the morning calm korea weekly - nov. 14, 2008

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November 14, 2008 Volume 7, Issue 7 http://imcom.korea.army.mil Published for those serving in the Republic of Korea

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big in youth soccerchampionship

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Family CommandSponsorship comesto USAG-Red Cloud

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Falcons clinch Far East title

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Seoul American High School Falcons face off against the Kadena Panthers Saturday Nov. 8 at Yongsan Garrison. The Falcons won 22-21 to take the Far East Championship. See Page 9 for

coverage of the game at USAG-Yongsan. To view or download this photo, visit www.ickr.com/usag-yongsan. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Hwang Joon-hyun

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

USFK Public Affairs

Te Per Diem ravel and ransportation Allowance Committeeconrmed that the continued strengthening U.S. Dollar caused a10 point decrease in COLA or Korea. Te exchange rate over thelast two weeks ranged rom 1275 to 1375 won to the dollar, whilethe COLA pay system rate was set well belowat 1180. Eective Nov. 1, PDAAC resetthe pay system rate to an equitable rate. Teresult was COLA being reduced to zero or allareas o Korea except Seoul. Te Seoul COLA

index dropped rom 114 to 104.Te good news or service members isthe stronger dollar makes shopping o-postmuch more attractive, with prices o postmore o a bargain compared to previous years. Te U.S. dollar hasstrengthened against the won at a greater rate than other currenciesthis year. On Oct. 29, the dollar rose to a high o 1446 won atCommunity Bank compared to only 983 won at CommunityBank nearly three months earlier on Aug.1. Te Nov. 5 rate at

High Dollar to Won exchange ratecauses COLA rates for Korea to drop

Community Bank was 1248 a 26% appreciation.COLA is an allowance designed to strengthen service members

purchasing power by compensating them or the dierence betweenthe cost o living in Korea and the cost o living in CONUS. Severalactors impact the COLA rate. Tese actors include the KoreanWon exchange rate, shopping patterns o US service members, duty

location, and accompanied status.Te exchange rate is reviewed twice each month to

ensure the COLA retains its intended level o purchasingpower. When the won strengthens, it lessens the purchasingpower o the dollar and could drive an increase in the

COLA. In the same way, when the won weakens, itincreases the purchasing power o the dollar and coulddrive a decrease in the COLA.

Te command understands that the COLA is a valuablenancial entitlement, and the command will ensure service membersreceive every penny they are entitled to by regulation. For questionsor or additional inormation regarding COLA, please contact the175th Financial Management Center at DSN 725-3201, or checktheir website.

Soldiers at CRC Enclave welcomeCommand Sponsorship Program

The recently announced Command Sponsorship Program allows

Soldiers assigned to Camps Red Cloud, Stanley and Jackson, to live

with their Family members in Korea. View or download this photo at www.

ickr.com/imcomkorea. U.S. Army photo courtesy of 2ID PAO

See SPONSORSHIP, Page 4

By Master Sgt. Donald Sparks

2ID Public Affairs

In an attempt to increase readiness and provide stabilizationor Soldiers and their Family members, a change in the policy orcommand sponsorship has allowed greater opportunities or Soldiersto have accompanied tours.

In the past, serving the Republic o Korea or many Soldiersassigned to the 2nd Inantry Division in the Camp Red CloudEnclave meant spending a tour unaccompanied or withoutcommand sponsorship.

Ater Gen. Walter Sharp, U.S. Forces Korea commander,

changed the policy requirements or command sponsorship in AreaI, leaders rom 2ID ocused on developing a revised CommandSponsorship Program or the CRC Enclave.

Te program, designed or Soldiers assigned to Camps RedCloud, Stanley and Jackson, allows an opportunity or Soldiers andtheir Family members to take advantage o living in Korea.

Te whole intent is normalizing Korea, said Lt. Col. JereyBoyer, 2ID G-1. With that (policy change) comes increasedcommand sponsorship opportunities. Tis program allows those who are already here non-command sponsored to convert tocommand sponsored and gain some additional benets and tohave Soldiers already here to enroll in the CRC Enclave commandsponsorship program.

He also added the program is also available or Soldiers pendingassignment to 2ID in the CRC Enclave.Boyer, who advises the 2ID

commanding general on personnel management o Soldiers assignedto the division, sees the change in policy as a positive impact onmission readiness.

We need to ght tonight and this program benets readiness,Boyer said. Te bottom line up ront is the more continuity wehave across our ormations and or our warghting unctions or

By Marianne Campano

65th Med Brigade

General Sharp declares Tursday, Nov.20, as the Great American Smokeout or US

Forces Korea. Tis event, now in its 33rd year,is sponsored by the American Cancer Society.Te goal o the Smokeout is to encourage andinspire smokers to stop smoking or at least 24hours or to support a smoker to be smokereeor that day.

obacco use remains the single largestpreventable cause o disease and prematuredeath in the United States. Each year,smoking accounts or an estimated 438,000premature deaths, including 38,000 deathsamong nonsmokers as a result o secondhand

smoke. Hal o all Americans who continueto smoke will die rom smoking-relateddiseases.

he World Health Organizationreports that globally, tobacco kills 5.4

million people a year - an average o oneperson every six seconds.

Across the peninsula, Service Members,amily members and civilians are urged toquit smoking on Nov. 20 to help curb thesealarming statistics. At Yongsan, tobaccoprevention and cessation inormation andree nicotine gum will be available at thePX on the day o the Smokeout. Smokerswill be recruited to sign a pledge to quit orat least 24 hours. Non-smoking volunteerswill be recruited to adopt a smoker to

provide support.o prevent smoking, the Junior Ofcers

Council nurses are delivering ar Wars, ananti-tobacco curriculum to all th gradersat Seoul Elementary. Te Health Science

students at Seoul American High Schoolare delivering the same curriculum to thgraders in Osan. In addition, the high schoolstudents are creating posters and videos with the important anti-tobacco messageto be used in uture campaigns and to beshared with other students at Yongsan.On Nov. 19, public health nurses and thehealth promotion coordinator will be at theHigh School to provide inormation and to

Great American Smokeout encourages smoke-free lifestyle

See SMOKEOUT, Page 4


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NOVEMBER 14, 2008NEWS PAGE 3

http://imcom.korea.army.mil

The following entries were excerpted from

the military police blotters. These entries

may be incomplete and do not imply guilt

or innocence.

AREA I: Aggravated Assault; False Official

Statement; Subject #1 and Subject #2 wereinvolved in a verbal altercation which turned

physical when Subject #1 struck in the head

with a glass beer bottle at an off-post club.

Subject #2 sustained injuries consisting of a

laceration to her forehead. Subject #2 was

transported by ambulance to the TMC where

she was treated and released. Subject #1

reported to the USAG-Casey PMO where

she was advised of her legal rights, which

she waived denying the offense. Witness

#1 and Witness #2 reported to the USAG-

Casey PMO where they rendered writtensworn statements attesting to the incident.

Further investigation revealed Subject #1

committed the offense of false official state-

ment when she rendered a written sworn

statement knowing it to be false. This is a

final report.

AREA II: Accidental Damage to Government

Property; Person(s) unknown, by means un-

known, damaged Complainant #1s GOV

which was legally parked, secured and un-attended. Damages to the GOV consisted

of a broken windshield. Complainant #1

rendered a written sworn statement attest-

ing to the incident. Due to lack of investi-

gative leads, this case will be closed in the

files of USAG-Yongsan PMO as unfounded/

unsolved pending the receipt of any infor-

mation which would warrant its reopening.

ECOD is unknown. This is a final report

AREA III: Wrongful Destruction of Gov-

ernment Property; Person(s) unknown, by

means unknown, punctured the right reartire of a GOV, which was secured and un-

attended on post. A search of the area for

subject(s) and/or witness(es) met with neg-

ative results. ECOL is unknown. This is a

final report.

AREA III: Traffic accident without Injuries;

Damage to Government Property; Fleeing

the Scene of a Traffic Accident; Failure to

Maintain Control; Subject #1, operating aGOV, failed to maintain control and struck

a ditch at USAG-Humphreys. Damages to

Subject #1s vehicle consisted of scratches

to the right front bumper. Subject #1 was

advised of his legal rights, which he waived

rendering a written sworn statement ad-

mitting to the offenses. Subject #1 was

processed and released on his own recog-nizance. Subject #1 reported utilization of

his seatbelt. ECOD is unknown. This is a

final report.

AREA IV: Traffic Accident without Injuries;

Damage to Government Property; Fleeing

the Scene of a Traffic Accident; Subject

#1, operating a GOV with Witness #1 as

a passenger, struck an unknown object at

an unknown intersection in Daegu. Sub-

ject #1 then fled the scene. Damages to

Subject #1s vehicle consisted of dents,

scratches and paint transfer to the left side

of vehicle. The unknown object sustained

unknown damages. KNP was notified, but

did not respond. Subject #1 reported to theUSAG-Daegu PMO where he was advised

of his legal rights, which he waived render-ing a written sworn statement admitting to

the offenses. Witness #1 rendered a Korean

National statement attesting to the incident.

Subject #1 and Witness #1 were processed

and released on their own recognizance.

