I was there 2000-2001 with the Air Force. We had a hole in the wall gym with a hand-full of machines, small PX and commissary and a Burger King. There was a club called the Scorpion outside the front gate, a few juicy bars, mink blanket shops and phone stores. Never thought it would turn into this.
"someone benefitted through fights between a family." Korea is Kim Jong-un's family is it? ....God help them! Look at what he does to his ACTUAL brothers, uncles, cousins. (Where is Kim Jong-nam? He was Kim Jong-il's son; wasn't he the one assassinated in the Malaysian airport?) Yeah, ....all one big family !!!
These reporters are superb emissaries of their nation. I thank them for stating that the South Korean people paid over 90 percent of the cost of the base. I think that is extraordinary as far as US bases overseas go. South Korea has become an outstanding culture, and I am grateful for our friendship. I hope the American response to North Korean provocations, verbal or otherwise, is always to strengthen that friendship.
I was stationed there in 1958. Pyeongtaek, then was a small village. The base was primarily a helicopter base . I was in the 304th Signal Bn. There was a very small PX, a very small snack bar and a very small library. Don't remember a movie. Wasn't a whole lot of fun. Its amazing what is there now, hard to believe.
I was in pyeuongtaek in 1970 on manuevers war games we went 2 weeks without showers sleeping in tents it was tought but we made it south Korea is good tour better than VN
South Koreans are a traditional, conservative people. They are hard working & love industry. The U.S. & South Korea must work closely together. I know many South Koreans & they have done allot for our homeless people, make huge free meals, spend their own money helping the homeless & the poor. They are basically pro Military & pro United States. They are ready to defend & fight as necessary. They like to be proficient in English & study the bible. South Koreans are not anything close to the trash that comes from certain other places into the U.S.
Wow, amazing, I was stationed at Osan (87to88) and Kunsan (90 to 91)but traveled to Yonngsan quite often. Been to Camp Humphreys once before the base expanded also Pusan Naval base in Pusan city. I really enjoyed my military time in Korea during those days. I can imagine how wonderful it is today. I am glad my son will do temporary duty (TDY) there at Camp Humphreys soon next year.
As a reserve forces of ROK, I really appreciate US military forces who came to Korea to defend and also as good friends. I trained UFG with strong US friends and we are always ONE team at any emergency. SECOND TO NONE!
13:05 Hannon thought that Blackhawk might help him make some time with Jinjoo Eoh, but then Busch outdid Hannon with his Apache. Chicks dig the Apache.
I was actually in Camp Hovey at the time of this. I did like Korea but the weather I was not used to. Beautiful place, such kind gentle and respectful people.
Been there twice, Camp Coiner in 91, and Red Cloud in 2001. Hands down my two favorite overseas assignments. I love the Korean people, the country side, and even the weather. The only thing I dont miss is a company run, while running behind a KATUSA that is sweating Kimchi lol.
Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart to all the past and present US troops. Your efforts bring peace and harmony in the Korean Peninsula. South Koreans have been able to live without the fear of war for almost 70 years. I can only imagine without the US presence, it would not be possible for South Korea to develop into a top 15 economy in the world. Primarily if the country was unstable with the threat of war. We would be in similar living conditions as to the middle east. All Koreans recognise this and respect you a lot. It is only the politicians and left wing parties who voice their populism speech and create hate on US troops. I hope we will remain each other's greatest ally and at the same time benefit one another's interests. - S Korean
@@mookins45 Did you read his comment? . . . The one I was responding to? Are you stupid? "It is only the politicians and left wing parties who voice their populism speech and create hate on US troops."
@@undercover__senpai2506 Is that first part a question? There are left wing and right wing conservatives and liberals . . . And??? So what is your point?
@Kijestic Productions here we again US Aid is weapons against humanity they give you aid to control you if you disagree with them they will do anything to attack you
I was at Humphreys in 96-98 and it has really changed alot since then. Everything is new and fresh and big. I had a great time while stationed there back then and made a lot of lifelong friends, if you are a Soldier still enlisted and you haven't been there yet I would highly recommend it. The Korean people are amazing, hard working people and it's culture is very different from anything American. If I ever have the opportunity you can bet your bottom dollar I will go back there again someday.
If the US was in Japan and SK to colonize and enslave those nations, we're pretty bad at it. We've been there for several decades and they each have their own government and military. If it was a colonization project, where are the settlers? After so many decades, shouldn't the colony have spread beyond the military base? As for the enslavement, if I have a Japanese or Korean slave available because I'm an American, I didn't get the memo. I can assure you my house would be much cleaner if I owned a slave. Please just tell me where I can go to pick up my Japanese or Korean slave. I've been missing out...
Whomever said such a stupid thing is ignorant. If it wasn't for us, the Japanese would be speaking Chinese as a first language and be a colony of China. The South Koreans would be suffering under the yoke of Kim Jong Un.
@@shagwellington americans helped weaken china so it wasnt strong enough to fight both the commies and japanese empire. america and other western countries looted raped and killed innocent chinese during the qing dynasty. americans werent the only ones to defend korea, and you forget that america tried to colonize japan and even harrassed the japanese empire before japan even did anythign to america, america massacred and burned thousands of filipinos and raped and killed thousands of vietnamese. american history didnt teach you that didnt they?
@@banwa_non Ok, and the Chinese raped, looted, and massacred the Tibetans, Ugyhur, and aboriginal Taiwanese. How do you think the country of China got to be as big as it is? You think it just magically appeared there? There's no such thing as a "pure" people with a "pure" history. I'm talking about what's going on now.
Are y'all from Georgia? I think your sister went to my college? (If you would rather answer me privately FB me @ M B Speaker Jackson. You can check me out and friend me if you like) Saw her on the Thumbnail and I was like she looks familiar. Thank her for her service and she is in our prayers!!!
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Was also stationed in Camp Page, (128 Combat Assault Helicopter Company) North East Boarder of North & South Korea in ‘84 & ‘85. Spent thirteen months both Tours in Korea.
Thank you for this interesting tour. I was last in S Korea in 78, on USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608 Gold). We were only here for 3 days. As we pulled into the harbor? We sailed past a Korea gunboat. I was so honored that the crew on the gunboat saluted us with what looked like taikwondo movements. wish i had a camera. I only remember taking a bus from JinHae to Buson. A bus ride on the side of a mountain? WEll skip forward 30 years and then i discovered Korean Dramas. And wow.. wish I could visit Korea again someday. Best wishes to the people of South Korea!
I was supposed to be stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea 🇰🇷 when I was in the US Army. I was in the Army for 20 years and have been stationed in Europe, Southwest Asia and almost everywhere else, but I have never been to South Korea. Maybe one day I’ll visit as a retiree.
Because they are idiots. The truly proud and real Korean should be embarrassed by this crap. It's seriously time to kick out US military from our country and US soldiers who constantly cause issues.
I was at Camp Humphreys in 1979-1980...the perimeter of the base was 5.8 miles then and it was absolutely nothing like this. The troops there are really lucky!
@@ToM-ht9oq as far as i know America don't have any culture at all. Instead taking the culture from different races as if they own it. As if they contributed something.
@@roldvans3762 If you haven't been to the U.S. and travelled around you don't know what you are talking about. It's a big country with lots of different cultures depending on the region.
