactive saety cultureor our Soldiers and Civilians, said Russell Obey, the U.S.

Army Garrison-Yongsan saety ocer. We must have asaety mindset at all times and integrate composite riskmanagement 24 hours a day.

In his saety presentation to Soldiers and Civilians at the

Yongsan Multipurpose raining Facility, he said the Armylost 743 Soldiers in scal year 2008. O those, 21 percent,or 136, were accidental deaths.

Never give saety a day of, he said, citing a commonslogan. Use risk management to help weigh the benetsand costs o each risk, and plan ahead and make choicesthat prevent mishaps.

Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., 8th U.S. Army commander,delivered a video message to all participants peninsula-wide,also citing the important o saety.

Saety is a command responsibility, he said. Itsabout orce protection. And its a part o the mission, notan addition. Protection is a warghting unction on equalstanding with maneuver and res.

He said he is deeply concerned or your health andor your saety. While you and I serve in Korea, I chargeyou to always maintain situational awareness, always use thebuddy system, and always be aware o what is happeningaround you.

More than 200 Soldiers and civilians gathered at MPFnearly all day to listen to presentations on various issues.

While saety took center stage, cultural awareness playeda key role, too. Sgt. 1st Class Carl Manns, rom the 94thMilitary Police Battalion, said, We want U.S. soldiers to beaware o Korean culture, and we brought a Korean national

who served in the Korean War as guest speaker.Te Republic o Korea is the only place in the world

where augmentee Soldiers rom another nation serveside by side with U.S. Soldiers, said Capt. Young Chun,Headquarters and Headquarters Company, USAG-Yongsancommander.

New Horizons Day provides the perect opportunityor units to be able to educate both their U.S. andKAUSA Soldiers on a number o various topics such assaety, both on and of duty, as well as an overview o theKAUSA program, he said. By doing so, a more cohesiverelationship at the workplace is built, oten leading tolielong riendships.

For Carrie Wiggins, this was her rst time attending NewHorizons raining since arriving in November 2007.

Its denitely helpul to understand the dynamics oKorean culture and understanding the situation here, saidthe human resources specialist at the Civilian Personnel

Advisory Center. Te training has helped me understandhow we work as a cohesive group towards creating acomprehensive saety mechanism.

Sgt. 1st Class Roshaun Anderson o the Religious RetreatCenter agreed. I think this is an outstanding trainingespecially or new Soldiers to gain ull awareness o KoreanSoldiers and their culture. And or those that have beenhere, it was a good review.

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http://yongsan.korea.army.milAREA IIOfcials: No left turns into Gate 1

Korean and U.S. Army police ofcials review details of a July 25 accidentoutside Gate 1 after a vehicle attempted a left turn into the gate, crossinga bus lane and colliding with a bus. Left turns into Gate 1 are prohibitedunder Korean trafc law. U.S. Army Photo By David McNally

by David McNally


YONGSAN GARRISON Military Policeincreased eforts to discourage drivers rom makingillegal turns into the garrison ollowing two seriousaccidents in three days last week.

A July 23 accident saw a vehicle make an illegal letturn into Yongsan Garrison. Let turns are orbiddenbecause o the center bus lanes. Seoul bus routes havepriority and normal trac is not permitted on thered, marked lanes.

At about 3 p.m. July 25 a second accidentinvolving an American at the same location under

similar circumstances occurred. Military Police areinvestigating.Te plan is or our Military Police to randomly

monitor inbound trac to Yongsan Gate No. 1 andthe Camp Kim Gate, said USAG-Yongsan EmergencyServices Director Ricky Oxendine. I they observe adriver making the illegal turn, they will wait until theyenter the installation, identiy them and inorm theirchain o command.

Pending a legal review, garrison ocials may takeadditional measures, he added.

We are serious about putting a stop to these illegallet turns, Oxendine said. All Yongsan drivers needto know what will happen i they are observed making

an illegal let turn into Camp Kim and YongsanGarrison.

Ocials recommend the ollowing routes whentraveling to and rom Camp Kim to avoid violatingKorean trac laws:n When traveling rom Camp Kim to Yongsan

Garrison Gate No. 1 drivers should make a legal letturn at the Samgakji intersection and then a legal

U-turn at the next intersection. Drivers can thenmake a right turn at Samgakji and a right turn intoGate No. 1.nWhen traveling rom Yongsan Garrison to Camp

Kim, ocials advise going through the Samgakjiintersection crossing the train tracks, taking a right atthe next intersection, going straight through until therail bridge and on to the main intersection. Drivers cantake another right and are then positioned to pass theUSO on the right and enter Camp Kim.

Our advice is to abide by the law and do notmake illegal turns, Oxendine said. We have hadnumerous accidents and must educate and inorm allo our drivers.

Crossing bus lanes causes 2 accidents;

Military Police to monitor intersection

New Horizons training day focuses on safety, culture

U.S. and KATUSA Soldiers listen to a brieng on the laws of war during New Horizons Day training at the Multipurpose TrainingFacility July 24. U.S. Army Photo By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo

nGo to http://yongsan.korea.army.mil for

suggested legal routes to and from Camp Kim

nSee Related story, Page 12


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N ew s & N o t es

USAG-Y PAGE 10

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil HE MORNING CALMAREA II

by Kenneth Fidler


YONGSAN GARRISON Families eligible or theDepartment o Deense Dependent Schools ree or reduced schoollunch program can apply now at Yongsans ArmyCommunity Service.

Applications are available at the ACS nancialreadiness oce in Bldg. 4106, and the programis available to active-duty military and civilianemployees who have children up to eighth gradein DODDS schools.

