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VOL. 55, ISSUE 12

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Warriors,Katchi Kapshida!

2019 2id/rUcd calendar inside

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03 Leader’s Corner

04 Indianhead Legacy

05 Warriors on the Street/Ask the Doc

06 2019 2ID/RUCD Calendar

30 The 2nd Engineer Battalion commemorates Battle of Kunu-ri

32 Travel Korea

34 U.S. Army pilots, first responders to Korean helicopter crash

35 Regiment Page

(Photo of the Month) A M109A6 Paladin from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division fires a 155mm inert training round during the Table VI Gunnery exercise Dec. 5 at Firing Point 95, Republic Of Korea. Table VI Gunnery is an annual training requirement for Field Artillery units to qualify individual howitzer crews and platoon Fire Direction Centers. This training focuses on overall readiness and maintaining Field Artillery core competencies at the section level. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Sean M. Kealey, 4-1 Field Artillery)

30Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division reenact the Battle of Kunu-Ri in which battalion commander Lt. Col. Alarich Zacherle gave the order to burn the battalion colors to prevent them from becoming a Chinese war trophy Nov. 30 at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alon Humphrey, 3rd ABCT, 1st AD Public Affairs)

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PUBLICATION STAFFStaff Sgt.

Micah J. Van DykeManaging Editor

Sgt. Raquel VillalonaEditor

Sgt. Mun, Hyung BinEditor

Pfc. Park, Seung HoKorean Language Editor

Staff Sgt. Diandra HarrellCreative Advisor

Pfc. Tom R. JohanssenCreative Assistant

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Individuals can submit articles by the following means: mail EAID-SPA, 2nd Infantry Division, Unit 15041, APO, AP 96271-5236 Attn: Indianhead; or visit the 2ID Public Affairs Office located in Building 7315, 2nd floor on Camp Humphreys. To arrange for possible coverage of an event, call 757-2056.

Maj. Gen. D. Scott McKean

Commanding General 2nd Infantry Division

Command Sgt. Maj.Phil K. Barretto

Command Sergeant Major2nd Infantry Division

Lt. Col. Junel R. JeffreyPublic Affairs Officer

junel.r.jeffrey.mil@mail.mil

Sgt. 1st. Class Jose IbarraPublic Affairs Chief

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Warriors,We want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Second to None New Year! We have experienced a remarkably demanding

year in 2018. Throughout all the missions and activities, our Warriors have stood watch and maintained maximum readiness. I can’t tell you enough how proud Command Sgt. Maj. Barretto and I are of all our troopers!

The holiday season is a special time and many will be separated from their families back home. The good news is that your Warrior and Army family is right here with you and the memories you make while serving your country on the Peninsula is something all should look back on over time and be very proud of. You are the keepers of peace and prosperity and there is no more noble a profession that sacrifices for the benefit of others.

This year we accomplished much. In executing the sixth Armored Brigade Combat Team rotational deployment to Korea, we safely conducted the largest equipment movement since 2014 to align deployed forces with current Army-wide modernization and readiness efforts.

We also completed the historic movement south of the Division headquarters to our new home at Camp Humphreys, after having spent 53 years at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu. Enduring friends from Dongducheon, Pyeongtaek, Seoul, and Uijeongbu joined our Warrior Division family as we officially opened the new Freeman Hall.

We will enter 2019 with more modernization ahead. Our UH-60L fleet will be replaced with UH-60Ms giving our aviators the best equipment available. We will keep after making our Soldiers as ready and able to ensure our Fight Tonight readiness.

From the most junior to the seniors among us, we must take care of and pay attention to our fellow Soldiers. Check on your buddies and look after yourselves to ensure we all safely ring in the New Year ready, and even more restored than we were in the year before.

Enjoy the half-day schedule…and make plans to explore new places in Korea throughout your time in the Warrior Division. From MWR trips to local cultural happenings or to other events on base, there is a lot to see and do. So, be safe, be responsible, and be resilient. Keep pressing on!

Second to None!

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Warrior Division Soldiers learn about a historic, train tunnel exit near Musan-ni. There were many legends and stories surrounding the tunnel that was last used before the start of the Korean War. In 1967, “bullet-scarred” walls were the only evidence left of its use during the Korean War.

DeceMBeR 1990Republic of Korea President Chun Doo-Hwan paid a visit to the 2nd Infantry Division headquarters at Camp Casey in December 1983. Maj. Gen. Henry Doctor Jr. was the 2nd Infantry Division commander.

