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Something for everyone seemed to be thetheme of the night during the 2008 Korean-American Holiday Concert held Dec. 9 at theUijeongbu Arts Center.
The event, co-hosted by 2nd InfantryDivision and the Gyeonggi Provincial OfficeII, presented holiday music from the 2IDWarrior Concert Band, as well as perform-ances by popular Korean recording artists,including the Brown-Eyed Girls and realityTV star Yoon, Jong Shin.
"I've never been to a concert like thisbefore," said Pfc. Samuel Helderman, achaplain's assistant with the 1st Battalion,38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th FiresBrigade. "I didn't know what to expect. Iwas really surprised."
The Warrior Band kicked off the festivi-ties with a rousing version of "O Come AllYe Faithful," complete with horns and an all-male vocal section. The holiday music also
Vol. 45, No. 24 www.2id.korea.army.mil December 19, 2008
Santa paysearly visit toCamp Hovey
pages 6-7
New CIF facility set to
open page 4
‘Wildcards’plan airassault page 8
GPO II, 2ID co-host annual holiday concertStory & photos by Sgt. 1st Class Rhonda M. LawsonPublic Affairs Operations NCO
Indianhead
See CONCERT, page 3
Tour length increases for accompaniedServicemembers serving at five duty stationsacross the Korean peninsula to includePyeongtaek, Dongducheon and Uijongbu hasbeen approved.
The 2ID Warrior Concert Band performs holiday music during the 2008 Korean-American Holiday Concertheld Dec. 9 at the Uijeongbu Arts Center. The event, which was co-hosted by 2ID and the Gyeonggi ProvincialOffice II, included songs to commemorate Christmas, Hannakah and Kwanzaa, as well as some popularKorean tunes.
At the request of the commander, United StatesForces Korea, the Department of Defense hasapproved command sponsorship for two new loca-tions and an increase in tour lengths for accompaniedServicemembers permanently assigned to Korea.
The approval was granted in a memorandumsigned by Dr. David Chu, the Under Secretary ofDefense for Personnel and Readiness on Dec. 1 andwill result in a change to the Joint Federal TravelRegulation. The services owe implementation plansto DoD by March 1.
"This was a huge step forward," said GeneralWalter Sharp, USFK commander.
"Accompanied tours at five locations (Pyeongtaek,Osan, Daegu, Chinhae, and Seoul) will increase from
24 months to 36 months while two additional loca-tions (Dongducheon and Uijongbu) will allow 24month accompanied tours. Unaccompanied tours willremain at 12 months for all seven locations and 24months for key personnel."
"This change will allow us to increase the numberof Servicemembers in Korea accompanied on com-mand sponsored tours to 4,350 using mostly existinginfrastructure," said Rich Parker, USFK Director forForce Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J8)."This will enable the command to target key and crit-ical positions for the recruitment of service membersto choose accompanied tours in Summer 2009; thiswill keep them in place for the three years necessaryto support OPCON Transfer in April 2012."
DoD memo laysgroundwork fortour normalization USFK Press Release
See TOURS, page 4
Master Sgt. Donald Sparks
2 IndianheadDecember 19, 2008
VOICE OF THEWARRIOR:
What do you wantfor Christmas?
“I want everybody toenjoy Christmas.”
1st Sgt. Sammy BarbourHHC, 2nd CAB
“ A 2010 Camaro, likethe one in
Transformers.”
Spc. Jeanette PavelkaCo. B, 602nd Bn.
“ Go home to myFamily.”
Warrant Oficer James HuffHHC 2X, DSTB
OPINION
IndianheadMaj. Gen. John W. Morgan III
Commander, 2nd Infantry Division
Command Sgt. Maj.Peter D. Burrowes
Command Sergeant Major,2nd Infantry Division
Maj. Vince MitchellPublic Affairs Officer
Maj. Vance FlemingDeputy Public Affairs Officer
Master Sgt. Donald L. SparksPublic Affairs NCOIC
www.2id.korea.army.mil
Newspaper staffSgt. 1st Class Rhonda Lawson
Managing [email protected]
Sgt. Leith EdgarEditor
Cpl. Kim, Hyo JoongKATUSA Editor
Cpl. Bo ParkPfc. Lee, Eun Hong
Pvt. Brian GlassStaff Writers
Mr. Kim, Hyon SokPublic Affairs Specialist
Mr. Yu, Hu SonStaff Photographer
The Indianhead is an authorizedpublication for members of theDepartment of Defense. EditorialContent is the responsibility of the2nd Infantry Division Public AffairsOffice. Contents of the newspaper arenot necessarily the official views of,or endorsed by, the U.S. Government,or the Department of the Army. Thisnewspaper is printed bi-weekly by theIl-Sung Yang Hang Co., Ltd., Seoul,Republic of Korea. Circulation is6,000.