Subject #1 and Witness #1 reported utiliza-

tion of their seatbelts. ECOD is unknown.

This is a final report.

MP Blo t t er

NEWS

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Current events and a ct iv i t ies

Cirque du Soleils Alegra

The show will be hosted by Jamsil Sports

Complexs Big Top Theatre through Dec. 31.

For information, call Interpark 1544-1555 (press

#2 for English) or visit www.tour2korea or www.

cirquedusoleil.co.kr (Korean, English)

Kimchi Expo (Nov. 22-25)

The annual Kimchi Expo aims to promote the

outstanding qualities of kimchi throughout the

world and raise its competitiveness through the

development of Koreas kimchi and fermentation-

related industry and higher quality standards.

The event is held at Seouls COEX Mall. The

festival is the rst kimchi-related trade fair to

promote the scientic effects of kimchi and its

role in developing a healthy soc iety. The Kimchi

Expo exhibits Koreas traditional, functional, or

newly-developed forms of kimchi as well as a

variety of fermented foods, traditional seasonings,

salted seafood, and other health foods. Visit www.

tour2korea.com

2008 International Migratory Bird Festival

The 5th International Migratory Bird Festival is

scheduled to run from Nov. 19-23, in the Gunsan-s i

region. Visitors will have the pleasure of watching

Baikal Teal flocks, the most representative

migratory birds of Geumgang, y through the

air. This is also a popular festival for families.

Highlights of the festival include the opening

ceremony, face painting, stage performances,

and a variety of sights to see and enjoy. Opening

ceremony is scheduled for 19 Nov. at11:00 a.m.

To get there, take a train to Gunsan Station,

then take a taxi for about 2 kilometers to the

Geumgang Migratory Bird Observatory. For

additional information, please check the festivals

homepage. http://www.gsbird.co.kr/index.htm

Seoul International Winter Sports Expo

Scheduled for through Nov. 16, Seoul Convention

and Exhibition Center (COEX). SIWINTER 2008

will feature a Gangwon-do Promotional Pavilion

and Overseas Promotion Special Pavilion to

promote the 2014 PyeongChang Olympic Winter

Games bidding activities, the Winter Sports Product

Pavilion, and Resort Promotion Pavilion. Organized

by theme, the pavilions allow visitors better access

to all related information at one site. In particular,

participants will include ten ski resorts and relatedassociations from the Hokkaido region of Japan.

Visit www.siwinter.com for additional information.

Seoul 63 Sky Art, Aquarium and IMAX

The worlds highest museum has opened at one of

Seouls most well known landmarks, the Yeouido

63 Building. The 60th oor Sky Deck has been

newly remodeled into the 63 Sky Art Museum.

In celebration for the museums grand opening,

the Hello Kitty exhibit will run through 30 Nov. The

exhibition will offer a variety of artworks under the

banner Seoul / Sky, Sweet, Secret, Soul. Visitors

can also take in the beautiful views of the Hangang

River through the observatorys large windows. The

exhibition is open from 10 a.m. - midnight. Tickets

can be purchased until 11 p.m. and are availableat the museum ticket booth. For more information

visit www.63.co.kr videos of the exibit are available

online at www.youtube.com/koreaculture

Battle of Noryang reenactment

The Chungmugong Noryang Haejeon Seungcheopje

Festival commemorates the historic victory of

General Lee Sun-sin in the Battle of Noryang against

Japanese invaders in 1592. The festival, which

was previously held for three days around General

Lees birthday of April 28th by the lunar calendar,

is now held for three days around Nov. 19 by the

lunar calendar when General Lee died in the battle.

Chungmugong was his pen name. Held for the 8th

time in 2008, the festival is organized from Nov.

14-16 near Namhaedaegyo Bridge in Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. Major events are the

reenactment of the battle around Namhaedaegyo

Bridge with General Lees Geobukseon (Turtle

ship) and the Japanese waeseon vessels, the

exhibit of Geobukseon, folk performances, s inging

contest, and student composition. There will

also be celebratory performances, madanggeuk

performance, and reworks. For information, visit

www.tour2korea.com or english.namhae.go.kr

(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Yellowtail Fest (Thru Nov. 16)The Choenamdan Moseulpo Yellowtail Festival

celebrates bangeo, or yellowtail, which boasts

the best sh quality. This year, it will be held from

Nov. 14-16 near Moseulpo Port in Seogwipo,

Jeju-do. Major events include bangeo catching,

bangeo shing, bangeo traditional market, national

gaetbawi shing contest, inline skate festival, and

visit to historical sites. There will also be a bangeo

cooking exhibition and free sampling, as well as the

ceremony of pungeoje to pray for a bountiful catch

and vessel parade.

Autumn getaway to Wonju

Located in the Southwest of Gangwon-do Province,

Wonju is within an easy, 2-hour drive from Seoul.

Enthusiastic hikers are recommended to visit Mt.Chiaksan National Park. The mountain offers

numerous tracks, ranging from 2.8 kilometers to

23.8 kilometers. In the fall, the mountain offers

beautiful foliage. Along the hiking trail, one can also

nd historic Buddhist temples like Guryongsa and

Sangwonsa that date back to the Silla Dynasty. For

more information, visit www.tour2korea.com

Photography Museum

Donggang Museum of Photography is housed in a

building with one basement level and two ground

levels. The museum has a permanent exhibition

hall and two special exhibition halls and there is

also an outdoor gallery and a lecture hall. Visitors

will nd photos highlighting the natural and cultural

heritage of Yeongwol and about 800 photos takenby town residents. Another noteworthy addition is

the exhibition of 130 classic cameras, a must for

camera enthusiasts and acionados. Visit www.

dgphotomuseum.co.kr (Korean, English). The

museum is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Enjoy Seouls riverside park

The parks along the Han River feature an extensive network of tness equipment, basketball and tennis courts, refreshment venues and open

space to enjoy the autumn weather. A paved path suitable for jogging, biking or inline skating follows the rivers edge, offering picturesque views

of many of Seouls major landmarks. Visitors can also enjoy the river sites from the Han River Cruise, which offers picturesque night sights of the

city. To view this photo, visit www.ickr.army.mil/imcomkorea U.S. Army photo by Kim Do Hwan


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Korean-American Friendship Association announces specialTanksgiving perormance in Yongsan at Seoul American High School,Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.

he perormance will eature traditional dance and musicalperormances including an dance and percussion demonstrations.

Korean-American Friendship Association tohold Tanksgiving performance in Yongsan

SPONSORSHIP from Page 2

every skill level we need; then were betterready to ght.

Although leaders are strongly encouragingSoldiers to consider serving in Korea andtake advantage o the command sponsorship

program in the CRC Enclave, they also areeducating Soldiers on the benet limitationso the program such as housing, dependenteducation opportunities and medical care.

Servicemembers will be counseled byleaders and sign a statement noting theyunderstand the limitations in the CRCEnclave, per directive o Sharps PolicyLetter #26, so they can make the rightdecision beore enrolling in the program.For example, Family government housingand Department o Deense Schools are onlyavailable in USAG-Yongsan.

Command Sponsorship here at the CRCenclave requires me to counsel those Soldierswho desire command sponsorship here, said

Lt. Col. James Burns, commander, DivisionSpecial roops Battalion. Tere are somethings that the Soldier needs to know beorehe or she decides to bring their Family overand I play a role to make sure the Soldierunderstands that.

Burns, who commands more than 800Soldiers in the CRC Enclave, anticipatesinterest in the program to be very high, butalso emphasizes that Soldiers know it is nota blanket policy.

Tere will be some amilies who decideCommand Sponsorship at Camp Red CloudEnclave is right or them and some maynot, Burns said. Again I need to stressthat when I talk to individual Soldiers whoaccept command sponsorship it will be basedon their individual need, and I want themto clearly understand the limitations thatcome with command sponsorship regardinghousing, medical care and education.

Both Boyer and Burns do agree that the

program is a win-win or everybody involved the Soldiers, Family members, the divisionand the local Korean communities.

You have a Soldier who is more relaxedbecause they have their amily here with

them many o them who have returnedrom deployment, Boyer said. Also oneo the key tenets o normalizing tours inKorea, which is the intent o the commandsponsorship program, is that the moreAmerican Soldiers and Families that we gethere to represent us in a positive good light,it strengthens our alliance with the Republico Korea.

Burns touted the instant benets thedivision will gain rom the policy.

We get a Soldier who is going to stayhere in the division or at least two years,Burns said.

Tat is a big bonus to the divisionbecause we have constant turnover due

to the one-year tour assignment. Tis willstabilize job experience which we badlyneed, he said.

2ID leaders recognize the program isnot perect and there are still questions tobe resolved to ensure Soldiers and Familymembers have the right resources andinormation available to make their naldecision to request command sponsorship.

he program has high commandemphasis, and leaders at all levels are onboard to assist Soldiers in making the rightdecision; but most importantly, accordingto Boyer, Soldiers have to talk candidly andhonestly to their Family members.

People have to come into this with anopen mind dont look at the limitations,but look at the opportunities, Boyer said.Seek those opportunities, those things thatcan benet them and their Families. Look atsome o the things the Army has put in placeto mitigate some o the challenges.

encourage all students to sign a pledge torerain rom tobacco. All week, the middleschool students are listening to the shortterm consequences and dangers o tobaccothrough announcements, and the anti-tobacco message is being emphasized againin the health science classes.

