Robert Gale Garner Sr.

I was at Camp Hovey, roughly 11 miles or so from the DMZ. We were billeted in concrete block "super hooches" & some men were in Guonsohuts. We had a movie theatre, clubs, massage parlor, barbershop & a px all on the Camp Out the back gate was the ville, Toko-Ri,with bars, girls, food, clothes etc., etc. all for sale. Go out the front gate a mile or 2 & you were in Camp Casey, where 2nd I.D. HQ was back then. Dong-Tu-shon is the big ville there {TDC}.

Outside of TDC there is a big memorial to the Korean War veterans.
Korea was building things everywhere while I was there. The economy had to be booming, there was so much going on. Seoul has expressways, hi-rise buildings & is huge. There is a zoo also in Seoul.Rice seems to be grown in every free spot. The people are friendly & helpful.

Live combat patrols were still being run in the DMZ in 1977. My infantry bn. never rotated up to the DMZ, though, while I was there.
Camp Hovey was surrounded by a high fence w/concertina wire & a guard tower every so many yards apart, manned by Koreans that had either been in Vietnam or seen duty up on the DMZ. You could get a cab to TDC from Hovey for $1 or ride the bus for a dime.

One hi-rise hotel had been built in TDC just before I left in May of 77 & a friend went over in Sept of 2006 & said there were 6 or 7 hotels in TDC & it has grown to be a big city & he said Seoul was still building everywhere, daily. A bustling, vibrant economy thanks to the blood, sweat & tears of many Korean War veterans from all the allied nations. Thank You for your service. Robt. {Bobby} Garner Sr. Csc 4.2 inch mortar plt. F.O., 1st Bn./38th Infantry, 2 I.D.
May11-1976 to May 10-1977
 

Name: Robert Gale Garner Sr.
E-Mail: paratrooper1972toeternity@yahoo.com
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Comments: Served in the "Land of the Morning Calm" from May,11-1976 to may,11- 1977. " Operation Paul Bunyan" active Participant. Aug. 21st,1976 and beyond, depending on who is counting days.