Eligibility is based on a amilys size and income,

said Allison Blake, ACS nancial readiness programmanager. Last year, Yongsan amilies saved morethan $24,000 under this program.

A amily o our with a total amily annualincome o $34,450 is eligible or the ree lunchprogram. Tat amily would save either $373.32 or $439.20 perchild, depending on the childs grade.

Te same amily with an annual income o $49,025 is eligible or

the reduced lunch program and would save up to $366 per year.Te guidelines have changed rom last year, so i you were

eligible last year, you must re-apply, she said. Applicants must submit a copy o their latest Leave and

Earnings Statement and other income verication documentsas needed, along with a copy o orders showingcommand-sponsored amily members, Blake said.For children not listed on orders, a copy o birthcerticates or adoption papers must be submitted

with the application.Some amilies may not qualiy based on income,

but have special hardships conditions, Blake said.Tose amilies can still apply and ACS ocials will

review their cases. In some cases, oster childrenare eligible or ree or reduced lunches.

Te school lunch program is designed to meetederal requirements or nutritionally balancedmeals and to ofer ree or reduced price lunch and

breakast (where available) to eligible children under the NationalSchool Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, Blake said.

For inormation, call 738-4655 or 738-5028.

DODDS free, reduced school lunch

program can offer savings for families

by Kenneth Fidler


YONGSAN GARRISON wo oYongsans school expansion projects arenearing completion and new ones are juststarting as the comprehensive plan to makeroom or an estimated 150 additionalchildren moves orward.

A six-classroom building or middleschool students is just about nished, andthe caeteria expansion project should bedone by early August.

Construction workers started last weekclearing out space or additional parking,

and work is just beginning on two expandeddrop-of lanes or the elementary school.

Te projects are coming along very wellconsidering all the rain weve had, saidBryan Dorrough, Yongsan Public WorksConstruction Inspection Branch chie.Final inspection or the classroom was July24, so it should be ready by Aug. 1 once wex any discrepancies.

Te increase in students comes as moreamilies are moving to Korea this summeras part o a plan by U.S. Forces to increasecommand sponsorship tours.

Yongsans additional 150 students aremainly elementary and middle schoolchildren.

Middle school students, mostly eighth-graders, will use the new classroom building,

which was built on the parking lot in ronto the Seoul American High School FalconGym.

Te middle school caeteria is used byall three schools and scheduling lunchperiods was always a challenge, with somelunch periods not beginning until 12:40p.m., school ocials have said. Te project

will add 144 seats to the current 350-seatcapacity and allow or a more normal lunchperiod schedule.

School expansion plan on schedule

Other on-going projects include:nAdding parking spaces near elementary

school. Construction workers have alreadyleveled out space or about 51 additionalparking spaces. Work is expected to benished beore school starts Aug. 25. Aone-way exit lane will be added along the

(Above) Contractors put

the nal touches on asix-classroom building

that now stands in frontof the Seoul AmericanHigh School FalconGym. (Left) A construc-tion workers cuts steelsupport beams as theschool cafeteria addi-tion takes shape. U.S.

Army Photos By Pfc. Choi

Keun-woo

Multiple projects to

help ease inux of

150 more students

perimeter ence behind the lot.nNew drop-of lanes. Te current drop-

of lane in ront o the elementary schoolwill be expanded to two lanes and its lengthincreased by about 30 meters. Another drop-of lane is planned along X Corps Drive withcapacity or about eight cars.

EXAMPLES OF

QUALIFYING FAMILIES

- Family of 4 with income

$49,025 or less qualifes

for reduced program

- Family of 5 with income

$40,300 or less qualifes

for free program

Yongsan Lanes Temporary Closur e

Yongsan Lanes bowling center will beclosed Sunday through Aug. 9 for lane re-surfacing. It will open for regular business

Aug. 10. For information, call 723-7830.

USO Tours

nGangjin Celadon Festival Aug. 9:The $35, active-duty only program in-cludes a tour of the Muwisa Temple, avisit to the Goryeo Celadon Museum, andexhibition of internationa ceramic arts.Tour leaves at 6:30 a.m. and returns ap -proximately 10:30 p.m. The cost includeslunch, round-trip bus and train fare andadmission fees.

nDinner and JUMP Show, Aug. 15:

Experience a typical Korean meal beforeattending the comic martial arts showJump. The cost is $51 for military and$57 for civilians. Dinner begins at 6 p.m.,and the show starts at 8 p.m. Expectedreturn approximately 10:30 p.m.

For information on any USO tour, call724-7781 or 7003.

Flea Market Under the Br idge

Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreationhosts a ea market under the bridge ad-

jacent the Main Post Club starting at 10a.m. Saturday. Interested vendors mustregister at the Moyer Community Activi-ties Center. The cost is $5 to rent a tableand two chairs.

Water Rafting Tour

Moyer Community Activities Center hasa water rafting tour Aug. 9 to Nelinchon-Kangwondo Injae, famous for river raft-ing. The cost is $15 for transportation anda 25,000 Won boat fee. Sign up before

Aug. 7. For information, call 723-3291.

USAG-Yongsan Employee Forum

U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan Command

er Col. Dave Hall will host the USAG-Yongsan Employee Information Forum1-4 p.m. Aug. 11 at Balboni Theater. Atthis town hall style forum, ofcials willrecognize top performers and will discussitems of interest to Garrison employees.