Across the peninsula, smoking cessation

classes are being oered that combine

counseling, pharmacotherapy and ornicotine replacement. Points o contact oror these activities are: Capt. ravers, AreaI: 730-6796; Ms. Marianne Campano, Area II: 736-6137; Ms. Dumoulin, AreaIII: 753-7657; and Capt. Smith, Area IV:764-4819.

With all the resources available, there has

never been a better time to quit.

SMOKEOUT from Page 2


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NOVEMBER 14, 2008USAG-RC PAGE 5

http://imcom.korea.army.milAREA I

Red Cloud reghters put out a simulated gasoline re in a buring bus and two cars during the combined city and military reghting exercise held on Kyong MinUniversity Oct. 22. Download these photos at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea Courtesy photo

By Jim Cunningham

USAG-RC Public Affairs

UIJEONGBU Red Cloud reghterstrained with Uijeongbu city reghters ina Joint Annual Disaster raining Oct. 22 atKyong Min University.

Te exercise included putting out high-rise apartment res and car and bus res. Itis held every year to keep reghters ready toght res together,said John Cook,Area I re chie.

he point othis exercise, orour ireighters, was to practiceusing our oamcapabilities, Cooksa id. Foam i sused to extinguishgasoline and otherpetroleum typeres.

Red Cloud garrison re department is theonly resource the city has to ght petroleumres. Te oam the reghters use is the sametype used by airports to ght petroleum resand help disabled aircrat land without

landing gear, Cook explained.All Army re departments have oamreghting capability, Cook said. Mostcivilian re departments do not have vehiclesdesigned to put out large petroleum res.

Army reghters are generally trained toght res in buildings and at airports.

Tis exercise with the city is an annualevent, and Red Cloud garrison usually holds

a smaller training event inviting the cityreghters to come on post and train withtheir ladder trucks. Red Cloud garrison doesnot have ladder trucks and relies on the cityor such capability.

More than 39 dierent agenciesparticipated in the exercise, but only RedCloud reghters were rom a U. S. Armygarrison.

Republic o Korea army ireighterswere there to train inputting out chemicalres, Cook said. St.

Marys Hospital staf, wi th doctors andambulances, took partand university securityorces also took part.

Te training began wi th a s imulatedchemical explosionin the Kyong MinUnivers ity science

laboratory, Cook explained. Part o thetraining was to test the university re drillsand evaluate their re plans. Universitieshave the same re ghting equipment oundin large hotels, Cook continued, and parto the exercise was to train university staf

and students.As responders, this practice is veryvaluable, Cook said. When a large rehappens, controlling the re and controllingall the ireighters and other emergencyteams is the most critical thing we willdo.We always appreciate participating with thecity fre department, because I have a strong beliewe work together better when we train together.

Red Cloud reghters train in city exercise

As responders, this practice

is very valuable, when a large rehappens, controlling the re and

controlling all the reghters and

other emergency teams is the

most critical thing we will do.

John Cook, Area I fre chie

Kyong Min University students participate in the joint training exercise Oct. 22by participating in the simulated injuries used to train emergency personnel.Download this photo at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea Courtesy photo


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALMAREA I

Victim Advocate Hot Line

USAG-RC Victim Advocate Hot Line is 011-9187-2001. Take a stand against domesticviolence. Victim Advocate Coordinator US-

AG-Casey ACS, Building 2603. For moreinformation 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. Formore information call 732-6404.

Mitchells Club Thanksgiving Special

Mitchells Club will offer a ThanksgivingSpecial whole roasted turkey (16-20lb) wh-cih serves 8-12 with cranberry sauce, can-died yams, country style dressing, gibletgravy, dinner rolls, pumpkin pie and familysize glazed ham (3-5lb) to go for $79.95.For more information call: 732-8189/8211.

American Indian/Alaskan

Native Heritage Month

The 2nd Infantry Division and USAG-RedCloud will present National American In-dian Heeritage Month Observince titledLiving in Many Worlds Nov. 19 at 11 a.m.in the USAG-RC Theater. For more infor-mation call: 730-4287.

USAG-RC Gas Station Hours

USAG-RC gas station will be closed forlunch from 1:30-2:30 p.m. daily. For moreinformation call: 732-7167

USAG-Red Cloud and 2ID

Celebrate American Education Week

USAG-Red Cloud and 2ID will celebrateAmerican Education Week Nov. 16 through22. This years theme is Army Education:Strong Soldiers, Families and Communi-ties. For more information call: 732-7015.

Spouses Orientation Program

The Spouses Orientation Program sched-uled dates for November are Nov. 25 atCasey. For more information on this pro-gram call: 732-5883.

Delux Taxi Ariport Service

A new taxi contract has began at USAG-Casey, Camp Stanley, Camp Hovey andRed Cloud. Customers wishing transporta-tion to the airport can call 1544-9080 andrequest a taxi be dispatched to their desiredlocation. Customers can reserve taxis inadvance for trips to the airport. The FTNHcabs will be larger vehicles, mostly minivans, allowing for ample luggage space.Passengers can expect to pay 4,500 wonfor the rst three kilometers and 1,220 wonper kilometer thereafter plus road tolls.Trafc conditions may increase the fare,as 100 won is added for each 35 secondsthe taxi is stopped or traveling less than 15kilometers per hour.

Become an Inspector General

The 8th Army Inspector General has imme-diate openings for ofcers and NCOs. Formore information call: 725-6739.

American Education Week

American Education Week is Nov. 16-22.Seminars will be held for USAG-RC andCamp Stanley Nov. 17 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. inthe Red Cloud Theater. Come and get youreducation related questions answered. Formore information call: 732-7015.

For more information about events

and announcements in Area I log on to

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cal/. You will nd information for all Area

I installations on this site.

Sally Hall (left), Casey Community Activity Center manager, accepts honorary citizenship from Dongducheon Mayor Oh,Sea Chang (right) Nov. 3 in Dongducheon City Hall. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

By Jim Cunningham

USAG-RC Public Affairs

DONGDUCHEONSally Hall,USAG-Casey Family Morale, Welare, andRecreation Community Activity Center

manager, was made an honorary citizen byDongducheon city Mayor Oh, Sea ChangOct. 3. Hall, once manager o the CaseyUnited Services Organization, was citedor her extraordinary ability to create andmaintain mutually beneicial programsbetween Soldiers and citizens here.

I learned I was to be given honorarycitizenship the second week o October,Hall said. Tey gave me the honor becauseo the outreach programs I created beneting

Casey civilian employee awarded honorary citizenshipboth Soldiers and the community since2003.

Hall created successul programs suchas the USO Virtues Program, which allowsSoldier volunteers to teach English to schoolage children. he English as a Second

Language Program allows Soldier volunteersto teach English to adults. Other languageprograms bring school age children on postduring the summer months so they canpolish their English. Tey also experienceAmerican culture, see how Soldiers live, andhow they support their countrys deense.

Hall is also responsible or startingprograms or orphanages and nursinghomes. hese programs allow Soldiersto volunteer in providing various kinds

o support, including maintaining theirproperty and providing entertainment.

I initiated relationships between Armyunits, orphanages and nursing homes, Hallsaid. Lately we have initiated programswith the Korean Red Cross.

he inscription on the honorarycitizenship plaque reads: In appreciationor the riendship Sally Hall has osteredbetween the city o Dongducheon and itscitizens and the Soldiers o USAG-Casey.

I did not expect this recognition, Hallsaid. Dongducheon has been my home for thelast nine years. None of these programs couldhave been successful without the work of theSoldiers and Civilians who volunteered.

For the rst time here Family Morale, Wel-

fare, and Recreation held a Fall Festival.Soldiers chow down at the Better Oppor-tunities for Unaccompanied and SingleSoldiers Fear Factor booth which providedall kinds of wiggling and squirming thingsto eat in a contest.Soldiers wanted something out of theordinary to attract the crowd, explainedCrystal Hagen, Community Activity Cen-ter manager. We partnered with ReggiesClub, FMWR, and BOSS to nance andprovide the activities for the festival.Programs included something for ev-eryone. A live rock band, inatable play-ground toys for young children, pie eatingcontests and other activities. We will keepthe party going as long as Soldiers andFamily members are having a good time,Hagen said. All the units here at Stanleycame together to put this party togetherand they are having a great time. U.S.Army photo by Jim Cunningham

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USO lauds Virtues Program volunteers at USAG-CaseyGraduates of the United ServicesOrganization Virtues Program sing Weare the world to conclude a graduation

ceremony Oct. 31. The USO gaveawards to 34 Soldiers who volunteeredto teach English to city school children inDongducheon. The program known as theUSO Virtues Program began Oct. 28 andended with the awards ceremony Oct. 31.Soldiers from the Brigade Special TroopsBattalion, Comanche Troop 4-7 Cavalry,and Headquarters Troop 4-7 Cavalryreceived awards for teaching 31 students.Mayor Oh, Sea Chang is a big supporterof our Virtues program, said Jim Allen,Casey USO director. We teach virtues inEnglish conversation in the classroomsof city elementary, middle, and highschools, Allen said. The commanders

support our programs, if we did not havethe commanders support, we could nothave the volunteers. We have more than100 Soldiers volunteer during each Virtuesterm. Visit www.fickr.com/imcomkorea. U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham

Children trick-or-treat in the Gateway at USAG-Casey

More than 300 children, parents and Family members gathered in the Gateway Club to trick-or-treat and play games for prizes Oct 31. Halloween parties are an annual tradition here on Casey,said Sally Hall, Community Activity Center manager. What is great about this is we combined efforts and resources with the Casey Library and Casey Pear Blossom Cottage to hold a largerevent than in the past. The party began at 11 a.m. with a party for pre-school children, and then resumed after school hours for children ages 5 through 12. Games provided for the children werea doughnut eating contest; pass the pumpkin, candy hunt, and a music contest. After the games, children trick-or-treated at Headquarters, Headquarters Company barracks. We were planningto do a Halloween party for the children when I heard the CAC was planning to do the same, said Steve Toepper, Casey Library manager. We got together and decided to make a full day of itfor both the Library and the CAC. The Library and the CAC pooled their budgets for the decorations and the food provided by the Gateway Club. Bettor Opportunities for Unaccompanied andSingle Soldiers provided the work to put up the decorations and also dressed in costumes and provided help in keeping the party moving. Orphanage children and children from city schools wereinvited to attend the party, Toepper added. The orphanage and city school children were about 48 in all, Toepper said. Not only did those children come to the party here in the club, we tookthem to the bowling alley earlier today. All of us here in Family Morale, Welfare, and Recreation are working as a team to provide services and programs in support of the Army Family Covenant.Download this photo at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea U.S. Army photo by Jim Cunningham


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U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Walter Sharp presents trophiesto each member of the SAHS Falcon football team.

Falcon football supporters cheer the team on to victory Saturday.

Hundreds of Seoul American High Schoolfootball fans watch the championship gameSaturday at Yongsan. U.S. Army photos byPvt. Hwang Joon-hyun

Above: Community members get red up

during the game at the MWR eld adjacent to

the high school.Left: In a Heisman moment SAHS player SteveBrown vigorously runs the ball down the eld.

The Seoul American High School Falcons win a hard-fought victoryand now reign as the 2008 Far East Football champions.

Patricia Edmondson leads an enthusiastic cheer.USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON Te Seoul AmericanHigh School Falcons celebrated a big win over the KadenaPanthers Saturday to take the Department o DeenseDependent School Class AA Championship title 22-21.

Kadena was the reigning champion,giving Seoul the underdog status.

Hundreds o Yongsan communitymembers turned out at the Morale,

Welare and Recreation Field adjacent tothe high school to enthusiastically watchthe game.

Seoul Americans Most Valuable Player

Willie Brown returned an interception ora touchdown and also recovered a umbleto set up the game-winning D. Fellowsenior rinidai Stansel ran or two Ds.

Tis time, I expected it be a dogght,and it was everything I expected it to be,Falcon Coach Julian Harden said o theKadena Panthers in a Stars & Stripes interview.

For those o us attending Saturdays game, we weretreated to a wonderul weekend o all ootball at its best,said SAHS Principal Robert Sennett. Te top 25 playersrom their respective schools played under perect weather,ull stands and were treated to an inspiring game that heldall engaged until the last cannon shot.

Sennett said the game showed true school spirit.Congratulations also needs to be extended to all who

attended Saturdays game players and ans alike ortheir antastic display o sportsmanship, Sennett said.It truly was a day to remember, or as spectators wedont oten get to witness our nest teams in these nalevents. It surely reected positively on our students, ourschool and our community.

Sennett went on to congratulatethe school sta and key communitymembers or the support.

Congratulations to all or agreat season and to the coaches:

Julian Harden Head Coach, BillRatcli Asst. Coach, Volunteers

Jessie Smith, Phillip Perez, Riddell

Wilkins, and David Simpson,he said.Individual Statistics

RushingKadena, BrandonHarris 15-75, Lamar Stevens8-66, Vince Coronado 4-22,Stanley Schrock 4-13, Jordan

Ray 1-6, Tomas McDonald 2-4, Dillon Bush 1-0. SeoulAmerican, rinadai Stansel 25-135, Steven Brown 8-29,Alex Rhinehart 9-26, .J. Alexander 3-12, Joe McLean1-6, Johnnie Hickson 6-0, Brent Spencer 3-(minus-6).

PassingKadena, Lamar Stevens 1-3-1-42, StanleySchrock 0-1-0-0. Seoul American, Johnnie Hickson3-3-0-31.

ReceivingKadena, D.J. Douglass 1-42. SeoulAmerican, Willie Brown 2-29, Brent Spencer 1-2.

SAHS Falc ons w in Far East

Foot ba l l Cham pionsh ip

It truly was a dayto remember, for asspectators we dontoften get to witness

our nest teams inthese nal events.

Robert SennettSAHS Principal


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For a complete list of communityinformation news and notes, visit theUSAG-Yongsan ofcial web site at

http://yongsan.korea.army.mil

Thanksgiving Story Hour

Join fellow community members forThanksgiving Story Hour 11:30 a.m. Nov.15 at the Yongsan Library. There will bea turkey with trimmings and refreshments.

For information, call 723-7380.

Thanksgiving Performance

The Korean-American Friendship Associ-ation and Korean Culture and InformationService will present a free Thanksgivingperformance of traditional Korean musicand dances 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the SeoulAmerican High School Auditorium. For in-formation, call 723-7669.

Community of Sharing

USAG-Yongsan runs a program toprovide holiday meals for qualied E-5

and below Military and GS-7 and belowCivilian Employees. Meals are offeredby Thanksgiving and Winter holidays.The application deadline is Nov. 14 forThanksgiving. One application per familyregisters for both holidays. For information,call 738-7505.

Education Week 5K Fun Run

Support Education week by running in a5K Fun Run 9:30 a.m. Nov. 15 at CollierField House. For information, call 736-4588.

Mt. Seorak National Park Tour

There will be a Mount Seorak NationalPark tour Nov. 15. The bus will departfrom Moyer Community Activities Centerat 6 a.m. For information, call 723-3291.

Gongju and Buyeo Culture Tour

There will be a culture tour in Gong-juand Buyeo Nov. 22. The bus departs fromMoyer Community Activities Center at 9a.m. For information, call 723-3291.

Hot Springs Tour

Join a Hot Springs Tour 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.Nov. 28 at Onyang, ChoongchungProvince. The transportation is $15 plusan entrance fee of 20,000 Korean Won foradults. The trip is sponsored by the K-16Air Base Community Activity Center. Forinformation, call 741-6473.

EO Leaders Course

8th U.S. Army Equal Opportunity Coursewill be at 8 a.m. on Nov. 17 at the CampKim USO. Contact Your Brigade EO

Advisor for details. For information, call723-8822.

8th U.S. Army Band Auditions

Any active duty Soldier stationed inKorea is eligible to audition. If selected,Soldiers will be assigned to the 8th U.S.Army Band for the duration of their tourof duty in Korea. There are specificrequirements for the audition. Forinformation, call 725-7135.

English as a Second Language

Army Community Service is offeringEnglish as a Second Language classes4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays atCommunity Services, bldg. 4106. Theclasses are designed to assist foreign-

born dependents of U.S. Servicememberslooking to improve English languageskills. For information, call 738-7505.

USFK Commander recognizesDoDDS-Korea employees

Anne Lewis spends her time with oneof the largest Family Readiness Groupsin Korea. She is also the USAG-YongsanVolunteer of the Quarter.

What does she do?Anne Lewis is the senior advisor o one

o the largest Family Readiness Groups inKorea. Te 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation

Regiment at K-16 Air Base has nearly100 Families spread between Yongsan andK-16 with over 225 Family members.

She has spent this quarter restructuringthe FRG rom the ground up to developcompany-level FRG programs to betterserve this large population o Families.

She brought a new energy and vigor

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Anne Lewis

By Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs

YONGSAN GARRISON U.S. ForcesKorea recognized educators Nov. 7 at theDragon Hill Lodge Naija Ballroom.

USFK Commander Gen. Walter L.Sharp presented awards to 65 Department

o Deense Dependant Schools-Koreaemployees or their contributions to theircommunities.

DoDDS-K awards arent just orteachers, said USFK Education LiaisonOicer Cynthia Flagg. Awardees rangerom custodians all the way to principals,counselors and teachers. Tey all have a partin the education o our children.

Gen. Sharp presented the awards, butnot without irst expressing the positiveimpact the employees make to ensuring U.S.government personnel can perorm dailymissions while their children are being caredor and educated.

We appreciate you serving in Korea to

teach the children o those who serve ournation so ar away, he said. You enableour Servicemembers to do the jobs that theysigned up to do in deending America.

Sharp said Servicemembers know theirchildren are getting a quality education

while they are serving in Korea because

See DODDS-K, Page 12

Army selects Yongsan as 2009 ACOE fnalist

Army ofcials are set to inspect USAG-Yongsan for the 2009 Com-munities of Excellence competition. USAG-Yongsan hopes to buildon a 2008 ACOE Third Place win, which brought the community a$750,000 prize Photo Illustration by David McNally

By David McNally


YONGSAN GARRISON Armyofcials announced top contenders in acompetition to recognize excellence ininstallation management last month. U.S.