Individuals can submit articles bythe following means: email [email protected]; EAID-PA, APO, AP 96258-5041 Attn:Indianhead; or drop by the officelocated in Building T-507 on CampRed Cloud. To arrange for possiblecoverage of an event, call 732-8856.
“ I want an ARCOM.”
Sgt. Lee, Kwang HeeHHC, 2nd CAB
THE GIFT OF MAKING ADIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE�S LIFEAs she stood in front of her fifth-grade class
on the very first day of school, she told thechildren an untruth. Like most teachers, shelooked at her students and said that she lovedthem all the same.
However, that was impossible, becausethere in the front row, slumped in his seat, wasa little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs.Thompson had watched Teddy the year beforeand noticed that he did not play well with otherchildren, that his clothes were messy and thathe constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddycould be unpleasant. It got to the point whereMrs. Thompson would actually take delight inmarking his papers with a broad, red pen, mak-ing bold X's and then putting a big "F" at thetop of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught,she was required to review each child's pastrecords and she put Teddy's off until last.However, when she reviewed his file, she wasin for a surprise. Teddy's first-grade teacherwrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a readylaugh. He does his work neatly and has goodmanners-he is a joy to be around. His second-grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellentstudent, well liked by his classmates, but he istroubled because his mother has a terminal ill-ness and life at home must be a struggle.
His third-grade teacher wrote, "His moth-er's death has been hard on him. He tries to dohis best, but his father doesn't show muchinterest, and his home life will soon affect him,if some steps aren't taken. Teddy's fourth-gradeteacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and does-n't show much interest in school.
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the prob-lem and she was ashamed of herself. She felteven worse when her students brought herChristmas presents, wrapped in beautiful rib-bons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. Hispresent was clumsily wrapped in heavy brownpaper from a grocery bag.
Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in themiddle of the other presents. Some of the chil-dren started to laugh when she found a rhine-stone bracelet with some stones missing, and abottle that was one quarter full of perfume. Butshe stifled the children's laughter when sheexclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, puttingit on, and dabbing some of the perfume on herwrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school thatday just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson,today you smelled just like my mom used to."
After the children left, she cried for at least
an hour.On that very day, she quit teaching reading,
writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began toteach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particularattention to Teddy. As she worked with him,his mind seemed to come alive. The more sheencouraged him, the faster he responded.
By the end of the year, Teddy had becomeone of the smartest children in the class and,despite her lie that she would love all the chil-dren the same, Teddy became one of her"teacher's pets."
A year later, she found a note under herdoor, from Teddy, telling her that she was thebest teacher he ever had in his whole life. Sixyears went by before she got another note fromTeddy. He then wrote that he had finished highschool, third in his class, and she was still thebest teacher he ever had in his life.
Four years after that, she got another letter,saying that while things had been tough attimes, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it,and would soon graduate from college with thehighest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompsonthat she was still the best teacher he ever had.
Then four more years passed and yet anoth-er letter came. The letter explained that shewas still the best and favorite teacher he everhad. But now his name was a little longer-theletter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.
The story does not end there. You see, therewas yet another letter that spring. Teddy saidhe had met this girl and was going to be mar-ried. He explained that his father had died acouple of years ago and he was wondering ifMrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wed-ding in the place that was usually reserved forthe mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs.Thompson did. And guess what? She wore thatbracelet, the one with several rhinestonesmissing.
Moreover, she made sure she was wearingthe perfume that Teddy remembered his moth-er wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddardwhispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thankyou, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me.Thank you so much for making me feel impor-tant and showing me that I could make a dif-ference.
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes,whispered back. She said, "Teddy, you have itall wrong. You were the one who taught methat I could make a difference."
– Author unknown
“ I want to go at leastone month without
wearing all this gear.”