SOFA, Visa Stamp Clarifcation

Korean law requires all newcomers (main-ly family members and civilians) underthe Status of Forces Agreement to obtainthe SOFA stamp and A-3 Visa within 30days of arrival. This claries a statementprinted in the Welcome to Korea Guide

published July 25 indicating this processcan be complete within 60 days. For infor-mation, contact the legal services ofceat 738-8111 or Army Community Serviceat 738-7186.

Become an Inspector General

The 8th U.S. Army Inspector Generalhas immediate openings for ofcers andNCOs wanting to become an inspectorgeneral. Vacancies are available for ma-

jors, branch-qualied captains, and seniorNCOs in grades of E-8 and E-7. Positionscan be up to two years with commandsponsorship. Contact Lt. Col. Ed Hoganat 725-6739 or Col. Michael Mahoney at723-4006.

Claims Against John M. Wood Anyone who may have a claim againstthe estate of John M. Wood, U.S. ArmyGarrison-Yongsan Directorate of Family,Morale, Welfare and Recreation Musicand Theater Branch, please contact theappointed summary court martial ofcer,Tim Higgs, at 736-7081 or 010-7139-5175. Wood died July 23.


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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Tamara Ramirez spends an average of16 hours per week donating her time toassist family members at Army CommunityService.

What does this volunteer do?Mrs. Ramirez volunteers with the

Army Community Service EmploymentReadiness Program. She assists amilymembers with their job search eorts,

updates the job board with the latest localemployment opportunities, and also assists

with a variety o administrative duties.

What impact does this volunteer have?She is a orce multiplier or the ACS

Employment Readiness Program. Sheenables the program to expand its servicesand assist more clients.

Why does this person volunteer?She volunteers to be o service to the

community. In addition, she wants tobe a part o an organization such as ACS

that is a service organization helping thecommunity. As a newcomer hersel, sheenjoys meeting new people through the

wonderul customer service she provides. Tamara Ramirez Courtesy Photo

To learn more about volunteer opportunities, call the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan volunteer coordinator at 738-7510 or the American Red Cross at 738-3670.

Tamara Ramirez

Camp Adventureby Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


YONGSAN GARRISON Te SouthPost swimming pool was packed withchildren diving and splashing on a scorching

aternoon.Probably a typical scene here in summer,

but most o the children were campers rom

Yongsans Camp Adventure, enjoying theiravorite summer camp activity.

Camp Adventure, a program run by the

University o Northern Iowa, sends Americancollege students to American military bases

around the world where they run summercamps, give swimming lessons and work aslieguards.

We are all over the world, said JewelCondon, a junior rom University o

Northern Iowa. We ofer diferent programsrom day camp and aquatics programs tospecial programs where campers will go

camping or an entire week.Camp counselors attend a 40-hour

training program back at school. Tey learn

the necessary skills to run the camp, alongwith games, activities and songs to entertainthe children.

Tis is my second summer in Seoul, said

Condon, who manages the aquatics program.I came here last year and liked it so much

so I decided to come back.Camp Adventure dates to 1985, when

it was a pilot project at the University o

Oregon. Korea was the rst country thathosted Camp Adventure back then, withpilot camps at Yongsan, Daegu and Busan.

Now, hundreds o students rom morethan 80 colleges spend their summers withchildren at military installations and U.S.

embassies.Tis is my third year, said 10-year-old

camper Sherrika Howell. I like swimming

and playing with riends.Tis years camp, which averages more

than 100 children each week, started in Juneand will run through mid-August.

Children and counselors spend themornings participating in activities such as

delivers summer fun for kids

sports, games, and arts and crats. In the

aternoon, they usually head to the pool.I like going on the eld trips; we go

to un places, said 9-year-old Jade Jordanduring an aternoon at the pool.

hursdays are reserved or the ieldtrips. So ar, campers have toured the JointSecurity Area, visited the COEX Aquarium,

spent a day at Everland theme park and theindoor amusement park Lotte World, andsplashed it up at Camp Humphreys Splish

and Splash Water Park.I love to travel and I love hanging out

with kids, said Katie Kuta, a University

o Iowa student and director o YongsansCamp Adventure. Im doing both o thoseor Camp Adventure. I cant think o a better

way to spend the summer.

(Top) Camp Adventure counselor Charles Gandy plays tag with third-grader Madison Wilson.

(Above) From left: Elysium Anselme and Sherrika Howell watch counselor Tyler Cerro play

a game of chess with campers. U.S. Army Photos By Pfc. Choi Keun-woo


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USAG-Y PAGE 12http://yongsan.korea.army. mil THE MORNING CALMAREA II

PAID ADVERTISING

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Driving in Korea: Obey the law

L

ast week, two traic accidentsoutside Yongsan Garrison Gate1 made it crystal clear that ourdrivers need to understand the

potential dangers o disobeying local laws.Tese accidents occurred because ourdrivers attempted to make illegal let turnsinto Gate 1.

I say attempted because both driverscollided with buses. Fortunately, nobody

was killed; however, one o these accidentscaused injuries to the driver and passenger.

In Korea, let turns across bus lanes areorbidden, unless specically authorized bya green arrow signal light. Te center buslanes are well marked with red pavement.

Whats more, buses traveling in theseprotected lanes are going at ull speed. Busdrivers are not expecting cars to shoot outin ront o them.

Bottom line: driving in Korea is a privilege.You can just imagine the implications o atrac accident involving a death. As we areall ambassadors o the United States, we havea responsibility to obey Korean trac laws.

Aside rom that, its the right thing to do.Both o these recent accidents involved

drivers who have been in Korea or less than30 days. Tis is an indicator that trainingand education may have been a actor. I have

directed my staf to aggressively pursue aninormation campaign.