DeceMBeR 1967

ASK THe DOCClues to Beat the Holiday BluesBy Capt. Joseph D. Dragonetti2ID/RUCD PsychiatristSpending the holiday season away from home can be difficult. It’s a common

challenge encountered by 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers during wintertime. Policies limit the amount of Soldiers that can take holiday leave, and due to time differences, it’s difficult to make phone calls to loved ones in the states. Fortunately, there’s a lot that Soldiers, families and civilians stationed in Korea can do to beat the holiday blues.

Try some of these ideas from Warriors currently stationed on the Korean Peninsula:

Maintain your holiday traditions – even if it feels different without family or friends around. Keeping up with your personal traditions, such as decorating, cooking, giving gifts, or getting together with friends can lift your spirits and help strengthen bonds with your peers.

Start new traditions – talk to your peers and find out what they like to do for the holidays. Consider joining their activities, or even starting brand new holiday traditions!

Take a whiff – find a candle, food or other aroma that reminds you of pleasant holiday experiences. Of all senses, the sense of smell has the most potent ability to bring back good memories.

Be active – whether it’s indoors or out. Make sure to stay active, even if you’re not doing unit physical training over the holidays. Exercise is nature’s most powerful antidepressant!

Catch up on sleep – take advantage of the decreased workload to get your sleep habits back on track. Turn in early a few nights, knowing that you’ll have plenty of time during the next day to do whatever you want.

"What is your New Year's resolution?"WarriorS oN the Street

"In 2019, I plan on making my move from Green to Gold. I want to become an officer. "

"I believe I have what it takes to be a great leader and the passion needed to lead Soldiers from the front."

Spc. Jonathan Phelps4-2 ARB, 2CAB, 92Y

Rochester, New York

Sgt. 1st. Class Julio Torres2IDSBDE, 38B

Boston, Massachusetts

Spc. Aaron Cayson210th FAB, 13M

Pensacola, Florida

Spc. Brian GoadHHC, 3rd ABCT,1st AD, 42A

Sacramento, California

“First and most importantly, I am looking forward to returning home and being with my family."

"Second, earning my bachelor’s degree and beginning my masters."

"Third, the opportunity to join the master sergeant ranks and to continue leading, educating and mentoring Soldiers."

“I’ve been here two months. I like the scenery, the sunsets.”

“I want to get in better shape to do better on the PT test.”

“I want to earn my E-5, keep progressing in the Army, try to get a little more responsibility and help other Soldiers.”

“My New Years resolution is to be able to run under a 12-minute two mile."

"I am going to run every day and sprint hills to get my time down to a standard I’m satisfied with."

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adeline Witherspoon, 2IDSBDE Public Affairs)Maintain a schedule – even though it may sound like work. Keeping a

schedule of enjoyable activities will help you ensure that you make the most of your downtime and don’t wind up feeling bored or lazy.

Get outside – the cold air sometimes discourages people from outdoor activity, but sunshine and being in nature are scientifically proven to help lift mood. It’s crucial to get outside and do something active, whether that’s going for a walk or playing sports with peers.

Take a Korean vacation – take advantage of your time here! Most destinations in the Republic of Korea are close enough to be day trips, and there’s something for everyone, whether you want to sightsee, explore the cuisine, be outdoors or learn about Korean culture and history.

Use community resources – groups such as ACS, MWR and USO are always hosting activities that cater specifically to Soldiers that are unable to travel home for the holidays. Check out their websites or social media feeds for all the details, don’t miss out!

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DIA

NH

EAD

Apr

il sh

ower

s br

ing

May

flo

wer

s. S

oldi

ers

from

210

th F

ield

Art

iller

y B

riga

de t

rain

on

the

Mul

tipl

e La

unch

Roc

ket

Sys

tem

at

Rod

rigu

ez L

ive

Fire

C

ompl

ex. T

he 2

nd I

nfan

try

Div

isio

n/R

OK

-U.S

. Com

bine

d D

ivis

ion

is c

omm

itte

d to

incr

easi

ng o

ur c

apab

iliti

es t

o de

ter

aggr

essi

on a

nd e

nsur

e pe

ace

and

stab

ility

on

the

Kor

ean

Pen

insu

la.

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

311 A

pril

Fool

s D

ay

2

3 8th

Arm

y ad

vanc

es n

orth

ac

ross

the

38th

Par

alle

l, 19

51.