Current Camp Humphries looks good (It used to be just airfields and barracks) but I'm glad one of the times I was stationed in Korea it was in 8th Army, Yongsan. I was able to stay in an apartment off-post. I loved going to Itaewon, hitting the Electronics Market, going to Lotte World, going on Hash Runs around Seoul on the weekend and going to various club and shopping areas in Seoul. Staying at the Dragon Hill Lodge for a week starting and ending my tour was loads of fun. It's a shame politics has ended that experience for soldiers.
pjamese3 I don’t think it was just only politics. The soldiers couldn’t maintain discipline being stationed at Yongson, they locals were getting tired of the military.
@@mikelucas4247 They should not! The North would invade the south within days. And the country with one of the highest per capita GDP would suddenly become poor overnight.
@@mikelucas4247 Well Iraq has asked us to leave after tensions flared with Iran, and we are handing over bases to the Iraqis, so yes, we would leave. South Korea is also not the only place in the region where we have bases.
4:06 I had no idea the PX was that restrictive with disallowing purchases made by non-military. I guess you are better off travelling to the U.S. and purchasing whatever you want. Thanks for the video. Hope you had fun in those helicopters Jinjoo.
while i was in the military only military people could buy what is essentially duty free tax free stuff. it was black market to sell it to the local population .. stateside or not. In the UK you would be dodging VAT which is significant. I'm surprised if anyone non military has exchange/commissary/px privileges. I hope the lady here understands that it's the law and nothing personal. It protects her own nations commerce and business.
Only those with DoD issued IDs can make purchases at PX/BX, Naval Exchange, and commisaries. That includes military, spouses, dependents, and civilian Federal workers working on base and their families. This is true for every military installation any where in the world. Such rules and priviledges for those previously stated have existed since the 1950s.
@@stumpedii8639 Only the service member and dependents are authorized to shop in PX and commissaries PROVIDED they are stationed in the country like in Korea and the dependents are authorized to be there.
I so respect Korean history; long past to the current times. I've never had a tour for Korean Defense. If I could only have the goodness to know an intelligent, learned woman like her, but patient enough to teach me Korean. America loves South Korea. A great partnership against Communism. I guess I can still keep hoping! Go Army! Keith
If you're already out, I suppose you can try getting some sort of tour there as a DOD civilian employee/contractor. I have no idea how it works but I believe you can do anything you put your mind to brother. It's a beautiful place and it is WELL WORTH the visit.
I sometimes visit the camp, for my job. like 4 times a year, and I always become envious of those american solders. The garrison I lived in was only with rickety old barrack buildings and the barren training ground... (me ex-korean solder)
My grandpa was there, but that was before it got big, (yes I’m Korean) and my uncle wanted to go there when it WAS big but in the Korean military going to Humphrey is like winning the lottery. Literally. The system is the same. (At least from what I hear)
I don't think its 8th Army Division, it should be 8th Army and 2nd Inf Division, but it is definitely different from when I was there in 1988. I was in Yongson - expensive land in downtown Seoul - wonder what happened to it? Love Korea, the people, the food, the culture, the history.
Thank you very much for your service in Korea. My father worked as a civilian worker in the 8th Army in Yongsan. I've been to the 8th Army Festival. :) I hope Korea and the United States continue to have a mutual defense treaty. I will remember that US help us when we are in trouble. But it's hard to fully agree that Korea is free riding on security. I think that it is helping each other.
@@sidneymun4353 complaints about Korea getting a free rides are something I wouldn't worry about. No one in America is really worried about Korea. America loves Korea. Our problem is with NATO. South Korea gets mentioned by Trump as an example of America overseas expenditures but no one is really bothered by that here. I am a Big Trump supporter myself and I can tell you the people that support him are very committed to defending Korea. USA is and will be for the foreseeable future fully committed to our alliance. NATO on the other hand that is something I wish USA would leave. We actually appreciate Korea (and Japan) because they are a much stronger ally than our allies in Europe but Trump is always pushing for more so he is encouraging South Korea to spend more on their military and bulk it up. The tone of this is completely different to the disgust we have for majority of NATO.
She so lucky. So many people in the military never got a chance to even sit in some of those pilot seats in those helicopters Yes of course the South Koreans should pay for these buildings. You guys have the best and greatest military might the world has ever known protecting you guys and are willing to sacrifice their men, women, and money to protect our foreign allies, such as South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the buffer zone for China and Japan and America.
Man I miss my time in Korea. Specifically Humphreys. Was there in 2017. The PX they went into was finished right before I left so I got to go inside and explore. Just seeing the taco bell and stuff brings back good memories. Would love to visit again now that I'm out.
I'm still stationed here, I was part of the airshow for the 8th Army birthday (I was one of the Apache pilots with 4-2), really fun stuff, a huge base to be honest. Bigger than some of the other based I've been to...
@@sukdeezs9392 yeah! You guys were right under me! I was wondering what exactly y'all were doing, all I could remember was a bunch of LMTVs and MRAPs and stuff.
This reminds me a lot of the Canal Zone in Panama. Though, The Canal Zone was like a territory of the United States inside another country (Panama). It has its own government seat, school system, post office, police force, firefighters, commissary (like supermarkets) civilian and military housing and amenities such as Bowling, theaters, baseball, american football and tennis courts and YMCA also has buildings in the Canal Zone. It also had military bases to defend both entrances (in the pacific and the atlantic) of the Panama Canal, jungle warfare training center and also held the US Southern Command.
I remember the Canal Zone well and have very fond memories of it. I attended Junior High School in the Air Force base school. Although I lived in Panama City. My father worked for the State Department. One time I was sick with pneumonia and spent a week in Gorgas Hospital. I have fond memories of the lovely train ride from Panama City to Colon. May I ask what years you were there? Clifford
@@tintinsnowyful It must have been so cool living in those times. My apologies Mr. Clifford. Now that I read my comment it seems that I lived or experienced the Canal Zone, but it is far from that. Im a Panamanian very interested in the history and legacy of The US in my country. I was born in 1991. So in those times the US were packing up preparing to leave Panama in accordance to the Canal Treaty of 1977. I remember when I was a kid my father used to take me to Amador Causeway. Since I was a kid I felt that the area surrounding Amador (Balboa, Ancon) felt like it was another country. You know when one’s a kid, one’s is thinking of playing and having a good time. There is no way to comprehend the political situation or history of a country being a child. My father used to say when the gringos were here things were different. So, When I became a young adult I started doing researched on the internet and reading about the Canal Zone to understand what it was. Here at School, the history classes do not touch that much about the Panama Canal Zone and what it was, how it worked, nothing. So I started reading about it, and I think Panama should change the view of the Former Canal Zone. The history of the CZ belongs to our country as well, and I think it should be preserved. Since Panama has had the land of the former Canal Zone, they have been destroying the buildings and housings (which has a unique architecture style), and also destroying rainforest. The Panamanian government see those territories as profit. If you ask me, I would have preferred that the US have stayed in the Canal Zone. Panama does not deserve those territories.
Wow amazing! Really nice to see you behind the scenes here! :) it's amazing to see you had lots of fun!! This is really is why I subscribed here!! 😨 Really please more of these videos who really show places that you normally don't see.