Spc. Daniel HarrisonHHC, 2nd CAB
“ Spend time withFamily.”
Spc. James Heflin4th Chem. Co., BSTB
NEWS 3IndianheadDecember 19, 2008
included music commemorating Hannakah andKwanzaa, as well as more modern tunes suchas Harry Connick Jr.'s "It Must Have Been OlSanta Claus."
The band even featured Taylor Morgan, 2IDCommander Maj. Gen. John W. Morgan III'sdaughter, who joined the flute section andhelped play "Christmas Eve in Sarajevo."However, the highlight of the evening for manywere the Little Santas, a Korean children'schoir who sang traditional Christmas carolswhile the band played.
"They were so cute," said Pvt. Leah Gillis,of 4th Chemical Company, 1st Heavy BrigadeCombat Team.
After a short intermission, the entire moodof the event changed from a holiday celebra-tion to a pop concert, co-emceed by Korean
recording artist, J and Korean actor Park,Cheol.
"We hope this concert will be a musicalmini-vacation," they told the near-capacityaudience, which included Korean families aswell as Soldiers. "We know you've lost somuch and sacrificed so much for us, so this isour thanks to you."
This year's format was a first for GPO II.While last year's holiday concert featured onlythe 2ID Warrior Band performing holidaymusic, this year's event offered more of a com-bination of musical tastes.
Part of the reason for this, according toJinnie Bae, of GPO II, was because the annualconcert originally scheduled for October atCamp Red Cloud had been cancelled.
This year's concert went off without delay,and the change in format wasn't lost on theSoldiers.
"It was better than I expected," Gillis said.
CONCERTfrom Page 1
The Brown Eyed Girls, a Korean pop group, perform for the audience.
Soldiers applaud one of the performances during the the 2008 Korean-American Holiday Concert held Dec. 9 at the Uijeongbu Arts Center.
Taylor Morgan, 2ID Commander Maj. Gen. John W. MorganIII's daughter, stands during applause following a perform-ance with the flute section.
Children perform “Twinkle, Twinkle little Star.”
4 IndianheadDecember 19, 2008 NEWS
New CIF operations saves 2ID time
The Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division will nolonger waste an entire day when they need to tradeout, return or pick up equipment from the CentralIssue Facility. A new location will open in building2603 behind Casey Lodge in the near future.
"When we moved the CIF to Camp Stanley it didsolve many of the logistical situations we were hav-ing at the time," said Dale Raffield, USAG-RC CIFmanager. "Inbound Soldiers now have an easier jobgetting their organizational clothing and individualequipment."
No sooner than the CIF moved to Camp Stanleydid they realize they needed some kind of facilityremaining in USAG-Casey for the Soldiers who
needed to exchange or return and pick up differentor new equipment.
"The location at Camp Stanley works out greatfor the inbound Soldiers, we are next door to them,"Raffield said. "The problems start when we have aheavy demand for equipment and run out of thoseitems. When this happens, Soldiers deployed toCasey, Castle and Hovey must make the trip back toStanley to do their business here. Having to makethe trip will take them away from their duties for afull day."
The new CIF facility will be a direct exchangefacility, which means, if a Soldier has somethingthat is damaged, or needs exchanging, they cancome to the new CIF and exchange it directly,explained Raffield.
"When a Soldier arrives and we are out of anitem he needs, we will send the item to the CIF
facility on Casey where he can pick it up," Raffieldsaid. "He will no longer have to make the trip toStanley."
The new facility will not be open every workday,only Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
For a Soldier to complete a direct exchange, theirunit supply needs to coordinate with CIF on Stanleyby the close of business on Thursday for pick-up onMonday, close of business on Monday for aWednesday pick-up and close of business onWednesday for a Friday pick-up.
"We are always looking for new constructiveideas," Raffield said. "This is a growing businessand along with a growing business comes growingpains, but we are open to suggestions. If there issomething Soldiers or supply units see we canimprove, we will be happy to listen and makechanges to improve our service."
By Jim CunninghamUSAG-RC Public Affairs
Servicemembers assigned to locationswith limited facilities will be required tosign a memorandum acknowledging theexact services available at the installationprior to acceptance of CommandSponsorship.
As USFK moves forces to CampHumphreys and expands infrastructure andservices, this will allow the command toeventually increase the number ofServicemembers here with their families incommand sponsored billets from about2,135 today to about 14,250 when TourNormalization is completed.
