s North Korea intensifies its missile program, the U.S. opens an $11 billion base in the South

[rangerrebew]

s North Korea intensifies its missile program, the U.S. opens an $11 billion base in the South

 
By Anna Fifield July 29 at 5:00 AM

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South ­Korea — This small American city has four schools and five churches, an Arby’s, a Taco Bell and a Burger King. The grocery store is offering a deal on Budweiser as the temperature soars, and out front there’s a promotion for Ford Mustangs.

But for all its invocations of the American heartland, this growing town is in the middle of the South Korean countryside, in an area that was famous for growing huge grapes.

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[driftdiver]

I spent a year there in the early 90s.  Air combat squadron attached to the post.  It's very densely populated.

[DB]

I spent a year there in the early 90s.  Air combat squadron attached to the post.  It's very densely populated.

That must have been an adventure!

[driftdiver]

That must have been an adventure!

We didn't have a taco bell or burger king.  A aaefes grill as I remember.  Had to ride a bus for 45 mins to get to the burger king. 

The army didn't really like us there.  We had tactical communications vans.  Basically a bunch of trucks with data and voice capabilities.  Go set up on a mountain top type stuff.