Wished Humphreys looked like that when I was stationed there in ‘91 & ‘92, the biggest thing then was the Airfield. I could walk around the Base in about 45 minutes or so. Ran one of the two Dining Facilities (largest, consolidated facility) we had. 👍🏼🇺🇸🤠
if there is a lot of anti-American feeling about Americans being in South Korea, ask any South Korean and they will tell you how grateful they are that America was on their side during the Korean war. Had America not intervened, the North would have invaded the South and the Korean peninsula would have been one of the poorest countries in the world. Instead, the South Korean per capita GDP is the 12th highest in the world.
Subic naval base in the Philippines used to be the biggest US Navy base outside mainland USA. Now, Chinese and Russian warships are visiting the Philippines.
So many men in this comment section speaking of their time in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s in Korea. Can’t imagine how insane this video is to those men from that military era.
Yeah. And 8th Army headquarters used to be in the middle of Seoul. Yongsan. A mid-western-style town (with single-story housing along suburban style streets) taking up space in the middle of a compact city of 11 million.
Thank you for being as concrete alliance to deter North Korea. However, Don't make any troubles such as rape, violence of drunken , drugs etc in South Korea you stand. I knew about over 2000 cold case of rape by US troops in Japan. Do in Rome as Roman's do!! Be Respect!!!
I worked at Camp Humphreys back late 1970s - early 1980s as a facilities engineering manager (utilities). It contained an aircraft based electronic spying operation. Camp Humphreys was built on rice paddies. It was a mess. It looks different now.
@Zédōng Máo Except during the Korean-American friendship festival every spring. You can go to a tiny corner of the base to listen to live music, and eat American BBQ, drink beer and play games.
@Levine Levine You are either a spreader of propaganda or a victim of it. The US and South Korea are strong allies and trade partners who both benefit.
These Americans are ready to die to protect the South Korean people. I really hope South Korean appreciate Americans having their back. My grandfather who was a pilot was killed fighting during the Korean war.
I'm a KATUSA(Korea Augmentation to United States Army), stationed in camp Humphreys. Yes, Koreans do appreciate Americans for having our back. Modern South Korea could not have existed with out the support of the US, and your grandfather. ROK-US alliance was, is, and will stay strong in any situation. We go together!
nope. US presence there also invites trouble. US need not to interfere. Let South Korea to its fate. at the very first place, its the fault of US and Russia why we have the situation of Koreans today (fuck their ego).
@@armada1290 A shout out to Kang Sang-hoon -- a former KATUSA I knew at 1/17th Mech. Inf. at Camp Casey (1985), and Lee Sang-keun, who I knew at 2nd/503rd Inf. at Camp Hovey, '87-'88. Kang Sang-hoon now works for SK Corp (may be SK Energy now) in the marketing department. He has a wife and two sons. In fact I think his sons are probably done with THEIR mandatory 30 months of service by now! Don't know what happened to Lee Sang-keun. Last time I heard from him, he was going to be an English-speaking guide for the visitors at the Olympics in Seoul (in '88, of course). ....Time flies! In '87, when we were on the DMZ doing our DMZ "police" duties, we got an overnight pass; and Sgt. Lee Sang-keun, familiar as he was with the mass transit (buses and trains, etc.), took me to Seoul! (G.I.s didn't have private cars back then; most of us didn't have overnight passes except only once in a while.) He showed me such places as the old Japanese government building (the one with the cupola -- which President Kim Young-sam had knocked down in the '90s) and the old royal palace behind it. ...Those were the days when they stilled had curfews and Chun Doo-hwan was giving way to Roh Tae-woo (another general) who would run for office and win. I remember the Saemaul flags and loudspeakers in the rural villages. I remember the grave mounds on the hillsides (these had a mound surrounded by a horse-shoe-shaped parapet with stone stele). I remember doing foot marches in winter, over the frozen rice paddies, in full MOPP gear. I will not forget the sights and smells of rural Korea (and the rats as big as cats!) ...and the little kids who were always happy to hang around us when we were training near their villages -- the littlest ones (like 3 or 4 years old) chatting us up, not understanding that we couldn't understand Korean!
So different from when I was stationed at Camp Humphreys, 1979 - 1980. It looks like a great place and the Koreans have gone all out to make their American allies comfortable. Thanks for this video.
What a shame! South Korean leadership have no dignity and self respect to allowing the foreign force in your land. My country Laos rejected the US asked to put theirs military base there. Even we are poor but we got dignity and self respect.
Bars? In Warships? Nope. No drinking and smoking. Only recrational areas. But on Thanks giving, Christmas and newyear they do celebrate in the middle of the sea. But drinking alchohol is a no.
@@bluemarshall6180 That's lame. I get they want them to be more disciplined, but serving rations of drinks to sailors was a maritime tradition to get people to enlist.
The only gripe is how much the Exchange hypes saving soldiers money but it’s actually very expensive! No taxes but they take that advantage for themselves. They don’t give that to the soldiers.
My gosh, I spent 13 months at Camp Humphreys back during the Vietnam war era, sure wasn't like this! Korea was a 3rd world country in the 60's ! Amazing!
I was stationed at Camp Humphreys in 1972 &73, 23rd Support group. We lived in the old Quonset huts. Most of us liked it that way, except in the winter. In 1973 some of the men went to a new 3 story barracks. I can't get over how muck it changed.
Not really a fan of U.S. or other military bases 😂😂 But I like how our host presented everything and how cameraman filmed! lol 18:11 I think that women learn languages easier than men. And the lady after the guy demonstrated that
@@khaias7822 " I’m a welder" Nice, I can weld but I'm terrible at it. Good grinder. Office politics is horrible. Most women will tell you they would never work for a women. Every changing alliances, endless rumors. If you see these assemble line of women you can bet the women are not allow to talk well working. Headphones are fine for music and books. Everyday you will have one or three balling their eyes out about some stupid thing. Talking, gossiping, rumors. Stick to welding.
My mom use to work at Camp Henry in Daegu many years ago in the 1960s. Although my parents and I live in Canada.I will visit Pyeongtaek. This base is amazing. I wish I was in the U.S. Army, not the Canadian Army. When Canadians look atthis they will join the U.S. Army. Americans call Canada the back up army.
we respect Canadian Army (very professional and courageous) but we really dislike the Liberal Socialist Canadian Government and we view the Canadian Navy as a joke.
@@thomasdemay9805 My younger brother became an American citizen in Chatsworth, California on February 25, 2020. He is a flight surgeon with the United States Army reserves based in Los Angeles. He had weapons training in Alabama. He learned how to use a machine gun for three weeks. He is a doctor and resides in Thousand Oaks, California along with his Korean wife who is American too.
Wow it wasn’t like that when I was there in 1976-77 .. I was Stationed at 55th Ordinance Company in Anyang and I believed I did go to Camp Humpreys twice and it was muddy dusty not paved at all
OMG....this is not the Humphreys where I was assigned in '87-'88. I was in the Nursing Platoon @ the 43rd MASH. I'm quite impressed and honestly want to see it again. Must plan a post-covid 19 visit.
enchainedtreasures they actually didn’t want the americans to leave seoul, it was because of the americans reorganizing their bases into 2 hubs. If a war with north korea broke out, yongsan would be hit and with it, the 4th largest city in the world would be destroyed like its the apocalypse. there is also no expansion room there. Therefore it makes sense to relocate it.