Well be posting maps at DriversEducation, Camp Kim Pass and Identication

Oce, the Army and Air Force ExchangeService Garage and the USO. You can alsodownload maps with possible legal routes toCamp Kim and back to Yongsan Garrison.

I know that we have many communitymembers living o post. We also havedrivers traveling to and rom Camp Kim.I understand that not having a legal let-hand turn at either o the sites can be achallenge.

However, and I cannot state that anyother way: Do not make illegal let turnsinto Camp Kim and Yongsan GarrisonGate No. 1.

We are looking at ways to mitigate thethreat o serious accidents. I have directedour military police to make random checksat both gates, Camp Kim and Yongsan Gate1. Drivers who are observed making illegalturns will be identied and their chain ocommand will be notied.

We are also considering trac patternchanges to enorce this law.

Leaders and supervisors, counsel yoursubordinates about this important traclaw. Please help to get the word out.

Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., 8th U.S. Army commander, listens to Col. Brenda Andrews, 8th U.S.Army director of personnel, during an orientation tour of the Yongsan Readiness Center bar-racks July 24. All newly arrived Soldiers E-6 and below stay in the barracks while they undergoan inprocessing program at the center before heading out to their permanent units. General Filsaw how Soldiers are housed during their transient time. U.S. Army Photo By Sgt. Im Jin-min

Yongsan Readiness Center Barracks tour


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Soldier SpotlightDunwoody conrmed as rst female four-starArmy News Service

Te U.S. Senate conrmed Wednesdaythe appointment o Lt. Gen. Ann E.Dunwoody to the grade o our-star

general.Dunwoody, who will be the rst woman

to serve as a our-star general in the U.S.military, was also conrmed or assignmentas commanding general, U.S. Army MaterielCommand, headquartered at Fort Belvoir,Va.

"I am truly humbled to be able tocontinue to serve my country in uniorm,Dunwoody said. I am extremely honoredto be selected to lead the men and womeno Army Materiel Command - the military,civilian personnel and contractors o

AMC - who are among the nations nest,men and women who continue to serve

with dedication during these dicult and

uncertain times."

Lt. Gen. Dunwoodys conrmation as aour-star general is the latest achievement or

women in the military, dating back to MaryMarshall and Mary Allen, who served as shipnurses during the War o 1812, to Brig. Gen.

Anna Mae Hays, the rst emale general

ocer in the U.S. Armed Forces. About 5percent o general ocers in the U.S. Armyare women, ocials said, adding that thisincludes mobilized Army Reserve and Army

National Guard general ocers.

"I have never considered mysel anythingbut a Soldier, Dunwoody said. I recognizethat with this selection, some will view meas a trailblazer, but its important that weremember the generations o women, whose

dedication, commitment and quality oservice helped open the doors o opportunityor us today. Tere are so many talented

women in our Army today you wouldbe impressed. So whats even more excitingor me is knowing that while I may be therst, I know I wont be the last. Im thrilled

with this selection and proud to continueto serve!"

Prior to her recent appointment asdeputy commanding general and chie ostaf o AMC, Dunwoody served as deputychie o staf, G-4, United States Army,

Washington, D.C.Dunwoody entered the Army in 1975,

and served rst as a platoon leader with

the 226th Maintenance Company, 100th

Supply and Services Battalion, Fort Sill,Okla.

During her 33-year Army career,Dunwoody has served as the commanderor the 5th Quartermaster Detachment,66th Maintenance Battalion, 29th AreaSupport Group, Germany; commandero the Division Support Command, 10thMountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; andcommanding general, United States ArmyCombined Arms Support Command andFort Lee, Fort Lee, Va.

She is the recipient o the DistinguishedService Medal, with oak lea cluster;the Deense Superior Service Medal;the Legion o Merit, with two oak leaclusters; the Deense Meritorious ServiceMedal; the Meritorious Service Medal,

with ve oak lea clusters; and the ArmyCommendation Medal. Te general hasalso earned the master parachutist badge

and the parachutist rigger badge.

...whats even more exciting f or

me is knowing that while I may be the

rst, I know I wont be the last.

Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody,commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel

Command

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13/24

NEWS THE MORNING CALM

The Strangers

(R) 8:30 p.mThe Strangers

(R) 8:30 p.m

The Strangers

(R) 6:30 p.m

Sex and the City

(R) 8:30 p.m.

Iron Man

(PG13) 7:30 p.m.

Indiana Jones

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Journey to the Center of

the Earth (PG13) 7 p.m.

Forbidden Kingdom

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Doomsday

(R) 7 p.mNo Show

No ShowNims Island

(PG) 2 p.m.

Dark Knight

(PG13) 9 p.m

Dark Knight

(PG13) 9 p.m

Zohan

(PG13) 9 p.m

The Happening

(R) 9 p.m.

Prince Caspian

(PG) 6:30 p.m.

Dark Knight

(PG13) 7 p.mThe Strangers

(R) 7 p.mPrince Caspian

(PG) 7 p.m.

Dark Knight

(PG13) 9 p.m

The Strangers

(R) 7 p.m

Zohan

(PG13) 7 p.m.

No Show No Show No Show

Step Brothers

(R) 9 p.m.

Step Brothers

(R) 9:30 p.m.

Step Brothers

(R) 8:30 p.m.The Strangers

(R) 7 p.m

Dark Knight

(PG13) 7 p.m

The Strangers

(R) 7 p.mSex and the City

(R) 7 p.m.