4

5 RO

K A

rbor

Day

Th

e U

N M

emor

ial C

emet

ery

is d

edic

ated

at P

usan

, 195

1.

6

7

8

9

10

11 Gen

. Rid

gway

repl

aces

Gen

. M

acA

rthur

as

Com

man

der o

f U

N C

omm

and,

195

1.

12 2ID

sup

ply

train

s ar

e or

dere

d to

ste

ncil

the

first

Indi

anhe

ad

desi

gn o

n th

eir v

ehic

les,

19

18.

13

14 Ope

ratio

n R

ippe

r ret

akes

S

eoul

, 195

1.

15 Tax

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21 Eas

ter

22 Ear

th D

ay2I

D’s

38t

h In

f. se

nt to

que

ll rio

ts a

t Koj

e-D

o P

OW

Cam

p,19

52.

23 -WW

I MO

H: L

t. C

mdr

. A

lexa

nder

L. G

orgo

n (U

SN

), 5t

h M

arin

e R

egt.,

2ID

, 191

8.-B

attle

of K

apyo

ng o

ccur

s w

ith 1

st B

n., G

louc

este

r R

egt.,

170

th H

eavy

Mor

tar

Btry

., 29

th B

ritis

h B

de.

24 Sur

roun

ded,

ele

men

ts fr

om

the

29th

Brit

ish

Bde

. hol

d G

louc

este

r Hill

for 7

2 ho

urs

agai

nst 8

0,00

0 C

hine

se. A

fe

w d

ozen

sur

vive

.

25 The

1st B

n. G

louc

este

r Reg

t. &

170

th H

eavy

Mor

tar B

try.

rece

ive

U.S

. Dis

tingu

ishe

d U

nit C

itatio

n.

26

27

28

29

30

12

34

Mar

ch 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

May

201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31Ap

ril 2

019

Mar

ch 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

May

201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

Day

s of R

emem

bran

ceM

onth

of t

he M

Ilita

ry C

hild

Sexu

al A

ssau

lt Pr

even

tion

Mon

th

From

16-

17 A

pril

1953

: 2ID

figh

ts t

o re

tain

pos

sess

ion

of P

ork

Cho

p H

ill.

From

20-

22 A

pril

1952

: Ope

rati

on L

ittl

e S

wit

ch e

xcha

nges

P

OW

s, in

clud

ing

149

Am

eric

ans.

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

Wit

h he

adst

ones

lyin

g in

a s

wee

ping

cur

ve, t

he 4

2.5-

acre

Ais

ne-M

arne

Am

eric

an C

emet

ery

and

Mem

oria

l in

Fran

ce, s

its

at t

he f

oot

of B

elle

au W

ood.

The

cem

eter

y co

ntai

ns t

he g

rave

s of

2,2

89 w

ar d

ead,

mos

t of

who

m f

ough

t in

the

vic

init

y an

d in

the

Mar

ne V

alle

y in

the

sum

mer

of

1918

. A m

onum

ent

at t

he f

lagp

ole

com

mem

orat

es t

he v

alor

of

the

U.S

. Mar

ines

who

ser

ved

wit

h th

e 2n

d an

d 3r

d A

rmy

Div

isio

n an

d ca

ptur

ed m

uch

of t

his

grou

nd in

191

8.

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

2829

301 U

SFK

LN

Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay (R

OK

Lab

or D

ay)

2

3

4 Can

adia

n 25

th B

de. a

rriv

es

in P

usan

, 195

2.

5 RO

K C

hild

ren’

s D

ay

Cin

co d

e M

ayo

6 RO

K T

rain

ing

Hol

iday

Eth

iopi

an K

agne

w B

n.

arriv

es in

Kor

ea, 1

951.

7 -Air

Forc

e’s

3rd

Air

Res

cue

Squ

adro

n re

cove

rs it

s 50

th

airm

an b

ehin

d en

emy

lines

,19

51.

-2ID

occ

upie

s P

ilsen

, C

zech

oslo

vaki

a, 1

945.

8

9 -2ID

link

up

with

Sov

iet a

llies

, 19

43.

-312

Air

Forc

e, M

arin

e, a

nd

Nav

y pl

anes

stri

ke S

inui

ju

Airf

ield

in o

ne o

f the

larg

est

air r

aids

of t

he w

ar, 1

951.

10

11

12 ROK

Bud

dha’

s Bi

rthd

ay

Mot

her'

s D

ay

13 GE

N C

lark

aut

horiz

es fo

ur

mor

e R

OK

div

isio

ns, 1

953.