Good luck at basic.. you’ll find out more about Humphreys! Personally it’s nice. It is what you make it though. You’re perception could be somewhat different than others
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I was stationed there back in 98-2000 and we didn’t have any of this shit just mosquitoes and nasty ass old barracks and a lot of soju.
they scraped Yong-San and move nearly everything
What was your soju experience?
@@johnfourquet3475 soju is rice vodka
I was in Korea in 1983-1986 It was a mud hole.
I was there 2000-2001 with the Air Force. We had a hole in the wall gym with a hand-full of machines, small PX and commissary and a Burger King. There was a club called the Scorpion outside the front gate, a few juicy bars, mink blanket shops and phone stores. Never thought it would turn into this.
I like US army! Very thank you
WELL ILKE KOREAN PEOPLE.VERY VERY VERY MUCH
I like very very much much🤗🤗🤗
We like you too! :)
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@@jeff6199 covid come from china. CCP lose war in Korea and million PLA die
So someone is benefited through the fights between a family shame on korea
"someone benefitted through fights between a family."
Korea is Kim Jong-un's family is it? ....God help them! Look at what he does to his ACTUAL brothers, uncles, cousins. (Where is Kim Jong-nam? He was Kim Jong-il's son; wasn't he the one assassinated in the Malaysian airport?)
Yeah, ....all one big family !!!
May USA bless KOR
Are you South Korean? Do you like the USA and Americans?
TheIceman567 south korean myself, definitely love america and americans 🇰🇷🇺🇸
한국은 한미동맹을 중요하게 생각해요.
한국이 어려움에 처했을때 미국인들이 목숨을 걸고 싸웠습니다. 한국을 도와준 나라들에게 은혜를 갚아야 한다고 생각한다. 당신들의 할아버지들에게 감사합니다.
그런데 왜 외궈인 미국인들은 한국에게만 무레한 댓글을 다는거냐? 전세게에서 오직 한국에게만 그러는것 같은데
@@엄마가준비한식사-p7n 영어를 쓴다고 다 미국인인줄 아네 ㅋㅋ
보니까 중국인들이 부러워서 콜로니니 속국이니 하는거 밖에 안보이는디... 엄마가준비한식사 이 사람 중국인같아 보임... 지금 미국과 한국 관련 동영상마다 계속해서 똑같은 글 반복해서 올리고 있는중... ㅋㅋㅋ
These reporters are superb emissaries of their nation. I thank them for stating that the South Korean people paid over 90 percent of the cost of the base. I think that is extraordinary as far as US bases overseas go. South Korea has become an outstanding culture, and I am grateful for our friendship. I hope the American response to North Korean provocations, verbal or otherwise, is always to strengthen that friendship.
@@Moon.J.I Thank you for the opportunity to again say that Americans will stand with our South Korean friends.
@@Moon.J.I Many Americans are talking about how we need to affirm and act upon our friendships. We are not finished in Afghanistan just yet.
Cool
Bruh they brought the whole chain from America to South Korea
@lazer tag No
@lazer tag because people have preferences u dunce
this is nothing, wait till they do this on the Mars, US brings a whole College campus and a city there, lol
I was stationed there in 1958. Pyeongtaek, then was a small village. The base was primarily a helicopter base . I was in the 304th Signal Bn. There was a very small PX, a very small snack bar and a very small library. Don't remember a movie. Wasn't a whole lot of fun. Its amazing what is there now, hard to believe.
Hats off to you sir.
I was in pyeuongtaek in 1970 on manuevers war games we went 2 weeks without showers sleeping in tents it was tought but we made it south Korea is good tour better than VN
Hi I was there in 90 91 at 20 and 21 its way different now it was so old fashioned when I was there real small post
That female captain at the end was my commander ft Polk in 2013/2014 damn crazy to see her on here
MIKE & LEEANN REACTZ lmao. You were public affairs in Ft Polk? What’s even there except for JRTC and high divorce rates?
Im pretty sure I knew her too... but cant remember.
She was my CO at Fort Hood, 2012-2013
H B no she was the company commander at FSC 46th engineer battalion back 2013
@@mikeleeannreactz9029 apparently she has a twin sister who also commented on here. Trying to figure out which Cpt. Summers was at West fort Hood 🤣
South Koreans are a traditional, conservative people. They are hard working & love industry.
The U.S. & South Korea must work closely together.
I know many South Koreans & they have done allot for our homeless people, make huge free meals, spend their own money helping the homeless & the poor. They are basically pro Military & pro United States.
They are ready to defend & fight as necessary. They like to be proficient in English & study the bible.
South Koreans are not anything close to the trash that comes from certain other places into the U.S.
Wow, amazing, I was stationed at Osan (87to88) and Kunsan (90 to 91)but traveled to Yonngsan quite often. Been to Camp Humphreys once before the base expanded also Pusan Naval base in Pusan city. I really enjoyed my military time in Korea during those days. I can imagine how wonderful it is today. I am glad my son will do temporary duty (TDY) there at Camp Humphreys soon next year.
As a reserve forces of ROK, I really appreciate US military forces who came to Korea to defend and also as good friends. I trained UFG with strong US friends and we are always ONE team at any emergency. SECOND TO NONE!
we love Korea and will always defend and be friends!!! 🇰🇷🇺🇸 -from an active duty soldier going to Korea soon
I was even stationed in korea now im stationed in mars were planning to conquer.jupiter..
Ty for ur service from a US paratrooper vet
@@hellogetaway Thank you for your service!!
@@hellogetawaylove from Ghana 🇬🇭
13:05 Hannon thought that Blackhawk might help him make some time with Jinjoo Eoh, but then Busch outdid Hannon with his Apache. Chicks dig the Apache.
Hell yeah
That's why ever since 2010 I have identified as an Apache helicopter
the virgin transport pilot vs the CHAD APACHE OPERATOR
@@fuckhandles1233 Dont say that
I was actually in Camp Hovey at the time of this. I did like Korea but the weather I was not used to. Beautiful place, such kind gentle and respectful people.
Been there twice, Camp Coiner in 91, and Red Cloud in 2001. Hands down my two favorite overseas assignments. I love the Korean people, the country side, and even the weather. The only thing I dont miss is a company run, while running behind a KATUSA that is sweating Kimchi lol.
@R L Maybe I ate some while drink on hooker Hill in Itaewon, who knows? That kettle will mess you up.
@@patrickday1816 OMG! especially on a 5 mile Battalion run, i would pass them up.
Also me too dude I actually lived at California for 8yrs and I still hate jorean weather
Wow! I was stationed on ASA at Humphreys in 1984. Unbelievable. Wow....wow.
This place basically blew up in the last decade. I was in Korea in 2010 and it was super small. 4 years later it blew up.
Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart to all the past and present US troops.
Your efforts bring peace and harmony in the Korean Peninsula. South Koreans have been able to live without the fear of war for almost 70 years.
I can only imagine without the US presence, it would not be possible for South Korea to develop into a top 15 economy in the world. Primarily if the country was unstable with the threat of war. We would be in similar living conditions as to the middle east.
All Koreans recognise this and respect you a lot. It is only the politicians and left wing parties who voice their populism speech and create hate on US troops.
I hope we will remain each other's greatest ally and at the same time benefit one another's interests.