Prince Caspian

(PG) 7 p.m.No Show Step Brothers

(R) 7 p.m.

Baby Mama(PG13) 9 p.m

Deception(R) 9 p.m.

Prince Caspian(PG) 7 p.m.

Indiana Jones(PG13) 7 p.m.

No Show Step Brothers(R) 9 p.m.

Indiana Jones(PG13) 7 p.m.

Step Brothers

(R) 8:30 p.m.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

(PG) 6:30

Step Brothers

(R) 8 p.m.

Step Brothers

(R) 8 p.m.

Journey to the Center of the

Earth (PG13) 6:30 p.m.

Step Brothers

(R) 8 p.m.

Step Brothers

(R) 8 p.m.

Sex and the City

(R) 7 p.m.

Jumper

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Bee Movie

(PG) 6 p.m.

Superhero

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Horton Hears a Who

(G) 6 p.m

Superhero

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Horton Hears a Who

(G) 6 p.m

Journey to the Center of the

Earth (PG13) 6:30 p.m.

What Happens in

Vegas (PG13) 7 p.m.

Jumper

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Bee Movie

(PG) 6 p.m.

The Happening

(R) 9 p.m.

The Strangers

(R) 7 p.m

Hancock

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Indiana Jones

(PG13) 8:30 p.m.

Get Smart

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Get Smart

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Indiana Jones

(PG13) 7 p.m.

Aug. 1-7

Hancock

(PG13) 8:30 p.m.

Iron Man

(PG13) 6:30 p.m

Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday ThursdayWednesday

Zohan

(PG13) 9 p.m

Osan784-4930

Red Cloud732-6620

Stanley732-5565

Yongsan I

Yongsan II

Yongsan III738-7389

Casey730-7354

Henry768-7724

Humphreys

753-7716

Hovey730-5412

Kunsan782-4987

Indiana Jones

(PG13) 7 p.m.

IMCOM-K PAGE 14http://imcom.korea.army.mil

Zohan

(PG13) 6 p.m.

Dark Knight

(PG13) 9 p.m

Dark Knight

(PG13) 7:30 p.m

Indiana Jones

(PG13) 7:30 p.m.

Prince Caspian

(PG) 7 p.m.

Te Osan Mustangs are the top seed inthe Korea-wide Post Level Mens Sotball

ournament planned or here this weekend,with the Lady Warriors o Camp Casey rstseed in Womens competition.

Eight Mens teams and six Womensteams will vie or the Korea-wide titleson the articial Field ur o Soldier FieldSaturday and Sunday.

Mens and Womens Finals are scheduledor 10:30 a.m. Sunday, with i games at11:45.

Action starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday withthe Mustangs meeting winless Wonju inMens play on Field 1 and Casey meetingKunsan on Field 2. Humphreys entertainsDaegu on Field 1 and Red Cloud tackles

New rules makefor longerBoxing Smoker

Boxing bouts still last six minutes, butnew Army rules that divide the time intoour rather than three rounds adds time tothe overall Boxing Smoker and cuts downon the number o matches determined by areeree stopping a contest.

At least thats the way it appeared herethis past weekend as USAG-Humphreyshosted a 13-card Boxing Smoker at the MPHill Gymnasium.

I think the Army changed the timingrule or saety reasons, said USAG-Humphreys & Area III Sports DirectorLonnie Herring. And i that was thereason, it probably works. But it has takensome o the excitement out o the Smoker

and dramatically cut down on the numbero matches that get stopped beore timeexpires.

Army Boxing had always been three two-minute rounds, with women boxing three90 second rounds. Under the new rules,both men and women box our 90 secondrounds, with a minute between rounds.

Now, once a person has their opponentsized up or the kill, the bell sounds andeveryone catches their breath, Herring said.Once boxers get used to the new rules, wellprobably have people attacking aster. Welljust have to see how it works out. On thesurace, though, it appears to be saer butless exciting.

O the 13 bouts on Saturday nights card,nine o them went the ull time limit, twowere decided when a boxer retired and twowere stopped by a reerees decision whena boxer was hit hard enough to becomedisoriented.

Te eld included boxers rom CampCarroll, Camp Stanley, Camp Eagle, Suwon

Osan, Casey top seeds inpost-level tournaments

No. 2 seed Yongsan at 10:45 on Field 2.Te Womens tournament gets under way

at high noon with Kunsan meeting Yongsanon Field 1 and Humphreys playing Daeguon Field 2. Te Kunsan-Yongsan winnermeets Casey and the Humphrey-Daeguwinner meets Osan at 3:45 p.m.

Osan won the regular season Menstitle, but did lose regular season games toCasey, Yongsan and Humphreys. Yongsan was second in the league, ollowed byHumphreys, Casey, Kunsan, Daegu, RedCloud and Wonju.

Casey was the run-away winner inthe Womens League, ollowed by Osan,Humphreys, Kunsan, Yongsan and Daegu.

Action is expected to be hot and heavy as eight Mens teams and six Womens teams gather at

Soldier Field at USAG-Humphreys for the Korea-wide Post-Level Softball Championships. The

Osan Mustangs and the Casey Lady Warriors enter Saturdays play at top seeds. Finals are

scheduled for Sunday morning. Courtesy Photo

AB and, o course, Humphreys. Tere wasalso a boxer rom Osan AB who couldntbe matched and received a walk-overchampionship trophy.

Both Humphreys and Carroll won ourchampionships each, with Suwon winningtwo and Eagle and Stanley one each. Te13th championship was shared by Lee AnnEvans and Priscilla Westeld o Humphreyswho were the only two emale entrants andought an exhibition match since neithercould be matched with an opponent in thesame weight class.