Army Garrison-Yongsan is one o sevennalists in the 2009 Army Communitieso Excellence competition.

Army inspection teams are headingto seven garrisons in mid-November.Te ACOE teams will be made up oindividuals rom garrisons throughoutthe Installation Management Command.Tey will interview key leaders, managers,customers and stakeholders, reviewdocuments and action plans.

We recently concluded the internalselection board, wrote Col. GregoryHerring, IMCOM chie o sta in ane-mail announcement. We are pleased to

announce that we've selected the garrisonslisted below as ACOE nalists.

Breaking with past competitions, theArmy selected seven nalists instead oour. Tree o the nalists are overseasgarrisons in the Republic o Korea.n USAG-Yongsann USAG-Daegun USAG-Humphreysn USAG-Fort Meaden USAG-Fort Stewartn USAG-Fort Braggn USAG-Fort KnoxHerring said the Army panel selecting the

nalists consisted o ve senior Baldridgeexaminers and judges rom across private,

non-prot and government organizations.Malcom Baldridge is the corporate gold

standard or recognizing organizationalexcellence.

Judges use a set criteriato evaluate what processesare in place to better servestakeholders and gainefciencies.

Te ACOE eam willconduct a one-week sitevisit or Gold, Silver andBronze Award nominees,Herring said.

USAG-Yongsan willhost an ACOE inspectionteam Nov. 17-21.

hey will validateour ACOE submission,primarily looking orexamples o the systemsand processes that weh i g h l i g h t e d , s a i dCasey Ross , USAG-

Yongsan Plans, Analysisand Integration chie.

Teyve already lookedat our submission. Tisis a ollow-up to look atus in more detail.

his shows tha tUSAG-Yongsan is stillone o the top installationsin the Army and weredoing the right thing in providing thethe services our community needs,he said.

Tis is the second year in a row thatUSAG-Yongsan has been a nalist. TeGarrison won $750,000 earlier thisyear as the 2008 ACOE Tird Place

Winner.

Te 2009 contest will eature more winners. his contest will award $1million the Gold. Tere will be twoSilver awardees vying or $500,000

each. Tree Bronze awardees will earn$250,000 each.

Te 2009 ACOE contest will alsooer cash prizes to three to six mostimproved garrisons. Competitionin this category is between: USAG-Picatinny Arsenal; USAG-Fort Gordon;USAG-Fort Campbell; USAG-FortMcCoy; USAG-Bamberg; and USAG

Schinnen.Congratulations to all the nominees,

Herring said.(Editors note: see related story, Page 12)

to the position o senior advisor andhelped to connect with American andForeign Spouses alike to orm a strongFamily team.

Most notable has been her eortson developing the FRG homepage orSoldiers and Families.

She created a web site that is now the

one-stop location or inormation onNEO, command sponsorship, activities,health and school inormation, links tothe embassy and other useul Army sites.Where does she work?

2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation RegimentFamily Readiness Group, Seoul AmericanMiddle School PO.Why does she volunteer?

Her genuine care and concern orSoldiers and their Families and hercampaigning or issues aecting the2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation RegimentFamilies has made a drastic improvementin the morale and quality o lie or theSoldiers and Families in the unit.

What impact does she have?Her genuine care and concern orSoldiers and their Families and hercampaigning or issues aecting the2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation RegimentFamilies has made a drastic improvementin the morale and quality o lie or theSoldiers and Families in the unit.


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Seoul National University graduate student Jeong Yeong-jin studies architecture Nov. 6 during a tour of

Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea.U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Hwang Joon-hyun

Garrison meets with HannamVillage residents for Town Hall

Garrison podcast new, notableBy David McNally


Y ON G S A N G A R R I S ON

Community members have a new way toget inormation about Yongsan happenings.U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan launched anaudio podcast in late August.

So ar, 10 weekly podcasts have beenpublished to the Garrison web site and apopular commercial media host, Appleiunes. In act, iunes selected the USAG-

Yongsan Podcast as a new and notableaudio podcast in their Government andOrganizations and Local subcategory.

Were telling the Army story at theGarrison level everywhere we can, saidPodcast host Steven Morgan. We want toreach our audience in various ways. Tisis one way we can get the word out. Its

a convenient way to get local news andinormation on your MP3 player.

Te 2-minute audio newscast is availableas a streaming audio le at the Garrison website (click the PODCASS link in the letcolumn o the main page). Listeners can alsosubscribe in iunes.

Te Garrison also provides the weekly

USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs Specialist Steven Morgan hosts a podcast Nov. 7 at a homegrown record-ing studio at Yongsan Garrison. U.S. Army photo by David McNally

By David McNally


HANNAM VILLAGE About 20

Hannam Village residents gathered at6 p.m. Nov. 4 or a town hall meeting.Hannam Village is a leased housing areaor junior enlisted Soldiers and ofcerslocated a couple o miles rom YongsanGarrison in Seoul.

We have challenges at Yongsanbecause we are nonenduring, said U.S.Army Garrison-Yongsan CommanderCol. Dave Hall. Most o USAG- Yongsan is scheduled to close in theuture as U.S. Forces Korea relocatesunits to bases urther south.

Its a myth that we dont needresources because were going awaysomeday in the uture. Were working to

maintain a quality o lie commensuratewith your level o service.Hall said the Garrison is committed

to increasing quality o lie as part o theArmy Family Covenant.

Hall showed residents a slideshowabout the Garrison. He said the Garrisonsta aces constant challenges with aginginrastructure.

We are trying to make it so HannamVillage is not a have-not, Hall said.We have a plan to get the high-risesopen again.

Te plan is to renovate vacant high-rise buildings. Te Army pays rent onoccupied quarters at the compound.

he Korea National HousingCorporation is oering to renovate thebuildings to make them habitable again.Currently two high-rise buildings havebeen vacant since 2006.

Te plan is to decrease the numbero apartments by making them bigger,Hall said as he showed photos o themodel renovations.

By Pvt. Hwang Joon-hyun


YONGSAN GARRISON Sevengraduate students and their proessor

rom Seoul National University takingmasters degree in landscape architecturecourse toured Yongsan garrison Nov. 6.

We came or an academic purpose,said Proessor Jeong Wookju, who ledthe students. Yongsan garrison will turninto a park in the uture, and I wanted togive my students a chance to apply theirknowledge to a real-world situation.

Te group gathered at Commiskeys,and then received a comprehensivetour o the garrison, ocusing on theresidential areas.

I looked orward to this rareopportunity to tour Yongsan garrison,said Jeong Yeong-jin, a participating

student. I wanted to see how it diersrom Seoul outside the walls, he said, aswell as the landscape and installations.Te garrison elt like an American suburbto me, with many characteristic eatures

that we would not nd in Korea.he tour included a stop at the

Japanese Imperial prison site.A lot o historical sites and buildings

in Seoul were destroyed in the course o

past conicts including the Korean War,Proessor Jeong said. I am glad to see anold compound such as this one intact.

Overall, the group expressed surpriseat how well the landscape and structures

were conserved and maintained inYongsan garrison.

Many Koreans, especially the youngadults, want to see what Yongsan garrisonlooks like, said Yongsan garrisonCommunity Relations Oicer AnChang-sin, who organized the visit andled the tour. I have always tried toinvite Korean students to the garrison,or educational purposes and to builda good relationship with the localcommunity.

I wi l l keep t r y ing to makearrangements like this one happen, Ansaid. It tells the young Koreans that

Army is indeed a Good Neighbor.

Koreans study Yongsan architecture

USAG-Yongsan Housing OicerCarol Jones also announced the status oa project to construct a Hannam VillageCommunity Center. Te new acility

will be located above the commissary.Tis is something residents asked

or, Jones said. Were hoping to havethe community center open by the endo the month.

Hannam Village resident Brianaillman asked about the possibility onumbered parking spaces.

Well conduct a resident surveythis week and evaluate the eedback,Jones said.

illman said she wanted to make apositive comment about the HannamVillage Commissary.

hey are very responsive, shesaid. Teyll deliver groceries to your

apartment or $3 and i you ask orsomething, they are very helpul.Te issue o bus schedules came up.

Residents asked about changes to theHannam Village-Yongsan Garrisonshuttle bus service.

Tis is your schedule, Hall said.We want to know what your needsare. We will do what we can to adjustthe schedule.

Residents also asked the 18th MedicalCommand Commander Col. RonSmith about medical appointments.

Smith announced a new automatedcall system that will help communitymembers get appointments. We hope

to have the system in place soon, Smithsaid.Garrison oicials committed to

another Hannam Village orum inFebruary 2009.

We're trying to increase qualityo lie here, Hall said. I were notmeeting the mark, you need to let usknow.

podcast to American Forces Network-Koreaor use in their radio newscast.

Each podcast covers the biggest eventso the week, and includes interviews with

local newsmakers.Tere are a lot o podcasts out there, and

theyre all ree. Te Army does a podcast,he said. But, rom what I can tell, out o179 garrisons in the Army, were the onlygarrison that produces a podcast.