- S Korean
J H Y PARK
So in other words, half the country of South Korea hates having US troops there and wants us out?
@@RedRider1600 in no one's words but yours
@@mookins45
Did you read his comment? . . . The one I was responding to? Are you stupid?
"It is only the politicians and left wing parties who voice their populism speech and create hate on US troops."
@@RedRider1600 , no one said that!? .... their is ALWAYS lest wing conservatives in every country ...
@@undercover__senpai2506
Is that first part a question?
There are left wing and right wing conservatives and liberals . . . And???
So what is your point?
THANK YOU U.S.A. I LOVE YOU U.S,A. BEST FRIEND U.S.A FOR EVER U.S.A
very very thank you, _korean _
Thank you for your friendship and alliance 😊👍 🇺🇸🤝🇰🇷 WWG1WGA Q
Lol you are giving thanks to satan wake up
@Kijestic Productions lol are you kidding me are you now born or blind
@Kijestic Productions here we again US Aid is weapons against humanity they give you aid to control you if you disagree with them they will do anything to attack you
@Kijestic Productions you always go around the world killing innocent people creating terrorist
Koreans are so kind and friendly.......
@bobagopaaa true
Koreans are racist!..
@@venturozorachelle9730 yeah they are lmao im stationed and shitty ass camp carroll
@@Anomaly-uz9pr doubt it..
@@venturozorachelle9730 How are they racist when you occupy their land.
I was at Humphreys in 96-98 and it has really changed alot since then. Everything is new and fresh and big. I had a great time while stationed there back then and made a lot of lifelong friends, if you are a Soldier still enlisted and you haven't been there yet I would highly recommend it. The Korean people are amazing, hard working people and it's culture is very different from anything American. If I ever have the opportunity you can bet your bottom dollar I will go back there again someday.
what was ur mos?
I see American soldiers who lived in Daejeon, South Korea. I always feel grateful to them.
Dogs wagged tails to owners
@@jrhg2739 The Chinese were extinct to Japanese and Korean troops if it were not for the United States.
@@jrhg2739 China wanna lose another war here? 😅
@@jrhg2739 Cockroaches all over the world eating bat lol
If the US was in Japan and SK to colonize and enslave those nations, we're pretty bad at it. We've been there for several decades and they each have their own government and military. If it was a colonization project, where are the settlers? After so many decades, shouldn't the colony have spread beyond the military base? As for the enslavement, if I have a Japanese or Korean slave available because I'm an American, I didn't get the memo. I can assure you my house would be much cleaner if I owned a slave. Please just tell me where I can go to pick up my Japanese or Korean slave. I've been missing out...
Whomever said such a stupid thing is ignorant. If it wasn't for us, the Japanese would be speaking Chinese as a first language and be a colony of China. The South Koreans would be suffering under the yoke of Kim Jong Un.
@@shagwellington americans helped weaken china so it wasnt strong enough to fight both the commies and japanese empire. america and other western countries looted raped and killed innocent chinese during the qing dynasty. americans werent the only ones to defend korea, and you forget that america tried to colonize japan and even harrassed the japanese empire before japan even did anythign to america, america massacred and burned thousands of filipinos and raped and killed thousands of vietnamese. american history didnt teach you that didnt they?
@@banwa_non Ok, and the Chinese raped, looted, and massacred the Tibetans, Ugyhur, and aboriginal Taiwanese. How do you think the country of China got to be as big as it is? You think it just magically appeared there? There's no such thing as a "pure" people with a "pure" history. I'm talking about what's going on now.
Hey now!! That's my twin sis at the end speaking Korean!!🙌🙌🙌💗💗💗
Tell her thank you for your service.
Wow she's very pretty yet professional too... she's definitely my type of woman. Introduce me please.
Are y'all from Georgia? I think your sister went to my college? (If you would rather answer me privately FB me @ M B Speaker Jackson. You can check me out and friend me if you like)
Saw her on the Thumbnail and I was like she looks familiar.
Thank her for her service and she is in our prayers!!!
Nada disso minha querida você sabe disso que não é nada disso sou um cara normal gosto meu negócio é mulher não
Não bebo último muita mulher gostosa mulheres gostosas lindas para normal macho normal por isso que eu nem força unir forças uma jornalista e você sabe disso não seja igual a eles
Was also stationed in Camp Page, (128 Combat Assault Helicopter Company) North East Boarder of North & South Korea in ‘84 & ‘85. Spent thirteen months both Tours in Korea.
Charley's philly steaks are not just specialized for the px lol. We have one here in oklahoma at a mall
Thank you for this interesting tour. I was last in S Korea in 78, on USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608 Gold). We were only here for 3 days. As we pulled into the harbor? We sailed past a Korea gunboat. I was so honored that the crew on the gunboat saluted us with what looked like taikwondo movements. wish i had a camera. I only remember taking a bus from JinHae to Buson. A bus ride on the side of a mountain? WEll skip forward 30 years and then i discovered Korean Dramas. And wow.. wish I could visit Korea again someday. Best wishes to the people of South Korea!
u should take the train to Busan and not bus hehehehe
Because you defended Korea, we could live in peace and make fun dramas!
@@leexingha lol
I was supposed to be stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea 🇰🇷 when I was in the US Army. I was in the Army for 20 years and have been stationed in Europe, Southwest Asia and almost everywhere else, but I have never been to South Korea. Maybe one day I’ll visit as a retiree.
HEHE. why is korea seems proud of this? this is occupation
They are proud of having such powerful allies. It’s not occupation when you are on the same side.
I am proud to target Beijing and Shanghai, China HEHE
Because they are idiots. The truly proud and real Korean should be embarrassed by this crap. It's seriously time to kick out US military from our country and US soldiers who constantly cause issues.
@@hdlk what issues?
4:55 its home to the 8th Army not the 8th Division
I was at Camp Humphreys in 1979-1980...the perimeter of the base was 5.8 miles then and it was absolutely nothing like this. The troops there are really lucky!
1 was at camp humphreys in 75 - 76 as KATUSA nothing i can recognized.
Nothing like when I was there…’74-‘76 WOW!
I was there then as well…
AMERICA is a powerful country on Earth . watching from EAC.I like the American culture 1 of the Best in the WORLD.
What culture you talking about sir?
@@roldvans3762 whatever you"re seeing in this video that is the CULTURE .thank you sir.
@@ToM-ht9oq as far as i know America don't have any culture at all. Instead taking the culture from different races as if they own it. As if they contributed something.
@@roldvans3762 sir. be blessed that is the culture stay blessed again.
@@roldvans3762 If you haven't been to the U.S. and travelled around you don't know what you are talking about. It's a big country with lots of different cultures depending on the region.
Current Camp Humphries looks good (It used to be just airfields and barracks) but I'm glad one of the times I was stationed in Korea it was in 8th Army, Yongsan. I was able to stay in an apartment off-post. I loved going to Itaewon, hitting the Electronics Market, going to Lotte World, going on Hash Runs around Seoul on the weekend and going to various club and shopping areas in Seoul. Staying at the Dragon Hill Lodge for a week starting and ending my tour was loads of fun. It's a shame politics has ended that experience for soldiers.
pjamese3
What do you mean by that, in your last sentence?
pjamese3 I don’t think it was just only politics. The soldiers couldn’t maintain discipline being stationed at Yongson, they locals were getting tired of the military.