"It was critical that this request wasapproved because it codifies theDepartment of Defense's commitment totour normalization for Korea," said GeneralSharp. "We are going to do this right. Thismeans that we will increase the number ofservice members coming over with theirfamilies on command sponsored tours as weare able to upgrade infrastructure and serv-ices. Our goal is to reach the point when themajority of U.S. service members can bringtheir families to Korea and stay for normalthree-year tours."
TOURSfrom Page 1
Sgt. Kerwin Googdad, a Multiple Launch Rocket System crew member with Battery B, 1st Battalion,38th Field Artillery Regiment, from Camp Casey, reports to Command Sgt. Major Peter Burrowes, 2IDcommand sergeant major, during the division level NCO, KATUSA and Soldier of the Quarter Board,held at Camp Humphreys, Dec. 12. During the board, Googdad, a native of Guam, was asked questionsfrom each of the seven command sergeants major, ranging from Army regulations, to unit insigniasand also physical fitness components.
Reporting to the Board!Sgt. M. Benjamin Gable
Hey Soldier!Lose your ID card?
Whose side areyou on?
It’s an Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Thing!
COMMUNITY 5IndianheadDecember 19, 2008
MoviesCamp Casey
Show times: Fri.-Sat. 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.,Sun. 3, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Mon.-Thur. 7:30 p.m.
December 19...Four ChristmasesMax Payne
December 20...Four ChristmasesThe Secret Life Of Bees
December 21...The ExpressMax Payne
December 22...Four ChristmasesDecember 23...No Showing
December 24...The Secret Life Of BeesDecember 25...No Showing
December 26...The Day The Earth Stood StillBody Of Lies
December 27...The Day The Earth Stood StillThe Secret Life Of Bees
Camp StanleyShow times: Sun- Mon. & Thu. 7 p.m., Fri.
6 p.m. & 8 p.m., Wed.& Sat. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
December 19...Flash Of GeniusEagle Eye
December 20...AustraliaBody Of Lies
December 21...AustraliaDecember 22...Quarantine
December 23...No ShowingDecember 24...The Day The Earth Stood Still
December 25...Lakeview TerraceDecember 26...Max PayneThe Secret Life Of Bees
December 27...Four ChristmasesThe Express
December 28...Four Christmases
WARRIOR NEWS BRIEFS
Camp Red CloudShow times: Fri.-Sat. 7 & 9 p.m., Sun. 6 &
8 p.m., Mon., Tue. & Thur. 7 p.m.
December 19...AustraliaMax Payne
December 20...The Secret Life Of BeesDecember 21...The ExpressDecember 22...Max Payne
December 23...The Secret Life Of BeesDecember 24...No Showing
December 25...Four ChristmasesDecember 26...Four ChristmasesDecember 27...Pride And Glory
December 28...WDecember 29...Body Of Lies
December 30...Pride And Glory
Camp HoveyShow times: Sat.- Sun. 3:30 & 7 p.m.,
Mon.-Fri. 7 p.m.
December 19...The Secret Life Of BeesDecember 20...Body Of Lies
December 21...Four ChristmasesDecember 22. No ShowingDecember 23...The ExpressDecember 24...No Showing
December 25...The Day Th e Earth StoodStill
December 26...Pride and GloryDecember 27...Body Of Lies
December 28...The Day The Earth StoodStill
Camp HumphreysShow times: Sat.- Sun. 3:30, 6:30 & 9
p.m., Mon.-Tues., Thur.-Fri. 6:30 p& 9 p.m.