Morgan works as a USAG-Yongsanpublic aairs specialist. His background inbroadcasting and web design help him in hisrole as the Garrison Webmaster.

Morgan was an Army broadcaster rom1988-2008. He has served as a radio showhost, television news anchor, producer,

writer, instructor and station commander.Since arriving in Korea this past April,

I wanted to make the Garrison web site

a useul tool or community members,Morgan said. Te web site is an ongoingproject that continues to evolve, Morgansaid.

Te USAG-Yongsan Podcast is producedeach Friday aternoon. For more subscriptionoptions to news eeds and the podcast visitthe Garrison web site.


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Te Yongsan community can rightullybe proud. For the second time in twoyears, weve been selected as nalists inthe Army Communities o Excellence

competition.In May, I stood on a Pentagon

stage with Army Vice Chie o StaGen. Richard Cody to receive a thirdplace ACOE trophy and a check or$750,000.

o be honest, wedont expect to havethat money until nextspring, so were stillconsidering how tospend the winnings.My intent is to reinvestthat money in quality olie programs.

Regardless, the Garrison continues

to improve quality o lie. Were movingorward with a plan to create a Yongsanamily park complete with picnic areasand walking paths. Were continuingwith our barracks and quarters renovationprojects. Were going to build a placewhere residents can meet and run theirdogs in a enced o area. Also, ourexpanded parking projects have broughthundreds o additional parking slotsacross the Garrison.

Our vision is to be a proessional,people-ocused organization setting thebenchmark or installation managementand quality o lie programs that ensurethe well-being o the community.

Your eedback is vital. We need to hearrom you. Please take a moment to stop bythe Garrison web site at http://yongsan.korea.army.mil and click on Commander's

Hotline and ICE. I guarantee you, I willread your message. Members o my stawill also read your message. You have avoice, and were listening.

USAG-Yongsan is a vibrant community with lots o events,organizations anda c t i v i t i e s . A s acommunity, we haveprocesses in place toensure we provide youwith a quality o liecommensurate withyour service.

Tis is part o the Army Family Covenant we signed in

December 2007. I promise you, it isnot a document we signed and orgot.We use the Covenant as a road map orinstallation management every day.

We are committed to providing you witha strong, supportive environment whereyou can thrive. Te Army Communitieso Excellence competition is anotheropportunity to show you how we take careo our community members. Our mottois, Here or You!

Congratulations on making it to theACOE nals once again. You are truly thereason USAG-Yongsan is a great place tolive, work and play.

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DODDS-K from Page 10

USFK Commander Gen. Walter L. Sharp waits on stage to greet the next coming DoDDS-K award recipientduring a recognition and reception ceremony Nov 7. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason C. Adolphson

You are truly the reasonUSAG-Yongsan is a greatplace to live, work and play.

Col. Dave HallUSAG-Yongsan Commander

DoDDS is ull o proessionals, like thosereceiving awards today.

Te ceremony also recognized those who

have served with DoDDS-K the longest.welve employees have served between20-30 years.


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NOVEMBER 14, 2008 NEWS IMCOM-K PAGE 13http://imcom.korea.army.milNew University of Maryland University College

scholarship fund will aid Servicemembers, spousesNovember 2008 is dedicated as Warrior Care

Month by the Department o Deense. As wegather together in the season o both thanks andgiving our nation pauses to recognize the sacrices

o todays service men and women in uniorm, alongwith their amilies.

Many amilies still ace signicant challengesin coping with the wounds o war both seenand unseen. More than 35,000 Soldiers, Sailors,Airmen, Marines and Coastguardsmen have beeninjured while serving in Operations Iraqi andEnduring Freedom.

But we owe more than just gratitude to our wounded and allen, their amilies, and thosewho stood beside them in combat. We must doeverything within our power to ensure they receivethe care and benets they so richly deserve. Teseveterans have given one-hundred percent, and theydeserve one-hundred percent back.

And already, rising rom Americas great sea ogoodwill, thousands o volunteer organizations andindividuals have stepped up to support our veterans

and their amilies as they make the critical transitionrom the rigors o combat to the responsibilitieso home.

Our irst Commander-in-Chie, George Washington, placed this issue in a nationalperspective: he willingness with which ouryoung people are likely to serve in any war shall be directly proportional to how they perceiveveterans o earlier wars were treated and appreciatedby this country.

Te Joint Chies and I salute our WoundedWarriors and their amilies, as well as the constellationo volunteers and support organizations who give sogenerously. Each seless act underlines President Washingtons observation: Our treatment andappreciation o our veterans is a reection o ourreadiness, and our worth, as a Nation.

Admiral Mullen sends:Warrior Care Month

Special to the Morning Calm

A $200,000 und will buy textbooks or Servicemembers, helppay tuition or amily members.

University o Maryland University College today announceda new scholarship und earmarked to assist active-duty, enlistedServicemembers and their amilies.

Te $200,000 und will provide nancial assistance to UMUCsmilitary students and their spouses in Asia, Europe and the MiddleEast, as well as stateside. It will cover the cost o textbooks orenlisted, active-duty members o the U.S. armed orces, as wellas tuition assistance in the orm o scholarships to spouses oenlisted, active-duty Servicemembers. All awards will be need-based, renewable, and contingent upon the student maintainingsatisactory academic standing. Te initial endowment willbe disbursed over our years, but the und will remain open toadditional contributions.

Given UMUCs long history o service to members o the

military and their amilies, we are especially proud toannounce this new military scholarship und, said Dr.Susan C. Aldridge, president o UMUC.

It promises to lessen the nancial burden on our brave women and men in uniormand their amiliesandbring them one step closer to earning a valuable UMUCdegree that will open doors and broaden horizons or yearsto come, she said.

Currently, UMUC enrolls an estimated 60,000 militaryServicemembers, dependents and veterans each year. Undercontract with the U.S. Department o Deense, the universityis currently positioned to be among the rst institutions toofer classes ace-to-ace to Servicemembers stationed on theground in Iraq.

For more inormation on this scholarship program,Servicemembers and their spouses stationed in Asia maycontact Michael Kulyk at [email protected], thepoint o contact or the region.

About University of Maryland University College

University o Maryland University College, headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland, is the second-largestuniversity in Maryland, serving 90,000 students and ofering 132 undergraduate and graduate programs onlineand on-site. In addition, UMUC is the second-largest public university in the United States and one o the largestpublic providers o online higher education in the nation. UMUC boasts a 60-year history o service to themilitary and currently enrolls an estimated 60,000 military Servicemembers, dependents and veterans each year.

Te university ofers ace-to-ace instruction at 21 locations throughout Maryland and educational servicesat more than 120 locations overseas, including the Middle East. UMUC is accredited by the Commission onHigher Education o the Middle States Association o Colleges and Schools and is a constituent institution o theUniversity System o Maryland, an agency o the State o Maryland.

$200,000 fund will buy textbooks for Servicemembers, help pay tuition for family members


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NEWS THE MORNING CALM

Pride and Glory(R) 6:30 p.m.

Bangkok Dangerous(R) 8:30 p.m.

Pride and Glory(R) 6:30

Disaster Movie(PG13) 8:30 p.m.

Bangkok Dangerous(R) 7 p.m.

Quarantine(R) 7 p.m.

Babylon A.D.(PG13) 9 p.m.

Body of Lies(R) 7 p.m.

Disaster Movie(PG13) 6 / 8:30 p.m.


Traitor(R) 7 p.m.

High School Musical 3(G) 5:30 / 8:30 p.m.

Dark Knight(PG13) 6:30 p.m.

High School Musical 3(G) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m.

Dark Knight(PG13) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

College(R) 2 / 5 / 8 p.m.

Longshots(PG13) 3:30 / 6:30 p.m.

High School Musical 3(G) 7 / 9 p.m.

Star Wars: Clone Wars(G) 6:30 p.m.Babylon A.D.

(PG13) 8:30 p.m.

Wall-E(PG) 1 p.m.Quarantine(R) 7 p.m.

High School Musical 3(G) 1 / 3:30 / 7:30 p.m.

Traitor(R) 9:30 p.m.

High School Musical 3(G) 1 / 3:30 / 6 p.m.

Traitor(R) 3:30 / 6 / 8:30 p.m.


Tropic Thunder(R) 9 p.m.


Veggie Tales Movie(G) 3 p.m.

House Bunny(PG13) 7 p.m.

Disaster Movie(PG13) 7 p.m.

Mirrors(R) 7 p.m.

Pride and Glory(R) 7:30 p.m.

Pride and Glory(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Star Wars: Clone Wars(G) 3:30 p.m.


Star Wars: Clone Wars(G) 3:30 p.m.


Body of Lies(R) 7 / 9 p.m.


College(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

College(R) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

No Show No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show No Show

No Show

No Show

No Show

House Bunny(PG13) 7:30 p.m.

Star Wars: Clone Wars(G) 7 p.m.

Pride and Glory(R) 7 p.m.

No Show

High School Musical 3(G) 7 p.m.

Pineapple Express(R) 4 / 7 p.m.


Pineapple Express(R) 7 p.m.