A proof of commitment to the alliance from both sides....
Even if South Korea asked the US to leave, do you think the US would leave? Strategically speaking? I think, NOT!
@@mikelucas4247 i never heard of it everyone here in korea argree with US stationary
@@마리고 You don’t have rights or options to argue that. US dominated that without negations
@@mikelucas4247 They should not! The North would invade the south within days. And the country with one of the highest per capita GDP would suddenly become poor overnight.
@@mikelucas4247 Well Iraq has asked us to leave after tensions flared with Iran, and we are handing over bases to the Iraqis, so yes, we would leave. South Korea is also not the only place in the region where we have bases.
I was in the AF from '87-'91. And it is difficult to comprehend fully how much we spend on defense! Unfortunately, it is necessary.
I was in the Navy from 86-89, you aint lying...especially in the cold war era.
When I was in S. Korea in early 80's, the only way to get Burger King was when a food truck came around every once and a while
Well, you weren't at Camp Casey then! The Burger King was right next to the Aafes theater.
I thought South Korea was so westernized. FIrst Mcdonald's in Japan was in 1971
Henry Lau in the 80’s korea started industrializing and in the 90’s and 2000’s it came into its economic strides
didn't catch anything she said at 13:21, too busy admiring the absolute CHAD in the background
HAHA LOL
I dont get it
Me neither, I don't see any Chad behind
4:06 I had no idea the PX was that restrictive with disallowing purchases made by non-military. I guess you are better off travelling to the U.S. and purchasing whatever you want.
Thanks for the video. Hope you had fun in those helicopters Jinjoo.
while i was in the military only military people could buy what is essentially duty free tax free stuff. it was black market to sell it to the local population .. stateside or not. In the UK you would be dodging VAT which is significant. I'm surprised if anyone non military has exchange/commissary/px privileges. I hope the lady here understands that it's the law and nothing personal. It protects her own nations commerce and business.
Only those with DoD issued IDs can make purchases at PX/BX, Naval Exchange, and commisaries. That includes military, spouses, dependents, and civilian Federal workers working on base and their families. This is true for every military installation any where in the world. Such rules and priviledges for those previously stated have existed since the 1950s.
@@stumpedii8639 Only the service member and dependents are authorized to shop in PX and commissaries PROVIDED they are stationed in the country like in Korea and the dependents are authorized to be there.
it there way even in the states
It's because they sell it at cost/cheaper than normal
I so respect Korean history; long past to the current times.
I've never had a tour for Korean Defense.
If I could only have the goodness to know an intelligent, learned woman like her, but patient enough to teach me Korean.
America loves South Korea. A great partnership against Communism.
I guess I can still keep hoping! Go Army! Keith
If you're already out, I suppose you can try getting some sort of tour there as a DOD civilian employee/contractor. I have no idea how it works but I believe you can do anything you put your mind to brother. It's a beautiful place and it is WELL WORTH the visit.
I sometimes visit the camp, for my job. like 4 times a year, and I always become envious of those american solders.
The garrison I lived in was only with rickety old barrack buildings and the barren training ground... (me ex-korean solder)
My grandpa was there, but that was before it got big, (yes I’m Korean) and my uncle wanted to go there when it WAS big but in the Korean military going to Humphrey is like winning the lottery. Literally. The system is the same. (At least from what I hear)
I don't think its 8th Army Division, it should be 8th Army and 2nd Inf Division, but it is definitely different from when I was there in 1988. I was in Yongson - expensive land in downtown Seoul - wonder what happened to it? Love Korea, the people, the food, the culture, the history.
Yes, 8th Army. The 8th Infantry Division was in Germany but was cut in the early 90's by Clinton. They were never in Korea.
Thank you very much for your service in Korea. My father worked as a civilian worker in the 8th Army in Yongsan. I've been to the 8th Army Festival. :)
I hope Korea and the United States continue to have a mutual defense treaty. I will remember that US help us when we are in trouble.
But it's hard to fully agree that Korea is free riding on security. I think that it is helping each other.
@@sidneymun4353 complaints about Korea getting a free rides are something I wouldn't worry about. No one in America is really worried about Korea. America loves Korea. Our problem is with NATO. South Korea gets mentioned by Trump as an example of America overseas expenditures but no one is really bothered by that here. I am a Big Trump supporter myself and I can tell you the people that support him are very committed to defending Korea. USA is and will be for the foreseeable future fully committed to our alliance. NATO on the other hand that is something I wish USA would leave. We actually appreciate Korea (and Japan) because they are a much stronger ally than our allies in Europe but Trump is always pushing for more so he is encouraging South Korea to spend more on their military and bulk it up. The tone of this is completely different to the disgust we have for majority of NATO.
They have Charley’s Philly Steaks at my local mall right here in America. It’s not affiliated with the military at all.
👍🧐The narrator speaks better English than most native English speakers any where. 💝
Thank you US!
I love south korea, from America 🇰🇷❤🇺🇸
@Nicholas L.F Are you a Chinese worker illegally employed in Korea or a spy for Xi Jinping?
She so lucky. So many people in the military never got a chance to even sit in some of those pilot seats in those helicopters
Yes of course the South Koreans should pay for these buildings. You guys have the best and greatest military might the world has ever known protecting you guys and are willing to sacrifice their men, women, and money to protect our foreign allies, such as South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the buffer zone for China and Japan and America.
They already do paid. It benefit the United State just as much or more to be there.
@grant bobo I'm a Korean. I would like to ask Biden to deploy missiles aimed at Beijing and Shanghai in South Korea.
Man I miss my time in Korea. Specifically Humphreys. Was there in 2017. The PX they went into was finished right before I left so I got to go inside and explore. Just seeing the taco bell and stuff brings back good memories. Would love to visit again now that I'm out.
Thank you for your service here in Korea!🇺🇸
Thanks for serving in South KOREA. :) really really appreciate your BIG support.
Go bless AmeriKKKa
AmeriKKKa is a country built on stolen land. Wypipo stole it from natives. KARMA and white becoming majority minority
Stfu @Jeff 619
@자유로운 영혼 How can you be an ally of someone who murdered and raped and burned 20% of the Korean population?
@@aneesniazi7918 sounds like you have been hitting the North korean propaganda to hard bud.
I'm still stationed here, I was part of the airshow for the 8th Army birthday (I was one of the Apache pilots with 4-2), really fun stuff, a huge base to be honest. Bigger than some of the other based I've been to...
Did you see us conducting route clearance mission on the air strip? About 2-3 months ago? For 8th Army.
@@sukdeezs9392 yeah! You guys were right under me! I was wondering what exactly y'all were doing, all I could remember was a bunch of LMTVs and MRAPs and stuff.
@@DansilSchroeder do i have to pay money for the army's pilot school?
@@thegreatdogzilla5855 nah man. The only thing you'll ever really have to pay in the army for are your uniforms, haircuts, and stuff you'll lose.
I worked at Camp Henry in Daegu from 1965 to 1970. I live in Vancouver, B.C.