Te nights astest contest came whenCorey Fukuda, 551st ICC, Camp Carroll,deeated Tomas Morrison, A Company,602nd ASB, Humphreys, in 1:16 o the rstround. In the only other bout stopped bythe reeree, Brad Wilkerson, B Battery, 3/2ADA, Suwon, stopped Armando Delarosa,CID, Humphreys, in 1:24 o the thirdround.

Phillip Hall, 61st Maintenance Co.,Camp Stanley, won when Sean Carriere, C

Battery, 3/2 ADA, Suwon, retired at 1:17o the second round, and Teodore Miller,75th MCAS, Humphreys, won the nightsnal bout when Kerrick Watson, A Co, 62ndASB, Humphreys, ran out o gas and retired21 seconds into the third round.

Split decision winners were MannyMedina, B Battery, 3/2 ADA Suwon,over Brent Lang, D Co., 3/2nd GSAB,Humphreys, and Glenn Douglas, 75thMCAS, Humphreys, over Michael Bonjour,B Co., 602nd ASB, Humphreys.

Unanimous winners included ElijahWashington, A Co., 1/44th ADA, Carroll;Ken Laird, E Co., 1/2nd Aviation, CampEagle; Marky Butler, D Co, 1/44th AMD,

Camp Carroll; John Avila, D Co., 3/2ndGSAB, Humphreys; Michael Owens, DCo., 1/44th AMD, Carroll; and MichaelMarquez, B Co., 532nd MI, Humphreys.

Walk-over winners were Evans, Westeld,Ron Rose, HSC, 3rd MI, Humphreys andVictor Aruwau, Headquarters Battery, 35thADA, Osan AB.


14/24

AUGUST 1, 2008

IMCOM-K PAGE 15http://imcom.korea.army.milCHAPLAIN

Area IV Worship Schedule

Protestant

CollectiveSunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1000 Camp Walker

1000 Camp Henry

1245 Camp Walker

1300 Camp Carroll

Church of Christ1700 Camp Walker

CollectiveFriday 1900 Camp Walker

1700 Camp Carroll

KoreanTuesday 1700 Camp Carroll

Wednesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic

Sunday 0900 Camp WalkerMass 1130 Camp Carroll

Saturday

Mass 1700 Camp Walker

USAG-Daegu ChaplainsChaplain (Lt. Col.) Mitchell I. Lewis:

[email protected], 768-6902

Chaplain (Maj.) Eddie Kinley, Jr. :


Chaplain (Capt.) Soh-hwan Park:


by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mitchell Lewis

19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)

I you wanted to tackle the ills that plague our society,where would you start? With poverty, unemploymentand hunger? With drug and alcohol abuse? With crimeand violence in our neighborhoods? With schooldropouts or teen pregnancy? Its hard to know whereto even begin untangling this mess.

What i I told you that there was one thing youcould do to have a positive impact on every single oneo these social problems?Here it is: i you are amale parent, be a goodather. Academic studiesshow a high correlationbetween good atheringpractices and positiveoutcomes in every one

o these problem areas.Being a good ather has ameasurable eect on thegood o society.

Concerned athersmake a huge dierence intheir childrens lives. Even i you grow up in the worstpossible neighborhood, you are many times more likelyto nish high school, become economically sel-sufcientand have a healthy lie i your ather is constructivelyinvolved. O course both mothers and athers areimportant and much o what Im saying applies tomothers as well. However, the modern world is acingan epidemic o physical and emotional atherlessness.Tat epidemic is taking a terrible toll on society.

Te National Fatherhood Initiative (www.atherhood.

How to change the worldorg) and Te National Center for Fathering (www.athers.com)have statistical inormation to back upthese claims. Tey also have advice or athers in all sorts

o parenting situations. Tese are private organizations,so remember that the government neither sponsors norendorses these web sites. Use what you personally ndvaluable and discard the rest.

Being a divorced or unmarried parent is no reasonto give up on your God-given responsibilities as aather. Military amilies ace the additional challengeo deployments and amily separations. Being a good

ather today requiresboth creativity andeort.

L e a r n i n g t o b ea good ather is anongoing challenge thatI dont claim to havemastered. I was 28 years

old when I rst becamea ather. Even at thatage, I was immatureand inexperienced as aparent. In some ways,my kids and I grew up

together: I as a ather and they as children. I neverbecame the perect ather and my children suered orit to my deep regret and shame. I need Gods graceand my childrens orgiveness.

Still, the job o being a ather is too important togive up on. I cant say, Its too hard, so I quit. Testakes are too high. Its precisely where love is hard thatlove is most important. What I do as a ather has anenormous impact on my children and ultimately onthe society in which we all live.

Military families face the additional challenge

of deployments and family separations. Being

a good father today requires both creativity

and effort.

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Mitchell Lewis

19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)


15/24

IMCOM-K PAGE 16

http://imcom.korea.army.mil FEATURE THE MORNING CALM

SHOP TIL YOU DROP

...USO style

Te USAG Humphreys UnitedServices Organization has added anew shopping tour to their rostero trips. For a $20 transportationee, the USO will take shoppers tothree popular Korean superstoresin the Pyeongtaek area: MegaMart,Lotte Mart and E-Mart. Photos and Caption by Stacy A. Ouellette

his tour is not designed topromote or advertise these specifcstores. A government employeerequested this type o tour sincemany Servicemembers are not ableto drive to these places.

his tour will provide anopportunity to get out o the

local shopping areas and unlimitedaccess to unique, tasty treats. Tenext trip is scheduled or Sunday,

August 17.For more inormation, call

the USAG Humphreys USO at753-6281.