December 19...Four ChristmasesDecember 20...Four Christmases
December 21...Beverly Hills ChihuahuaFour Christmases
December 22...Max PayneDecember 23...Max Payne
December 24...Nothing Like The HolidaysDecember 25...Nothing Like The HolidaysDecember 26...The Day The Earth Stood
StillDecember 27...The Express
The Day The Earth Stood StillDecember 28...The Express
The Day The Earth Stood StillDecember 29...The Secret Life Of Bees
December 30...W
Chapel Service TimesCamp Red Cloud
Protestant: 11 a.m. Sunday
Catholic: 11:30 a.m. M-F 9 a.m. Sunday
KATUSA7 p.m. Sunday
COGIC12:30 p.m. Sunday
Camp Casey
Stone ChapelProtestant:
10 a.m. SundayKATUSA:
6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Memorial ChapelGospel:
11 a.m. SundayKATUSA:
6:30 p.m. Tuesday
West Casey ChapelProtestant:
10:30 a.m. Sunday Catholic:
12 p.m. SundayKATUSA:
6:30 p.m. ThursdayLDS:
2 p.m. SundayJewish:
6:30 p.m. Friday
Camp Hovey
Hovey ChapelCatholic:
9:30 a.m. SundayProtestant:
11 a.m. Sunday
Old Hovey ChapelBldg. 3592Orthodox:
10 a.m 1st and 2ndSunday
KATUSA:6 p.m. Tuesday
Crusader ChapelProtestant:
11 a.m. Sunday
Camp Stanley
Protestant:10 a.m. Sunday
Gospel:12:30 a.m. Sunday
Catholic: 11:30 a.m. Sunday
KATUSA: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Camp Castle
Protestant: 10 a.m. Sunday
KATUSA:6 p.m. Tuesday
Camp JacksonAuditorium
KATUSA:9 a.m. Sunday
Points of Contact:USAG-Red Cloud:
732-6073/6706CRC Catholic:
732-6016Hovey Chapel:
730-5119Memorial Chapel:
730-2594West Casey:
730-3014 Stanley: 732-5238
Humphreys: 753-7952
Castle: 730-6889LDS: 730-5682
2ID 92nd Commerative Cookbook
A 2ID cookbook is now in theworks to commemorate theDivision’s 92nd anniversary.
The cookbook committee willcollect the recipes, create a cover,and choose photos.
Submissions must be madethrough your unit Family ReadinessSupport Group by Jan.15, by fillingout a recipe form that includes therecipe, as well as theServicemember’s name and unit.
All recipes must have personal,original names, and be clearlyunderstood.
For more information on submis-sion requirements, contact Jo AnnGolden by phone at 736-5469 oremail at [email protected].
ESL Class AvailableArmy Community Service is
offering an English as a second lan-guage class at the Casey ACS class-room. Classes are available everytuesday and thursday 11:30 a.m -1:30 p.m.
Also volunteers would be appre-ciated for teaching Korean as a sec-ond language at ACS - Casey andRed Cloud.
For more information contactJoseph Lee at 730-3032.
Dallas CowboysCheerleaders
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
will be at Camp Casey Dec. 29. The cheerleaders will be at the
Casey USO at 2:30 p.m. They willbe performing at Carey Gym at 7p.m.
For more information contactSophia Lim at 730-4813.
Ski Resort TripFamily, Morale, Welfare and
Recreation are sponsoring a ski tripto Kangwon Land High 1 SkiResort Dec. 27.
Kangwon has a total of 18 slopesand five chairlifts.
The resort is also equipped withthe nation’s largest casino, golfcourse, hotel, condominium, themepark and more. Transportation fee is$25 and Ski/Lift/Snowboard rentalis W60,000.
Sign up today at your localCommunity Activity Center toreserve a seat.
African Culture CenterThe Casey USO is sponsoring a
tour to the African Culture CenterDec. 27.
The tour consists of visiting theAfrican Culture Center, going toHome Plus for shopping and goingto Outback Steakhouse for lunch.
Transportation fee is $20 and$12 to enter and see the show. TheBus will depart at 9:30 a.m. andreturn at 4:30 p.m.
Cut-off for signing up isThursday.
Holiday VolleyballTournament
The Camp Red Cloud fitnesscenter is hosting a Christmas holi-day volleyball tournament Dec. 26and 27.
There will be sign up sheetsposted at the CRC Gym up until theday of the event.
There is no entry fee to partici-pate. You need to come with a team,at minimum six players and themost is 11.
A coach is also required to playin the tournament.
For more information the CRCfitness center at 732-7757.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Day Observance
A Martin Luther King, Jr. DayObservance is scheduled for Jan. 16from 11 a.m. to noon at theCommanding General’s Mess onCamp Red Cloud.
All are invited to atend thisevent.
Indianhead’s next issuewill be available Jan. 16
Due to the holiday scheduling ofthis publication’s printing facility,the next edition of the Indianheadnewspaper will not be distributeduntil Jan. 16, 2009.