14

15 2ID

’s 3

8th

Inf.

reta

kes

Bun

ker H

ill fr

om C

hine

se,

1951

.

16 2ID

fire

s 8,

000

artil

lery

ro

unds

in 1

0 m

ins

onto

B

unke

r Hill

, 195

1.

17

18

19 Arm

ed F

orce

s D

ay

20

21

22 App

roxi

mat

ely

65,0

00

Chi

nese

& N

orth

Kor

eans

di

ed in

2ID

’s s

ecto

r dur

ing

the

May

Mas

sacr

e, 1

951.

23 8th

Arm

y st

arts

adv

ance

no

rth a

gain

st d

eple

ted

tank

s of

CC

F an

d N

orth

Kor

ean

Peo

ple’

s A

rmy,

195

1.

24 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

25

26

27 Mem

oria

l Day

28

29 John

F. K

enne

dy's

Birth

day

30

31

1

April

2019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

June

2019

SM

TW

TF

S 12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

May

201

9Ap

ril 20

19S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

June

2019

SM

TW

TF

S 12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

Asi

an/P

acifi

c Is

land

His

tory

Mon

th

From

16-

23 M

ay 1

951:

Chi

nese

Com

mun

ity

Forc

es s

econ

d S

prin

g O

ffen

sive

(a.

k.a.

“T

he M

ay M

assa

cre”

in 2

ID).

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

The

2nd

Infa

ntry

Div

isio

n/R

OK

-U.S

. Com

bine

d D

ivis

ion

is t

rain

ed a

nd r

eady

to

exec

ute

any

mis

sion

aga

inst

a h

ybri

d th

reat

acr

oss

the

full

spec

trum

of

conf

lict.

(U.S

. Arm

y ph

oto

by M

r. P

ak, C

hin

U.,

2ID

/RU

CD

Pub

lic A

ffair

s)

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ayM

ay 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

July 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

2829

3031

1 Lt. G

en. P

aik,

Sun

Yup

lead

s an

ti-gu

erril

la c

ampa

ign

capt

urin

g or

kill

ing

mor

e th

an

19,0

00, 1

952.

2

3 At P

anm

unjo

m, t

he p

rinci

ple

of v

olun

tary

repa

triat

ion

is

acce

pted

by

com

mun

ist

nego

tiato

rs, 1

953.

4

5 -WW

I MO

H: G

unne

ry S

gt.

Cha

rles

F. H

offm

an (U

SM

C),

5th

Mar

ines

, 2ID

, 6 J

une

1918

.

-WW

I MO

H: L

t. j.g

. Wee

don

E. O

sbor

ne (U

SN

), 6t

h M

arin

es, 2

ID, 6

Jun

e 19

18.

6 RO

K M

emor

ial D

ay-E

lem

ents

of 2

ID la

nd o

n O

mah

a B

each

, 194

4

-2ID

beg

an 2

0-da

y of

fens

ive

on th

e w

ay th

roug

h B

elle

au

Woo

d, 1

918.

7 2ID

land

s in

Nor

man

dy,

Fran

ce, o

n D

-Day

+1 o

f O

pera

tion

Ove

rlord

, 194

4.

8

9

1011

12 8th

Arm

y ga

ins

cont

rol o

f the

Iro

n Tr

iang

le a

s O

pera

tion

Pile

driv

er e

nds,

195

1.

13 -WW

I MO

H: G

unne

ry S

gt.

Fred

W. S

tock

ham

(US

MC

), 96

th C

O, 6

th M

arin

es, 2

ID,

13-1

4 Ju

ne, 1

918.

14 Flag

Day

U.S

. Arm

y B

irth

day

Com

mun

ists

sta

rt B

edch

eck

Car

ley

nigh

t bom

bing

at

tack

s, 1

951.

15

16 Fath

er's

Day

17

18 CC

F &

Nor

th K

orea

n un

able

to

sto

p U

N a

dvan

ce

north

war

d fo

r 28-

day

s st

raig

ht, 1

951.

19 Sov

iet d

eleg

ate

to th

e U

N

prop

ose

a ce

ase-

fire

in

Kor

ea, 1

951.

20

21

22

23

24

25 -Nor

th K

orea

inva

des

Sou

th

Kor

ea w

ith 6

0,00

0 tro

ops,

19

50.

Chi

nese

radi

o re

ques

ts a

ce

ase-

fire

in K

orea

, 195

1.