Babylon A.D.(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Traitor(PG13) 6 p.m.Babylon A.D.

(PG13) 8:30 p.m.Eagle Eye (PG13) Midnight

Babylon A.D.(R) 6 p.m.


Babylon A.D.(PG13) 6:30 / 9 p.m.

Righteous Kills(R) 6 p.m.




Traitor(R) 7 p.m.


Step Brothers(R) 7 p.m.



College(R) 7 p.m.

Space Chimps(G) 3 / 5:30 p.m.

Mama Mia!(PG13) 3 / 5:30 p.m.


Space Chimps(G) 6 p.m.

Mama Mia!(PG13) 6 p.m.


Mirrors(R) 6 p.m.



Mirrors(R) 6 p.m.


Nov. 14-20

Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayLOCATION

OSAN

784-4930

RED CLOUD

732-6620

STANLEY

732-5565

YONGSAN

738-7389

CASEY

730-7354

HENRY

768-7724

HUMPHREYS

753-7716

HOVEY

730-5412

KUNSAN

782-4987

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NOVEMBER 14, 2008

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

Protestant Services

CollectiveSunday 0800 Memorial Chapel (Liturgical)

0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

0930 Hannam Village Chapel (Korean)1000 South Post Chapel

1030 K-16 Chapel

1100 Hannam Village Chapel

ContemporarySunday 1000 Multi Purpose Training Facility

Gospel 1200 South Post Chapel

Seventh-Day Adventist

Saturday 0930 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

United Pentecostal (UPCI)

Sunday 1330 Memorial Chapel

KATUSA

Thursday 1830 Memorial Chapel

Episcopal

Sunday 1000 Memorial Chapel

Catholic ServicesMassSunday 0800 South Post Chapel

1130 Memorial Chapel

Saturday 1700 Memorial ChapelMon/Thur/Fri 1205 Memorial Chapel

Tues/Wed 1205 Brian Allgood Hospital Chapel

1st Sat. 0900 Memorial Chapel

Jewish ServicesFriday 1900 South Post Chapel

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1100 Freedom Chapel

1100 Suwon Air Base Chapel

1100 Camp Eagle ChapelGospel 1300 Freedom Chapel

Contemporary 1800 Freedom Chapel

KATUSATuesday 1900 Freedom Chapel

Korean

Wednesday 1730 Freedom ChapelWednesday 1900 Freedom Chapel

(Bible Study)

Catholic ServicesMass

Daily 1145 Freedom ChapelSunday 0930 Freedom Chapel

1700 Camp Eagle Chapel

1700 Suwaon Air Base Chapel

JewishFor information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.

army.mil, 723-6707

Protestant Services

Collective ProtestantSunday 1000 Camp Carroll

1030 Camp Walker

Church of Christ 1700 Camp WalkerGospel 1215 Camp Walker

1300 Camp Carroll

Contemporary

Friday 1900 Camp WalkerKoreanTuesday 1900 Camp Carroll

Wednesday 1830 Camp Walker

Catholic ServicesMass

Sunday 0900 Camp Walker1130 Camp Carroll

Saturday 1700 Camp Walker

JewishFor information, contact Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Avi Weiss, avi.weiss@korea.

army.mil, 723-6707

USAG-Yongsan Chaplain s

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David B. Crary:

[email protected], 7 38-3009

Chaplain (Maj.) Adolph G. DuBose:

[email protected], 738-4043

Chaplain (Maj.) Leo Mora Jr.:


USAG-Humphreys Chaplains

Chaplain (Maj.) Klon K. Kitchen, Jr.:


Chaplain (Maj.) James E. ONeal:

[email protected] , 753-7276

Chaplain (Capt.) Anthony Flores:

[email protected],

753-7042

USAG-Red Cloud/Casey

2ID Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Richard Spencer:


Red Cloud Chaplain (Maj.) Fredrick Garcia:


Red Cloud Chaplain (Capt.) Mario Rosario:

[email protected],

USAG-Daegu Chapl ains

Chaplain (Maj.) Eddie Kinley:


Chaplain (Maj.) Edward Martin:


Area III Worship ScheduleArea I Worship Schedule Area IV Worship ScheduleArea II Worship Schedule

Korea-wide Army chaplain points of contact

Protestant Services

Collective

Sunday 1000 Stone Chapel

Sunday 1000 Stanley Chapel

Sunday 1030 West Casey ChapelSunday 1100 Protestant Sunday

School-Coffee House

Sunday 1100 Warrior ChapelSunday 1100 Crusader Chapel

Sunday 1100 Hovey Chapel

Wednesday 1130 Bible Study-Coffee House

GospelSunday 1100 Casey Memorial Chapel

1230 Camp Stanley Chapel

Wednesday 1800 Gospel Bible StudyStanley Chapel

Thurday 1900 Gospel Practice

Stanley Chapel

COGICSunday 1230 CRC Warrior Chapel

KATUSA

Sunday 1930 CRC Warrior ChapelSunday 1300 Jackson Auditori um

Tuesday 1900 Camp Stanley Chapel

Tuesday 1840 Casey Stone Chapel

Tuesday 1800 Camp Castle ChapelTuesday 1830 Casey Memorial Chapel

Tuesday 1830 Camp Hovey Chapel

Thursday 1830 West Casey Chapel

Catholic MassSunday 1130 Camp Stanley ChapelSunday 0900 CRC Warrior Chapel

Sunday 1215 West Casey Chapel

Sunday 0930 Camp Hovey Chapel

Orthodox Service1st and 2nd Sundays 1000 Old Hovey Chapel

Later Day Saints

Sunday 1400 West Casey Chapel

JewishFriday 1830 West Casey Chapel

The Command Chaplains Ofce is here to perform, provide, or coordinate

total religious support to the United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea

and Eighth U.S. Army Servicemembers, their families and authorized civilians

across the full spectrum of operations from armistice to war.

Visit the U.S. Forces Korea Religious Support s ite at:

www.usfk.mil/org/FKCH/Index.html?/org/FKCH/Contents/mission.htmfor helpful links and information


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

(Left) Players

and spectators

could purchase

novelty T-shirts

during the softball

tournament Oct.

8 to raise money

for Toys for Tots.

Toys for Tots is a

program through

which toys are

given to needy

children during

the holidays.

Softball tourney

hits home run

for Toys for Tots

Softball teams came together for competition and charityduring a softball tournament played on USAG-YongsanOct. 8. Most teams were from local units, with one Korean

womens softball team arriving from as far away as Busan toparticipate in the tournament.

During the tournament, novelty -shirts were available forpurchase with proceeds going to oys for ots. Te fundraiser wassponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps, which sponsors the oys forots program.

U.S. Army photos by Susan Silpasornprasit

Download these photos at www.fickr.com/imcomkorea


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FOCUS ON FITNESS

Skate demo and c l in ic

FREE event!Win Free Prizes!!!

When: Saturday, Nov. 15

Prizes will be given for winners and participants!Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Yongsan Skate Park(Behind Commiskys)

Schedule of EventsSkate demo: 11 - 11:30 a.m.

Skate clinic: 11:30 a.m. - noon (divided into beginnersand advance groups by the instructors)

Events & prizes for kids: noon -12:45 (Best Trick, Gameof Skate, Tick tack race 15 minutes per game)

Skate clinic Spring 2009 Sign up: 12:45 - 1 p.m.,End of Demo and Clinic.

Har lem Globet ro t t ers

Mon, Dec. 1, at USAG-Yongsan

Tue, Dec. 2, at USAG-DaeguWed, Dec. 3, at Osan Air Base

The Harlem Globetrotters are an American icon, synony-mous with family entertainment and great basketball skills.

Youll know the Globetrotters are ready to put on theirspectacular show when you hear the sweet whistling of

that instantly recognizable tune, Sweet Georgia Brown.The Globetrotters exhibit a captivating assortment of trick

shots, high-fying dunks, and precise timingand a side-

splitting array of comedy guaranteed to entertain both theyoung and the young at heart.

Chr is tmas w i th The Embers

Dec. 17-20 (Times and Locations TBD)

Christmas with The Embers is a delightful and engagingexperience that will leave you with that wistful warm andcozy Christmas feeling through theater and song. Superla-

tive costume changes and theatrical props will keep youintrigued along with original presentations of your favorite

Christmas classics and brand new Embers originals sureto set deep in your heart.

Dal las Cow boys Cheerleaders

Dec. 25 - 31

The name itself brings to each of us images of an Ameri-can icon. The Cheerleaders, the DOD and the USO havesince teamed up an unprecedented 49 times to boost the

morale of the men and women of our U.S. military at hun-dreds of bases and outposts around the world. The ladies

have their meals in the mess halls and share in close con-versations about the Cowboys, happenings in the States

and loved ones at home.

Upcoming MWR events:

Skating, hoops, cheers

coming to Korea Region

O

n Nov. 8, USAG-Yongsan participated in the IMCOM-Korea Youth Services Soccer Championship atUSAG-Humpheys. Te U-12 Sharks and Flames placed frst and second respectively and representedthe best Yongsan had during their all season.