The staff of the Indianhead wish-es you and your Family happy holi-days and a prosperous New Year.
6 IndianheadDecember 19, 2008 7Indianhead
December 19, 2008THHEE HOOLLIIDDAAYY SPPIIRRIITT
SSoollddiieerrss ttrreeaatt oorrpphhaannss ttoo eeaarrllyy CChhrriissttmmaassSanta came a little bit early to Warrior
Country this year. In addition to colorfullywrapped gifts, Father Christmas brought twotroop carriers, a tank and a HMMWV. The mili-tary vehicles and toys were for the Soldiers host-ing 58 special guests.
In the spirit of the holidays, 48 orphans andleaders from the Po Wa Orphanage Center ofPocheon, participated in a Squadron HolidayParty Dec. 14 at Camp Hovey's Iron Trianglecompliments of the Memorial Chapel, and theSoldiers of 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regimentand Company D, 302nd Brigade SupportBattalion.
The event was specifically designed for thesix to 16-year-old orphans. More than just a tripto see Santa, the children also enjoyed anAmerican meal at the Triangle Club, took in aperformance by the Memorial Chapel Choir,sang holiday carols, watched a demonstrationfrom the 2ID Tae Kwon Do Team and used mili-tary vehicles as a playground.
However, Santa was the center of attention.The children crowded around the gift bearer whosat next to a traditionally decorated tree andhanded out presents. After waiting patiently to becalled, each child stood in front of the white-bearded man, often bowed upon receipt of themystery inside a box before running away to tearaway packaging.
Although it was the children who received themost toys, it was the Soldiers and KATUSAswho were given the best gift, said Sgt. Shin,Joon Ho, a senior KATUSA with Troop B, 4-7Cav.
"It seems like we gave something, but actual-ly we're receiving from them," said Shin, whothought the experience served as a reminder of
Story & photos bySgt. Leith EdgarEditor
what is important to him. "I forget theimportance of my Family. Through thistime I realized how important my Familyis to me."
The other gifts Soldiers and KATUSAsreceived from the children were theirsmiles, said Sgt. 1st Class Frank Howard,platoon sergeant, Troop B.
"The greatest thing that I saw was thesmiles on these children's faces. They sawthat these Soldiers were very receptive tothem. That, in and of itself, was monu-mental, is irreplaceable and can never bechanged," Howard said.
The event's primary organizer - Capt.Tony A. Hampton, squadron chaplain, 4-7Cav. - said it wasn't just the children whowere in a festive mood.
"To see the joy in the children's,Soldiers' and KATUSAs' hearts gives methe faith and hope to continue doing myjob as a chaplain in the US Army. It is justa blessing. It is a feeling beyond whatanyone could ever feel or imagine: the joywe feel from helping the children,"Hampton said. "This is true ministry. Thisis what it's all about. This is the truenessabout being a good neighbor."
Despite the language hurdle theSoldiers and children were able to over-come it, thanks to the KATUSAs whointerpreted for the event. They acted asliaisons between the children andSoldiers, in on case helping a childrequest a Korean song from Howard, whowas the event's DJ, Howard said.
"I think the best part of the day wasbreaking through the language barrier," hesaid. "It's important because our wholemission (here) is to promote togetherness:show the Korean people compassion,understanding and our sense of apprecia-tion for their culture."
Shin said the event was equally benefi-cial to the children and Soldiers.
"I think it will help (the Soldiers) tounderstand Korean people and culture,"Shin said.
"(The children) can see what the USArmy is doing here. Some (Korean) peo-ple hate the US Army, but they don'tknow exactly what they're doing here.Through this time the children can see theimportance of the Soldiers here. They cansee the mutual relationship between theUS Army and the ROK Army."
The event, like all good things, cameto an end. Yet the occasion was just oneof many events between the children andSoldiers. Since their 14-month relation-ship began, the Soldiers visited the chil-dren to hand out toiletries, teach the cen-ter's 79 children English and share a BBQdinner.
Hampton said the Squadron HolidayParty was just the latest in a series ofquarterly $3,000-plus projects for the chil-dren.
Not only do the Soldiers organizefinance the quarterly projects, they alsofund renovation projects for the center,Hampton said.
"We have adopted this orphanage andwe have risen over $11,000 this pastyear," he said. "We will go to the orphan-age in the spring to continue our restora-tion project, and spend time with the chil-dren."