26

27

28 Nor

th K

orea

n A

rmy

star

t se

izur

e of

Seo

ul, 1

950.

29 Gen

. RId

gway

offe

rs to

mee

t C

omm

unis

ts to

dis

cuss

ce

ase-

fire

and

arm

istic

e,19

51.

30 Gen

. Mac

Arth

ur c

onfe

rs w

ith

RO

K P

resi

dent

Syn

gman

R

hee

at S

uwon

Airf

ield

, 19

50.

12

June

201

9

May

201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

July 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

From

7-9

Jun

e 19

44: R

emai

nder

of

2ID

sec

ure

the

Nor

man

dy

beac

h he

ad.

From

10-

16 J

une

1951

: 2ID

, 1st

Mar

ine

Div

isio

n, a

nd A

llied

for

ces

begi

n th

e B

attl

e fo

r th

e P

unch

bow

l.

From

25-

26 J

une

1945

: 2ID

adv

ance

Det

achm

ent

leav

es L

e H

avre

, Fra

nce

for

Nor

folk

, VA

.

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

The

2nd

Inf

antr

y D

ivis

ion/

RO

K-U

.S. C

ombi

ned

Div

isio

n ce

lebr

ates

bot

h In

depe

nden

ce D

ay a

nd J

uly

27, 1

953

whe

n an

arm

isti

ce a

gree

men

t w

as s

igne

d, e

ndin

g th

e th

ree-

year

Kor

ean

War

. The

War

rior

Div

isio

n ha

s si

nce

deve

lope

d fr

uitf

ul p

artn

ersh

ips

wit

h R

OK

uni

ts a

t al

l lev

els

to b

ette

r de

velo

p m

oder

n w

ar-f

ight

ing

tact

ics,

te

chni

ques

and

pro

cess

es a

s ef

fect

ive

dete

rren

ts o

f ag

gres

sion

. (U

.S. A

rmy

phot

os b

y M

r. P

ak C

hin

U.,

2ID

/RU

CD

Pub

lic A

ffai

rs)

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

301 Fi

rst c

omm

itmen

t of U

.S.

grou

nd fo

rces

, Tas

k Fo

rce

Sm

ith, a

rriv

es in

Pus

an,

1950

.

2

3 2ID

retu

rns

in J

uly

to K

orea

du

e to

Nor

th K

orea

n ne

utra

lity

viol

atio

ns, 1

965.

4 Inde

pend

ence

Day

5 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

Task

For

ce S

mith

is

shat

tere

d af

ter 7

hou

rs o

f co

mba

t with

a la

rge

forc

e of

N

orth

Kor

ean

tank

s an

d in

fant

ry, 1

950.

6

7 UN

app

rove

s m

ilita

ry

assi

stan

ce to

the

RO

K v

ia

UN

Gen

. Mac

Arth

ur, 1

950.

8

9

10 Arm

istic

e ne

gotia

tes

begi

n at

K

aeso

ng, 1

951.

11

12 At P

anm

unjo

m, t

he p

rinci

ple

of v

olun

tary

repa

triat

ion

is

acce

pted

by

com

mun

ist

nego

tiato

rs, 1

953.

13 Fina

l com

mun

ist o

ffens

ive

of

the

war

sta

rts, 1

953.

14

15 2ID

retu

rns

to K

orea

, re

plac

ing

1st U

.S C

aval

ry

Div

isio

n, 1

965.

16

17 RO

K C

onst

itutio

n D

ay-W

WI M

OH

: Sgt

. Lou

is

Cuk

ela

(US

MC

), 5t

h M

arin

es,

2ID

, 18

July

191

8.

18 -WW

I MO

H: S

gt. M

atej

K

ocak

(US

MC

), 5t

h M

arin

es,

2ID

, 191

8.-F

renc

h M

arsh

al F

erdi

nand

Fo

ch h

urls

2ID

aga

inst

G

erm

an p

ositi

ons

alon

g th

e S

oiss

ons

Cha

teau

-Thi

erry

H

ighw

ays,

191

8.

19 U.S

. 24I

D b

egin

s th

e de

fens

e of

Tae

jon,

195

0.

20

21 Maj

. Gen

. Dea

n, 2

4ID

co

mm

ande

r, is

MIA

afte

r de

fens

e of

Tae

jon,

195

0, a

nd

is c

aptu

red

by N

orth

Kor

ea

35 d

ays

late

r.