Te frst match was at 10 a.m., with the Sharks acing USAG-Daegu. Te match ended will a nil-nil drawrequiring a penalty kick shoot out. Ater a tense round o shooting the Sharks won and moved into the champi-onship match. Following the PK shoot out it was the Flames acing Osan Air Base at 11:30 a.m. It was a strong,tough match and the Flames gave it their all; however, they lost the match.

Te championship match started at 1 p.m. and was ast pace. David Neaverth,Sharks striker, scored threegoals within two minutes in the frst hal. By hal time the score was 4-1 Sharks and with a strong deensive linelead by Paul Leaze, Rocky omaszewski, Chloe Bequillard, and Renzo Norris Osan spent less than six minutesin the Sharks deensive third o the pitch.

Te second hal started a little slow and Osan scored bringing the game closer 4-2. Te Sharks settled downand with direction rom the Keeper Craig Rivet the deensive line held strong limiting less than seven minutes inSharks deensive third. As the team united Mathew Gosselin controlled the mid-feld distributing through ballsallowing three more goals against Osan providing USAG-Yongsan Sharks with their championship.

Te team played well, united, and worked together as one.

U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan participated in the IMCOM-Korea Youth Services Soccer Championship at USAG-Humpheys

Nov. 8. The U-12 Sharks and Flames placed frst and second. Visit www.ickr.com/imcomkorea to view these photos.

U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan Youth Soccer players display their championship medals. Courtesy photo

Yongsan Youth Services soccer players enjoy

championship: Sharks, Flames take 1st, 2nd places


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USAG-H PAGE 21http://imcom.korea.army.milAREA IIINOVEMBER 14, 2008

U.S., ROK troops link up in battlefeld trainingBy Ken Hall

USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs

USAG-HUMPHREYS About 100American and Republic o Korea Soldiers

worked side-by-side during Operation IronDoor, a two-day eld training exercise hereNov. 5 and 6.

he t ra ining scenar io betweenHeadquarters, Headquarters Company,194th Combat Sustainment SupportBattalion and ROK troops rom 1stBattalion, 169th Inantry Regiment wasdesigned to improve quick-reaction orcetactics, medical mass-casualty operations,planning and coordination skills andprovide troops rom both units a look at howeach orce would operate together duringreal-world battleeld operations.

We train all the time and this exercisehas enabled us to see how the ROK Army

trains and also give them the chance tosee how we train and this operation is anexhibition to see how the training has paido, said Pc. Nicholas Vest, HHC 194thCSSB.

A handul o specially-tasked 194thSoldiers played non-uniormed, enemyghters armed with automatic weapons,loaded with dummy rounds. Tese guerrilla-style ghters waited or up to several hours-at-a-time under cover o tree-lined brush,moving around the deensive perimeter othe troops main base o operations beorelaunching several attacks on U.S. and ROKorces on patrol throughout the event.

During one o the enemy attacks early

in the exercise, the 194th captured severalenemy Soldiers; one prisoner managed toescape ater being taken into custody byU.S. troops.

One transportation specialist, whorecently returned rom a year-long tour insupport o Operation Iraqi Freedom saidshes gained valuable insight o how troopsrom her new host nation work.

Tis is the rst time Ive been in thistype o exercise in Korea, said Sta Sgt.

(from left to right) Soldiers from HHC 194th CSSB Staff Sgt. Sandy Reed, Cpl. Kim, Hyung-joo, and Spc. Wanda Greenlee hold positionand watch for enemy attacks during Operation Iron Door, a eld training exercise between U.S. and Korean Army troops here Nov. 5-6. Downloadthis photo at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea U.S. Army photo by Ken Hall

Sandy Reed, HHC 194th CSSB. histraining has helped us as Soldiers understandthe skills we need to develop while learninghow ROK orces operate with us as a joint,quick-reaction orce.

Te exercise included: tactical convoy

operations, quick reaction orce operations,nuclear, biological and chemical response,base deense, reacting to unexplodedordinance and civilians on the battleeld,night re amiliarization, and reacting toattacks rom indirect re, sniper re andimprovised explosive devices.

It was a good exercise, but we could havehad a better one, said Spc. Wanda Greenlee,HHC 194th CSSB. We had enemy actionat our location earlier today, lost a prisoner

Soldiers from HHC 194th CSSB observe how ROK Army troops conduct battleeld operations training during Operation Iron Door at USAG-Humphreys. View this photo at www.ickr.com/imcomkorea U.S. Army photo by Ken Hall

last night and we were told we would behaving memorial service training at the endo the exercise.

For Greenlee and OIF Veterans in HHC194th CSSB, the hardest part o the trainingcame in the nal hours when the battalion

chaplain conducted a memorial service orone Soldier who passed away during thenight rom mock-enemy re.

Greenlee said that her military veterangrandather told her when she enlisted inthe Army to prepare or times like these,and to understand the dierence betweenpracticing a memorial service and livingit in real lie.

I dont think I ever really understoodwhat this would be like until the ceremony,

said Greenlee. We were all reecting aboutdierent parts o the exercise, but whenit came time or the ceremony to begineverything seemed really serious. It was likewe were out in Iraq and I had really lost areally good battle buddy o mine whom Id

been serving with or the past year.hroughout the ceremony I kept

ashing back to when I had lost one o mybest riends as a civilian, and it somehowmade the memorial training ceremony soreal that I had tears alling down my ace,said Greenlee.

As the exercise wound down, thecommander o HHC 194th CSSB 1st Lt.Pierre A. Alcider oered his thoughts onthe training.

I wanted to see how we would link upwith ROK orces in case we had to, becausei something happened tonight, I want toknow we can ght together no matter whathappens, Alcider said. I was very happy to

see how all the Soldiers reacted during themedical evacuation phase o the training. When someone got hit, it really warmedmy heart to know we can at least keep thewounded alive, he said.

Several HHC 194th CSSB Soldiersrecently completed Combat Liesaverraining and Alcider said OperationIron Door was a perect time to developthat training under simulated battleeldconditions. I wanted to put my CombatLiesaver Soldiers under stress, and seehow they reacted because thats all we mayhave during battleeld conditions until thewounded can be properly evacuated andtreated at a hospital, he said.

For Alcider and most o the HHC 194thCSSB Soldiers, it was the rst time trainingside-by-side with ROK troops.

Even though [they] are inantry and weare a combat sustainment support battalion,these guys have showed us what they can doand we put it all together, said Alcider. Tebest part o this exercise is that we completedthe training saely, without any injuries.


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N ew s & N ot e s

THE MORNING CALMAREA III

National Shelter Appreciation Week

Osan Animal Shelter is organizing a varietyof events throughout the coming week torecognize National Shelter Appreciation Week.November 15 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Osan Elementary

School Fall Bazaar Fund Raising Event

November 16 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Korean AnimalProtection Society Boeum Shelter Visit

For more information contact 010-3554-5663or email [email protected].

Great American Smokeout

GASO Information BoothsNovember 18 at Humphreys American School

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.November 19 at Camp Long Dining Facility

11 a.m.-1 p.m.November 20 at USAG-Humphreys:

Super Gym 6 a.m.-8 a.m.AAFES PX Lobby 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Community Activity Center 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.Go Cold Turkey item ($1 off) at

MacGregors Market on November 20Tobacco cessation classes on November 26

and December 3

New Humphreys Flickr Website

Want to get copies of photos of a communityevent? Its easy now that U.S. Army GarrisonHumphreys has its own Flickr photo-sharingwebpage. To view or download your own high-resolution images of community events go to:http://www.ickr.com/photos/usaghumphreys.USAG-Humphreys Public Affairs Ofce willpost images weekly so check back often. Call

754-8598 for additional information.

Turkey Shoot-out

Morale, Welfare, and Recreation is hosting atwo-day softball event from November 15 until16. There will be a four-game guarantee for allteams. The competition will be limited to 12

mens teams and ve womens teams. Entryfee is $110 per team. For more informationcontact via e-mail: [email protected]

or call: DSN 753-8810/8801.

Ofce 2007 Training

The AREA III DOIM is offering classes on MSOfce 2007. The course, offered in Englishand Korean, will feature the Getting StartedTutorials, basic changes, and links to othertraining websites. The training will familiarize

functional users with MS Ofce 2007.Where: Bldg 1272 DOIM Class Room

When: Mon-Fri 1300-1500POC: Will Murdock at 754-3608 [email protected]

Homeschooling Moms Get-Together

Sponsored by USAG-Humphreys ChaplainsOfce every 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30 - 8p.m. Family Housing (Humphreys) Bldg. 510,

Apt. 108 Contact Elisabeth Townley at 010-3144-0352 or via e-mail at elisabethtownley@

yahoo.com for more info.

Update from the Immunization Clinic

Children younger than ve years will need awell child doctors appointment to get theirimmunizations ordered. Children ve yearsand older can get immunizations reviewed andupdated by the immunization clinic without adoctors appointment. All children who needa PPD or Hepatitis A booster can check-into the immunization clinic without a doctors

appointment. For more info call 753-7658.

We Want Your Stor ies!We want to publish your stories and photos

in The Morning Calm Weekly and on the

USAG-Humphreys Command Channel.

Please send any info rmation and products

to the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys

Public Affairs Ofce at robert.h.mcelroy@

korea.army.mil or call DSN 754-8598.

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