As the event ended, the leaders of thecenter presented photos of the facilitiesbefore and after renovation.
"Thank you for coming and sharingthis time with us. God bless you and wewill come and see you soon," Hamptonsaid in a closing prayer. "We thank youfor this day."
A Soldier with 4-7 Cav. helps a child out of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The children used the four military vehicles as a playground.
Children sit in the turret of a HMMWVV while a Soldier from 4-7 Cav. talks to them.
Santa Claus presents one of 48 children with a wrapped gift. Every child receivedtwo gifts and a book.
A child from the Po Wa Orphanage Center of Pocheon, clings to a gifts received during the Squadron Holiday PartyCamp Hovey's Iron Triangle Dec. 14. The event was organized and funded by the Memorial Chapel, and the Soldiersof 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and Company D, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion.
8 IndianheadDecember 19, 2008 FEATURE
Air assault planning, training ‘in the works’ for 2-2
The stated mission for 2nd Battalion(Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2ndCombat Aviation Brigade, is to conduct airassault and general support aviation opera-tions in support of 2nd Infantry Division.The mission currently at hand: Plan andconduct a simulated day and night airassault with integrated ROK and 2ID unitson consecutive days.
It was a sizeable task for one of the moreundersized battalions on the peninsula, whoresides on a tiny airbase, nestled amongtowering mountain ranges and the remark-ably broad Han River.
Nicknamed "Wildcards," the battalion isadmittedly understaffed and undermanned.But they continue a high op-tempo trainingagenda and live by the maxim, "Against allodds."
This combined air assault training withallied ROK units would be the first of itskind in many years.
The planning began with an air-missionbrief for the combined air assault training atCamp Humphries. Lt. Col. Mathew Lewis,Commander of 2-2, and Lt. Col. Jung,Hyung Goo, commander of 601st ROKAviation, as well as elements from 4-2, 3-2and the ROK 213th Aviation, poured overplanning slides Dec. 5, concentrating onevery aspect of the enormous task. Nominute detail was left to chance; the groupeven stopping to synchronize their watchesto the second.
After planning the mission, severalpilots, both US and ROK, trained briefly on
the AVCATT, located near the briefingroom. The AVCATT, or Aviation CombinedArms Tactical Trainer, is a mobile trainingsystem, which allows pilots to train collec-tively and rehearse missions.
The day portion of the air assault train-ing, which took place Dec. 9, was met withadverse weather conditions. Lewis and co-pilot Capt. Tae Kim, a planning officer withthe same unit, left early to fly the routes andensure weather would not be a problem.
The 601st Aviation, 2-2's sister unitwhich is located further north, were weath-ered in, however, and had to cancel theirpart of the mission. The 513th though, aswell as all US helicopters participating, didperform their "dry runs" and successfullyreturned to their bases.
Dec. 10, the day set aside for the nightportion of the mission, brutal winter weath-er grounded the "Wildcards" and their sisterunits completely. No aircraft were allowedto fly their mission as winds and rainplayed too much of a factor, and causedevery flight to be canceled.
Even though the "crawl" phase of thismission was not fully completed, it was stilla success.
According to Capt. Adair Cox, a platoonleader with 2-2, "Planning such a large mis-sion with so many moving parts and inte-grating our ROK allies is a success initself."
The "Wildcards" and its sister ROK unitsare planning to continue their efforts in airassault training. There are currently plans toparticipate in the "walk" phase of this exer-cise in the coming months by introducingmore detailed tactics and utilizing air assaultqualified Soldiers from within the battal-ion's ranks.
Story & photos by Sgt. M. Benjamin Gable2nd CAB Public Affairs
Pvt. Patrick Rise, a crew chief with Co. C, 2-2, performs pre-flight checks before his aircraft taxis the runway in support ofthe day and night combined air assault with US and ROKalliance forces, Dec. 10, at Camp Eagle.
As some aircrews with 2-2 perform maintenance checks on their aircraft, (left) others return from the day portion of the two-day air assault training whichintegrated both US and ROK air power, Dec. 10, at Camp Eagle. The mission called for the US and ROK Army alliance to perform both day and night airassault training on consecutive days. Even though the night portion of the exercise was canceled due to weather, the mission was a success as the twoforces planned an integrated mission with varied air assets in a complex environment