22

23

24

25 2ID

set

s sa

il fo

r ret

urn

voya

ge to

the

U.S

., 19

19.

26

27 Kor

ean

War

Arm

istic

e si

gned

en

ding

thre

e ye

ars,

one

m

onth

, and

two

days

of

com

bat i

n K

orea

, 195

3.

28

29 Lt. G

en. W

alke

r iss

ues

cont

rove

rsia

l “st

and

or d

ie”

orde

r to

8th

Arm

y un

its in

the

150-

mile

Pus

an p

erim

eter

, 19

50.

30 2ID

arr

ives

in P

usan

from

Fo

rt Le

wis

, WA

, 195

0.

31 2ID

’s 3

8th

Inf.

secu

res

final

ob

ject

ive

in th

e B

attle

for t

he

Pun

chbo

wl,

1951

.

12

3

June

2019

SM

TW

TF

S 12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

Augu

st 20

19S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31Ju

ly 20

19Jun

e 20

19S

MT

WT

FS 1

23

45

67

89

1011

1213

1415

1617

1819

2021

2223

2425

2627

2829

30

Augu

st 20

19S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

From

20

June

- 10

Jul

y 19

44: S

t. G

erm

ain

d’E

lle S

t. G

eorg

es d

’Elle

-Le

Par

e D

efen

sive

s.

From

11-

12 J

uly

1944

: Hill

192

Off

ensi

ve

From

13-

25 J

uly

1944

: St.

Ger

mai

n de

’Elle

La

Cro

ix R

ouge

-Le

Sou

Iai

re D

efen

sive

.

From

26

July

- 7

Aug

ust

1944

: Vir

e O

ffen

sive

.

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

Sol

dier

s fr

om 3

rd A

rmor

ed B

riga

de C

omba

t T

eam

, 1st

Arm

ored

Div

isio

n ho

ok a

HM

MW

V t

o a

CH

-47

Chi

nook

hel

icop

ter

duri

ng s

ling

load

tra

inin

g w

ith

2nd

Com

bat

Avi

atio

n B

riga

de. T

he 2

nd I

nfan

try

Div

isio

n/R

OK

-U.S

. Com

bine

d D

ivis

ion

is d

edic

ated

to

deve

lopi

ng a

dapt

ive

lead

ers

and

prof

icie

nt S

oldi

ers

conf

iden

t in

the

ir W

arri

or t

asks

and

dri

lls.

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

2829

3031

1

2

3

4

5 Ope

ratio

n B

ig S

witc

h P

OW

ex

chan

ge, 1

953.

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 ROK

Lib

erat

ion

Day

KA

TUS

A p

rogr

am s

tarte

d by

G

en. M

acA

rthur

, 195

0.

16

17

18 2ID

sta

rts B

attle

of B

lood

y R

idge

, 195

1.

DM

Z A

xe M

urde

rs, 1

976.

19

20 Ope

ratio

n P

aul B

unya

n at

JS

A b

egin

s, 1

976.

21

22

23 WW

II M

OH

: Sta

ff S

gt. A

lvin

P

. Car

ey, 3

8th

Inf.,

2ID

, 19

44.

24 -2ID

relie

ves

the

24ID

in th

e P

usan

Per

imet

er, 1

950.

-2ID

ale

rted

for r

edep

loym

ent

to F

ort L

ewis

, WA

, 195

4.

25

26 Wom

en’s

Equ

ality

Day

27 Kor

ean

War

MO

H: 1

st L

t. Le

e H

arte

ll, 1

5th

FA, 2

ID,

1951

.

28

29 WW

II M

OH

: Sgt

. Joh

n J.

M

cVei

gh, 2

3rd

INF,

2ID

, 19

44.

30 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

Kor

ean

War

MO

H: C

apt.

Edw

ard

Krz

yzow

ski,

9th

Inf.,

2I

D, 1

951.

31 Firs

t Brit

ish

troop

s, 2

7th

Inf.,

ar

rives

in K

orea

, 195

0.

July 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

Sept

embe

r 201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

Augu

st 20

19Jul

y 201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

Sept

embe

r 201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

From

1 A

ugus

t - 1

5 S

epte

mbe

r 19

50: N

orth

Kor

ean

atte

mpt

s to

bre

ak in

to t

he P

usan

Per

imet

er.

From

8-1

6 A

ugus

t 19

44: T

inch

ebra

y O

ffen

sive

.