This reminds me a lot of the Canal Zone in Panama. Though, The Canal Zone was like a territory of the United States inside another country (Panama). It has its own government seat, school system, post office, police force, firefighters, commissary (like supermarkets) civilian and military housing and amenities such as Bowling, theaters, baseball, american football and tennis courts and YMCA also has buildings in the Canal Zone. It also had military bases to defend both entrances (in the pacific and the atlantic) of the Panama Canal, jungle warfare training center and also held the US Southern Command.
The US left. That base area is now abandoned, but belongs to China.
I remember the Canal Zone well and have very fond memories of it. I attended Junior High School in the Air Force base school. Although I lived in Panama City. My father worked for the State Department. One time I was sick with pneumonia and spent a week in Gorgas Hospital. I have fond memories of the lovely train ride from Panama City to Colon. May I ask what years you were there? Clifford
@@tintinsnowyful It must have been so cool living in those times. My apologies Mr. Clifford. Now that I read my comment it seems that I lived or experienced the Canal Zone, but it is far from that. Im a Panamanian very interested in the history and legacy of The US in my country. I was born in 1991. So in those times the US were packing up preparing to leave Panama in accordance to the Canal Treaty of 1977. I remember when I was a kid my father used to take me to Amador Causeway. Since I was a kid I felt that the area surrounding Amador (Balboa, Ancon) felt like it was another country. You know when one’s a kid, one’s is thinking of playing and having a good time. There is no way to comprehend the political situation or history of a country being a child. My father used to say when the gringos were here things were different. So, When I became a young adult I started doing researched on the internet and reading about the Canal Zone to understand what it was. Here at School, the history classes do not touch that much about the Panama Canal Zone and what it was, how it worked, nothing. So I started reading about it, and I think Panama should change the view of the Former Canal Zone. The history of the CZ belongs to our country as well, and I think it should be preserved. Since Panama has had the land of the former Canal Zone, they have been destroying the buildings and housings (which has a unique architecture style), and also destroying rainforest. The Panamanian government see those territories as profit. If you ask me, I would have preferred that the US have stayed in the Canal Zone. Panama does not deserve those territories.
Wow amazing! Really nice to see you behind the scenes here! :) it's amazing to see you had lots of fun!! This is really is why I subscribed here!! 😨 Really please more of these videos who really show places that you normally don't see.
Wished Humphreys looked like that when I was stationed there in ‘91 & ‘92, the biggest thing then was the Airfield. I could walk around the Base in about 45 minutes or so. Ran one of the two Dining Facilities (largest, consolidated facility) we had. 👍🏼🇺🇸🤠
🇯🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸❤
I,m korean
US , Army ♥♥♥♥♥
Together, Kill ~~ north,K , Chaina
영차영차!!! Do you like the USA and Americans?
Damn. I was there 2001-02 and wouldn't even recognize any of it.
if there is a lot of anti-American feeling about Americans being in South Korea, ask any South Korean and they will tell you how grateful they are that America was on their side during the Korean war. Had America not intervened, the North would have invaded the South and the Korean peninsula would have been one of the poorest countries in the world. Instead, the South Korean per capita GDP is the 12th highest in the world.
Next do Hohenfels Germany probably the smallest base in over seas US catagory. 😂
I lived there 2 years ago and it looks completely different when I was there the high school and middle were in the same building
bro i lived there 4 years ago and attended the highschool XD. this video made me cry, i miss this place
Subic naval base in the Philippines used to be the biggest US Navy base outside mainland USA.
Now, Chinese and Russian warships are visiting the Philippines.
So many men in this comment section speaking of their time in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s in Korea. Can’t imagine how insane this video is to those men from that military era.
This military base is basically a city. Heck what will be like when Korea is not a US ally anymore?
re han you mean when Trump falls in love with Chairman Kim
@@ObamaFromKenya not chairman. Its great leader Kim. Lmao wtf right
@goran stojanovic You're naive to think that all countries don't do that with each other.
A Ghost town,or a pile of rubbel.
@goran stojanovic found the butthurt serb
WOW!!! I was stationed at Camp Humphrey’s 1975-1976 with the 271st Aviation Co. What a difference!!!
It is huge. Only U.S. serviceman only or Korean guest invited only. It is a military base keep that in mind.
Yeah, except for the friendship festival in spring.
Yeah. And 8th Army headquarters used to be in the middle of Seoul. Yongsan. A mid-western-style town (with single-story housing along suburban style streets) taking up space in the middle of a compact city of 11 million.
No one but service personnel are allowed on military bases here in the states as well.
Thank you for being as concrete alliance to deter North Korea.
However, Don't make any troubles such as rape, violence of drunken , drugs etc in South Korea you stand.
I knew about over 2000 cold case of rape by US troops in Japan.
Do in Rome as Roman's do!!
Be Respect!!!
I really wish I could have seen the Single Soldier Housing on Camp Humphreys, the finest barracks from what I hear!
8th army is not a division, its a field army. 2ID is the division stationed there
“Korean type trinkets”, I’m embarrassed for all of us.
At least he didn't say "Oriental" lol
Absolutely i really enjoyed watching it.
She goes to other country inside her own country :)))
Literally little America.
I worked at Camp Humphreys back late 1970s - early 1980s as a facilities engineering manager (utilities). It contained an aircraft based electronic spying operation. Camp Humphreys was built on rice paddies. It was a mess. It looks different now.
Can't wait to go back. Love it!
I thought the preposition for camp and campus was on, not at.
As a korean, I really wanna visit the camp. Wow it's so amazing
concept jirino
@Zédōng Máo Except during the Korean-American friendship festival every spring. You can go to a tiny corner of the base to listen to live music, and eat American BBQ, drink beer and play games.
You proud your country is a US b$#^???
@Levine Levine You are either a spreader of propaganda or a victim of it. The US and South Korea are strong allies and trade partners who both benefit.
And don't forget AmeriKKKan soldiers love raping japanese women in OKINAWA
These Americans are ready to die to protect the South Korean people. I really hope South Korean appreciate Americans having their back. My grandfather who was a pilot was killed fighting during the Korean war.
I'm a KATUSA(Korea Augmentation to United States Army), stationed in camp Humphreys. Yes, Koreans do appreciate Americans for having our back. Modern South Korea could not have existed with out the support of the US, and your grandfather. ROK-US alliance was, is, and will stay strong in any situation.
We go together!
nope. US presence there also invites trouble. US need not to interfere. Let South Korea to its fate. at the very first place, its the fault of US and Russia why we have the situation of Koreans today (fuck their ego).
@@armada1290 A shout out to Kang Sang-hoon -- a former KATUSA I knew at 1/17th Mech. Inf. at Camp Casey (1985), and Lee Sang-keun, who I knew at 2nd/503rd Inf. at Camp Hovey, '87-'88.
Kang Sang-hoon now works for SK Corp (may be SK Energy now) in the marketing department. He has a wife and two sons. In fact I think his sons are probably done with THEIR mandatory 30 months of service by now!
Don't know what happened to Lee Sang-keun. Last time I heard from him, he was going to be an English-speaking guide for the visitors at the Olympics in Seoul (in '88, of course). ....Time flies!