Humphreys USO adds shopping tour


16/24

IMCOM-K PAGE 18http://imcom.korea.army.mil NEWS THE MORNING CALM

by Pfc. Lee Min-hwi

USAG-Yongsan

A late scoring drive in the nal USAG- Yongsan sotball championship game

Hammers take secondUSAG-Y softball title

SOCKOR's third baseman Andrew Sietstra

runs to rst base during the USAG-Yongsan

2008 Intramural Softball Championship game

July 23. SOCKOR took on the Hammers

during the nal game, losing 6-4 and giving the

Hammers its second consecut ive Yongsan title.

U.S. Army Photo By Pfc. Lee Min-hwi

NUMBER PLACE TIME RANK NAME UNIT

WOMEN'S DIV:

85 1ST 1:19:54 SSG BURKE, HEATHER 524TH MI BN

86 2ND 1:25:21 FM JANICE ERICKSON HBCT

83 3RD 1:28:20 CPT ROBIN CUSHING HHC, BSTB

84 4TH 1:29:25 LTC CAROLYN BIRCHFIELD HHB, 3-2D ADA

82 5TH 1:31:16 1LT STEPHANCE FERENCE 557TH MP CO

81 6TH 1:35:39 SSG JENNIFER ADAMS HHC, 41ST SIG

80 7TH 1:43:06 1LT JOY M. FUJII HHC, 41ST SIG

MEN'S SENIOR58 1ST 1:01:33 CW3 HARVEY GOULD HHC, 1-2D AVN

53 2ND 1:12:17 DAC PATRICK NOBLE HHC, 19TH ESC

52 3RD 1:13:13 LTC PATRICK WALSH HHC, 1-72D AR

55 4TH 1:15:35 CW2 MAURICE CONNER E BTRY, 3-2D

ADA

51 5TH 1:18:59 LTC GORDON RICHARDSON HHB, 1-15THFA

57 6TH 1:19:59 SFC SHON DODSON 55TH MP CO50 7TH 1:25:07 CNTR DANIEL JONES PA RSC-K (MITRE)

60 8th 1:27:50 COL ROBERT P. PRICONE HHC, 2ID

54 9TH 1:28:32 MSG KENNETH MACKEPRANG HHC, 19TH ESC

56 10TH 1:47:06 CPT CURTIS DRIVER HHB, 1-15THFA59 11TH INJURY SSG DANIEL SAMBRENO HHB, 1-15THFA

MEN'S OPEN11 1ST 1:09:05 SPC TYLER JACOBS HHC, 1-72D AR

3 2ND 1:11:56 CPT STEVE BURNS HHB,1-44TH ADA

10 3RD 1:14:46 CPT PAUL LASHLEY HHC, 2ID

7 4TH 1:15:00 PFC GREGORY SCULLY C CO, 1-72D AR

9 5TH 1:22:02 PFC DAVID CLOER 55TH MP CO

4 6TH 1:26:24 SPC LUIS DESROSIER E BTRY, 3-2D

ADA

8 7TH 1:27:21 PV2 JARREN KELLER C CO, 1-72D AR

14 8TH 1:27:38 PFC DRUPI ROMAN HHC, 1-72D AR

13 9TH 1:29:40 SGT H. OGANDUGERMANB BTRY, 1-15TH FA

6 10TH 1:32:44 2LT JOSEPH ATKINSON HHB, 1-15TH FA

1 11TH 1:33:46 SGT DAVID MARTINEZ AMERICAN

EMBASSY

5 12TH 1:42:18 PFC GAVIN SRAMKOSKI C CO, 1-72D AR

2 13TH 1:46:52 DEP DEKER JACKSON HHSC, DSTB

W/D PV2 JAMES RUDE HHB, 1-15TH FA

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: Men's Open - 14 Men's Senior - 11 Women's - 7 TOTAL: 32