From

18

Aug

ust

- 5 S

epte

mbe

r 19

51: T

he B

attl

e of

Blo

ody

Rid

ge s

tart

s a

limit

ed o

ffen

sive

to

seiz

e ta

ctic

ally

sig

nific

ant

high

gro

und.

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

The

2nd

Inf

antr

y D

ivis

ion/

RO

K-U

.S. C

ombi

ned

Div

isio

n co

nduc

ts c

ombi

ned

Bra

dley

, riv

er-c

ross

ing

trai

ning

wit

h R

epub

lic o

f K

orea

Arm

y pa

rtne

rs. T

ough

, rea

listi

c,

mis

sion

-foc

used

tra

inin

g w

ith

our

coun

terp

arts

is e

ssen

tial

to

deve

lopi

ng t

rust

and

con

fide

nce

in o

ur c

ombi

ned

capa

bilit

ies.

The

2ID

/RU

CD

sta

nds

read

y to

‘fig

ht

toni

ght’

… a

nd k

eep

figh

ting

unt

il w

e w

in. (

U.S

. Arm

y ph

otos

by

Mr.

Pak

, Chi

n U

., 2I

D/R

UC

D P

ublic

Aff

airs

)

Dec

embe

r 2

018

The

2nd

Inf

antr

y D

ivis

ion/

RO

K-U

.S. C

ombi

ned

Div

isio

n co

nduc

ts c

ombi

ned

Bra

dley

, riv

er-c

ross

ing

trai

ning

wit

h R

epub

lic o

f K

orea

Arm

y pa

rtne

rs. T

ough

, rea

listi

c,

mis

sion

-foc

used

tra

inin

g w

ith

our

coun

terp

arts

is e

ssen

tial

to

deve

lopi

ng t

rust

and

con

fide

nce

in o

ur c

ombi

ned

capa

bilit

ies.

The

2ID

/RU

CD

sta

nds

read

y to

‘fig

ht

toni

ght’

… a

nd k

eep

figh

ting

unt

il w

e w

in. (

U.S

. Arm

y ph

otos

by

Mr.

Pak

, Chi

n U

., 2I

D/R

UC

D P

ublic

Aff

airs

)

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

1 -Kor

ean

War

MO

H: M

aste

r S

gt. E

rnes

t Kou

rma,

72n

d Ta

nk B

n., 2

ID, 1

950.

-Kor

ean

War

MO

H: 1

st L

t. Fr

eder

ick

Hen

ty, 3

8th

Inf.,

2I

D, 1

950.

-Kor

ean

War

MO

H: P

fc.

Luth

er S

tory

, 9th

Inf.,

2ID

, 19

50.

2 Labo

r D

ay-K

orea

n W

ar M

OH

: Sgt

. 1st

C

lass

Cha

rles

Turn

er, 2

nd

Rec

on C

o., 2

ID, 1

Sep

t.,

1950

.-K

orea

n W

ar M

OH

: Sgt

. 1st

C

lass

Lor

en K

aufm

an, 9

th

Inf.,

2ID

, 1 S

ept.,

195

0.

3 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

Kor

ean

War

MO

H: P

fc.

Jose

ph O

uelie

te, 9

th In

f.,

2ID

, 195

1.

4

5 2ID

sec

ures

all

obje

ctiv

es

endi

ng th

e B

attle

of B

lood

y R

idge

, 195

1.

6

7

8

9 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

10

11 Pat

riot

Day

12 Chu

seok

(RO

K &

KA

TU

SA

)

13 Chu

seok

2ID

beg

ins

the

33-d

ay

stru

ggle

for H

eartb

reak

R

idge

, 195

1.

14 Chu

seok

(RO

K &

KA

TU

SA

)

15 -WW

I MO

H: H

A1C

Dav

id E

. H

ayde

n (U

SN

), 6t

h M

arin

es,

2ID

, 191

8.

-Inch

eon

land

ing

by 1

st

Mar

ines

sup

porte

d by

a 2

30-

ship

task

forc

e be

gins

, 195

0.

16 1st M

arin

es &

4th

RO

K

Mar

ine

Bat

talio

n ta

ke

Inch

eon;

8th

Arm

y br

eaks

out

of

the

Pus

an P

erim

eter

, 19

50.

17 Kor

ean

War

MO

H: P

fc.

Her

bert

Pili

lau,

23r

d In

f., 2

ID,

1951

.

18 Afte

r a fi

erce

39-

day

battl

e,

2ID

libe

rate

s th

e vi

tal p

ort

city

of B

rest

, Fra

nce,

194

4.