In '87, when we were on the DMZ doing our DMZ "police" duties, we got an overnight pass; and Sgt. Lee Sang-keun, familiar as he was with the mass transit (buses and trains, etc.), took me to Seoul! (G.I.s didn't have private cars back then; most of us didn't have overnight passes except only once in a while.) He showed me such places as the old Japanese government building (the one with the cupola -- which President Kim Young-sam had knocked down in the '90s) and the old royal palace behind it. ...Those were the days when they stilled had curfews and Chun Doo-hwan was giving way to Roh Tae-woo (another general) who would run for office and win.
I remember the Saemaul flags and loudspeakers in the rural villages. I remember the grave mounds on the hillsides (these had a mound surrounded by a horse-shoe-shaped parapet with stone stele). I remember doing foot marches in winter, over the frozen rice paddies, in full MOPP gear. I will not forget the sights and smells of rural Korea (and the rats as big as cats!) ...and the little kids who were always happy to hang around us when we were training near their villages -- the littlest ones (like 3 or 4 years old) chatting us up, not understanding that we couldn't understand Korean!
@@leexingha While China is a miserable shi**ole where outside the tourist areas exists unimaginable poverty and suffering.
So different from when I was stationed at Camp Humphreys, 1979 - 1980. It looks like a great place and the Koreans have gone all out to make their American allies comfortable. Thanks for this video.
Manifesting to pass the asvab and meps, and hope I got station at south korea❤
The reporter is adorable. I had two tours, 82-83, 95-96. The ROK is a beautiful country with wonderful people.
Loved Korea.
What a shame! South Korean leadership have no dignity and self respect to allowing the foreign force in your land. My country Laos rejected the US asked to put theirs military base there. Even we are poor but we got dignity and self respect.
The same can be said about Laos with China but keep talking about things you don't understand.
@@BullyMaguireShots We have no Chinese military base on our soil.
@laosasean8482 China doesn't need to have a base in Laos because Laos is practically a colony of China 🤣
well, that is US American way. even their war ships have bars, restaurants, and recreational areas.
Bars? In Warships? Nope. No drinking and smoking. Only recrational areas. But on Thanks giving, Christmas and newyear they do celebrate in the middle of the sea. But drinking alchohol is a no.
@@bluemarshall6180 That's lame. I get they want them to be more disciplined, but serving rations of drinks to sailors was a maritime tradition to get people to enlist.
The only gripe is how much the Exchange hypes saving soldiers money but it’s actually very expensive! No taxes but they take that advantage for themselves. They don’t give that to the soldiers.
When I was there, for food, either the mess hall or down in the ville, which was well, the wild west pretty much lol
It is like any town in the USA without the crime!
@Oh well
Who says there's no crime?
Just google Okinawa rape case . There is definitely crime there
8th Army "division" lol wtf
That's US of fricking A for ya.
@@subasan4798 do yall even know what yall are talking about?
@@xicor8684 A small division looks like an entire army.
60 thumbs down? They must be North Koreans..lol
I love ur channel,thanks for the informations...
My gosh, I spent 13 months at Camp Humphreys back during the Vietnam war era, sure wasn't like this! Korea was a 3rd world country in the 60's ! Amazing!
I agree with you.I was a ROK Army soldier between 1966-1969..
If We hv such kind of high standard facilities, our service ll go grt & smooth
I was stationed at Camp Humphreys in 1972 &73, 23rd Support group. We lived in the old Quonset huts. Most of us liked it that way, except in the winter. In 1973 some of the men went to a new 3 story barracks. I can't get over how muck it changed.
Not really a fan of U.S. or other military bases 😂😂
But I like how our host presented everything and how cameraman filmed!
lol 18:11 I think that women learn languages easier than men. And the lady after the guy demonstrated that
In the 70's every Koren learned English in school. Assume they still do. Language skills men vs women? Women sure talk more.
Khadr Trudeau More talk = Less violence
@@khaias7822 Every work in a office full of women? Not physical violence but violence.
Khadr Trudeau I’m a welder so, no..
@@khaias7822 " I’m a welder" Nice, I can weld but I'm terrible at it. Good grinder. Office politics is horrible. Most women will tell you they would never work for a women. Every changing alliances, endless rumors. If you see these assemble line of women you can bet the women are not allow to talk well working. Headphones are fine for music and books. Everyday you will have one or three balling their eyes out about some stupid thing. Talking, gossiping, rumors. Stick to welding.
My mom use to work at Camp Henry in Daegu many years ago in the 1960s. Although my parents and I live in Canada.I will visit Pyeongtaek. This base is amazing. I wish I was in the U.S. Army, not the Canadian Army. When Canadians look atthis they will join the U.S. Army. Americans call Canada the back up army.
we respect Canadian Army (very professional and courageous) but we really dislike the Liberal Socialist Canadian Government and we view the Canadian Navy as a joke.
@@thomasdemay9805 Right on Baby!!! God Bless America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@thomasdemay9805 My younger brother became an American citizen in Chatsworth, California on February 25, 2020. He is a flight surgeon with the United States Army reserves based in Los Angeles. He had weapons training in Alabama. He learned how to use a machine gun for three weeks. He is a doctor and resides in Thousand Oaks, California along with his Korean wife who is American too.
촬영 고생 하셨습니다! 평택시민인데 험프리스 오산기지보다 크던거같던데 말이죠 ㅋㅋ
왜 외궈인 미국인들은 한국에게만 무레한 댓글을 다는거냐? 전세게에서 오직 한국에게만 그러는것 같은데
@@엄마가준비한식사-p7n 아닐걸요.
사람 사는곳은 다 그래요 ㅋㅋ
I went to Humphreys in 2010 when I was stationed in Casey and Humphreys was one road basically. This is nuts to see.
I wonder if these soldiers also watch kdramas and listen to kpop and have their kpop biases 😍
Most of them stay in the barracks to play games.
Don't be stupid, kpop and kdrama is gay as hell.
Google Koreaboo compilation...many British men do Koreaboo dancings
I bet they dont have time to do that, there are other stuff they supposed to do..
Wow it wasn’t like that when I was there in 1976-77 .. I was Stationed at 55th Ordinance Company in Anyang and I believed I did go to Camp Humpreys twice and it was muddy dusty not paved at all
My first DS. Honestly I'd go back, than again anything's better than polk... seriously though, I'd go back
OMG....this is not the Humphreys where I was assigned in '87-'88. I was in the Nursing Platoon @ the 43rd MASH. I'm quite impressed and honestly want to see it again. Must plan a post-covid 19 visit.
Korean ladies are so graceful ladylike
USA-KOERA-ISRAEL alliance forever and ever !!!
All those money used for the base is from Korea taxes payers.
RIght, because they want America's army out of Seoul. LOL
We pay for the upkeep. You paid to build it.
Yes and? You expect the U.S to defend korea and they not pay anything?
@@skillbopster is Worthing to pay such amounts money. How about using such amounts money to enhance South Korea military power or social welfare?
enchainedtreasures they actually didn’t want the americans to leave seoul, it was because of the americans reorganizing their bases into 2 hubs. If a war with north korea broke out, yongsan would be hit and with it, the 4th largest city in the world would be destroyed like its the apocalypse. there is also no expansion room there. Therefore it makes sense to relocate it.
I'm about to head off to bootcamp myself and hope to be stationed there!
707 choi no u don’t
Good luck at basic.. you’ll find out more about Humphreys! Personally it’s nice. It is what you make it though. You’re perception could be somewhat different than others
Good luck!
More fool you.
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