2008 Warrior Counrty Team Triathlon Championship Results

SWIM: 500M BIKE: 30K RUN: 10K

TEAMNUMBER EVENT NAME (Last, First, MI) TIME FINISHED

MEN'S DIV

SWIM GREGORY SCULLY33 BIKE TYLER JACOBS 1:41:41 1ST

RUN LARRY HIGGINS

SWIM DAVID J. PATTERSON38 BIKE BRIAN ALVAREZ 1:46:25 2ND

RUN JOHN RODRIGUEZ

SWIM WOONG JUNG

26 BIKE WILLIAM EGGERS 1:47:17 3RD

RUN KYLE MELDRUM

SWIM HOWARD GMELIN

29 BIKE MICHAEL TONEY 1:53:40 4THRUN RICHARD HOUSER

SWIM JOHN SILK32 BIKE GREGORY HICKERSON 1:54:01 5TH

RUN PATRICK WALSH

SWIM DRUPI ROMAN36 BIKE JAMES CRIPPS 1:54:07 6TH

RUN RICARDO GARCIA

SWIM JOSEPH LYONS23 BIKE WILLIAM JOHNSON 1:54:16 7TH

RUN MATT NUTTLE PFC

SWIM JACOB PORTNOFF37 BIKE QUENTIN WILLARD 2:03:16 8TH

RUN DAVID HENDERSON

SWIM ANDREW GILL CDT27 BIKE MARLON THOMAS 2:06:38 9TH

RUN CHRISTOPHER MAES

SWIM STEVEN VENET24 BIKE DAVID RIMILARD 2:09:23 10TH

RUN TRAVIS SCHMITT

SWIM RYAN HENDERSON25 BIKE DEVIN MCDADE 2:11:14 11TH

RUN NICHOLUS GLENNSWIM SCOTT BEANSOLEIL

40 BIKE DANIEL SAMBRANO 2:15:30 12TH

RUN PAUL RUBIOSWIM MICHAEL STEGMAN

30 BIKE JOE ATKINSON 2:15:50 13TH

RUN JON MCNULTYSWIM WILLIAM BLACK

21 BIKE MIGUEL ABISABB 2:16:39 14TH

RUN JOSHUR MEDINASWIM ROBERT YERKIC

34 BIKE JASON CRANMER 2:18:20 15TH

RUN ERIC BERNAUSWIM BRIAN GAY

20 BIKE RICARDO ZAVALA 2:20:00 16TH

RUN JACK LEE

NO EVENT NAME TIME PLACESWIM MICHAEL SCHMITT

31 BIKE CHRIS McCHESNEY 2:28:32 17TH

RUN NATHAN CDE BACASWIM KELLY FLOYD PFC

22 BIKE CHRIS FORT SPC 2:28:14 18TH

RUN JARREN KELLERSWIM BRADLEY SORRELLS

39 BIKE PHILLIP DEWALD 2:28:24 19TH

RUN KEITH PERRYSWIM BOB GONZALEZ

28 BIKE AARON YEARGIN 2:29:34 20TH

RUN GEORGE BROOKSSWIM JOHN WINGROVE

19 BIKE TODIAZ HENRY 2:46:39 21ST

RUN ADAM BOEYSWIM BRIAN RUSSELL

35 BIKE ELISEO MONTALVO 2:50:44 22NDRUN JOSEPH ADDIAS

MIXED DIV

SWIM ALEX GLADE93 BIKE PAUL LASHLEY 1:47:44 1ST

RUN JIM WILSON

SWIM SHAUNA RODE92 BIKE SHON DODSON 1:52:37 2ND

RUN LEONARD SALAZAR

SWIM NICOLE GONZALEZ91 BIKE DAVID VEATURA 2:03:45 3RD

RUN MIGUEL BEASLEY

SWIM DAVID IRVINE90 BIKE RAVEN DONELSON 2:13:15 4TH

RUN KARL KUSCH

SWIM JOY FUJII94 BIKE JENSEN ARIK 2:27:55 5TH

RUN GAMBLE ASHELEY

WOMEN'S DIVSWIM AMANDE VICKERS

95 BIKE LISSETTE ORTIZ 3:12:47 1ST

RUN SHAROLETTE AMOS

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 22 Men's Teams 5- Mixed Teams 1- Women's TOTAL: 22 Teams

2008 Eighth Army Triathlon (Individual) Championship

gave the Hammersa second consecutivetitle win, beatingSOCKOR 6-4.

Ater beating outthree diferent teamsin the losers bracket,the Hammers hit hard

in the nal games tobreak SOCKORsdeense to bringh o m e a n o t h e rchampionship title.

SOCKOR tooka 3-0 lead in thesecond inning tryingto set up what lookedlike an easy win. But the Hammers drovein two runs in the third and another two inthe th."It was a really close game," saidHammers' ravis Craven. "It was very toughbecause they pushed us to the limit."

SOCKOR ought hard but didn't scoreor three innings.

"Te other team played a very deensivegame. Both teams had good ofense anddeense and not a particular team dominatedthe whole game," said SOCKOR's pitcher Al Aycock. "But, yes. We wish that webattled better; maybe their deense was alittle better than us."

Hammers coach Douglas Farquhar saidthis was a tough match.

"Although we have played well all season,winning this tournament was a struggle," hesaid. "We had a hard time putting togetherhits and runs in these championship gamesdue to a tough SOCKOR team. However,we continued to play great deense and that'swhat won the game or us."

Te Hammers did not get to this pointeasily. "Te Hammers have been playinggood sotball or 11 straight years now, butthis is the rst time we have maintainedthis level o success in consecutive seasons,"Farquhar said. "We have pulled togetheras a team and have played hard to besuccessul."

Suslak won the Company Level Men's with

501st SBDE second, score 18-17. Wom-

en's was won by Red Cloud with Cp. Hum-

phreys second, score 12-8. Men's Over

"33" won by Yongsan with Daegu second,

score 24-4.

Summer League Basketball

Guzzlers 43 Navy 47

2/2nd AVN 55 UNC HG 19

Guzzlers 35 Kanakas 52

Kanakas 38 UNC HG 31

18th Med 50 2/2nd Avn 42

Navy 57 UNC HG 32

94th MP 31 Kanakas 40

18th Med 71 Guzzlers 45

Guzzlers 49 2/2nd Avn 62Navy 54 18th Med 65

NETS 44 2/2nd Avn 40

94th MP 53 Guzzlers 47

Standing

18th Med 8-1

Nets 6-1

Kanakas 7-2

94th MP 4-4

2/2nd Avn 3-6

Navy 2-6

Guzzlers 1-6

UNC HG 0-7

Post Softball Games

Yongsan 9 Osan 11Yongsan 25 Osan 26

USAG-Y

22 JUL

Daegu Area Intramural

Summer Basketball League

1800 188th MP CO (59:47) DAS

1900 36th/169th Sig (41:40) 168th

Med 2000 25th Trans

(36:38) 19th ESC

Summer Basketball League

1900: 168TH MMB (8:31) B, 1-44

2000: 501ST SBDE (50:63) F, 1-44

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