First South Korean troops arrive - Feb 26, 1965 - HISTORY.com

I didn't realize that they had that many troops there.


COL Mikel J. BurroughsSPC Brett Curry Sgt Albert Castro SSG William Jones Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Wayne Brandon CWO3 Randy Weston Susan Foster SSG Donald H "Don" Bates CPL Dave Hoover Sgt Vance Bonds PVT Mark Zehner SGT (Join to see) Alan K. SGT Mark Halmrast SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SPC Margaret Higgins Sgt Randy Wilber CPL Dave Hoover SSgt James Tadlock

There was a theft of serum albumin from my medical supplies at the 24th Evac Hospital at Long Bihn in 1971. I knew the Koreans used it as an afrodesiac and there had been other thefts of it before. I reported the theft and about a week later, a Korean sergeant, identifying himself as Korean CID, invited me to lunch. I thought he wanted to discuss the the theft, but he wanted me to give him medical supplies to sell on the black market, and I would get 50%. Told him I would think about it and let him know.
I called our CID to tell them what happened and a "sting" was set up. Arranged for the sergeant to pick up supplies and when he had them, he was arrested by American CID.
Heard later that he had been sent back to Korea on a boat. Rumor was that he had also put a contract out on me.
I remember all the excess material from our scrap yards that the Korean soldiers took back with them.

I know I’ve posted before about our unit sharing the same base camp with the South Korean 17 th “ White Horse” Div. back in1966 Tuy Hoa AO they were extremely tough professional soldiers and had no equal in night operations in my estimation ,I copied some good methods later as an instructor back at Ft. Polk.