19 A 1

,500

-man

Fili

pino

10t

h B

CT

arriv

es in

Kor

ea, 1

950.

20

21 POW

/ MIA

Rec

ogni

tion

Day

Ope

ratio

n S

umm

it C

ompa

ny

of 2

28 M

arin

es is

the

first

he

licop

ter d

eplo

ymen

t of a

co

mba

t uni

t.

22 -A R

ed C

ross

fiel

d ho

spita

l un

it fro

m S

wed

en a

rriv

es in

P

usan

, 195

0.

-War

Dep

t. di

rect

s th

e or

gani

zatio

n of

2ID

, 191

7.

23

24

25

26

27

28 The

3rd

Bn.

, Roy

al A

ustra

lian

Reg

t., A

ustra

lia’s

1st

com

bat

unit,

arr

ives

in K

orea

, 195

0.

29

30

12

34

5

Augu

st 20

19S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

Octo

ber 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31Se

ptem

ber 2

019

Augu

st 20

19S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31

Octo

ber 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

31H

ispa

nic

His

tory

Mon

th

From

10-

16 S

epte

mbe

r 19

51: 2

ID, w

ith

its

atta

ched

Fre

nch

and

Dut

ch b

atta

lions

, str

uggl

es t

o se

ize

init

ial o

bjec

tive

s du

ring

the

Bat

tle

of H

eart

brea

k R

idge

.

From

21-

25 S

epte

mbe

r 19

51: N

orth

Kor

ean

arm

y co

nduc

t a

seri

es o

f co

unte

ratt

acks

to

beat

bac

k 2I

D u

nits

in t

he b

attl

e.Fr

om 2

7-29

Sep

tem

ber

1951

: Tan

k ra

ids

crri

ple

logi

stic

s lif

e-lin

e fo

r en

emy

on H

eart

brea

k R

idge

.

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

Com

bine

d an

d S

econ

d to

Non

e fo

r m

ore

than

101

yea

rs, t

he 2

nd I

nfan

try

Div

isio

n ce

lebr

ates

its

linea

ge d

atin

g ba

ck t

o it

s or

igin

s in

Bou

rmon

t, F

ranc

e on

Oct

. 26,

191

7 w

hen

Sol

dier

s fo

ught

sid

e-by

-sid

e w

ith

Mar

ines

dur

ing

Wor

ld W

ar I

. As

the

only

per

man

entl

y fo

rwar

d-st

atio

ned

unit

, the

2nd

Inf

antr

y D

ivis

ion/

RO

K-U

.S. C

ombi

ned

Div

isio

n is

com

pris

ed o

f m

ore

than

60

Rep

ublic

of

Kor

ea

Arm

y of

fice

rs a

s pa

rt o

f di

visi

on s

taff

and

mor

e th

an 2

,000

Kor

ean

Aug

men

tati

ons

to t

he U

nite

d S

tate

s A

rmy(

KA

TU

SA

s) d

edic

ated

to

dete

rrin

g ag

gres

sion

and

sup

port

ing

peac

e an

d st

abili

ty o

n th

e K

orea

n P

enin

sula

. (U

.S. A

rmy

phot

o by

Mr.

Pak

, Chi

n U

., 2I

D/R

UC

D P

ublic

Aff

airs

)

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

2930

1 ROK

Arm

ed Fo

rces

Day

2 ROK

Nat

iona

l Fo

unda

tion

Day

2ID

ale

rted

for o

vers

eas

mov

emen

t, 19

43.

3 -WW

I MO

H: C

pl. J

ohn

Pru

itt

(US

MC

), 6t

h M

arin

es, 2

ID,

1918

.-W

WI M

OH

: Pvt

. Fra

nk J

. B

art,

9th

Inf.,

2ID

, 191

8.

4 Sou

th A

frica

n 2n

d Fi

ghte

r S

quad

ron

arriv

es in

Kor

ea,

1950

.

5

6

7

8 8th

Arm

y cr

osse

s 38

th

Par

alle

l int

o N

orth

Kor

ea,

1950

.

9 Han

gul D

ay

Kor

ean

War

MO

H: S

gt. 1

st

Cla

ss T

ony

Bur

ris, 3

8th

Inf.,

2I

D, 1

951.

10

11 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

12 2ID

’s 2

3rd

Inf.

uses

ba

yone

ts, g

rena

des

and

flam

ethr

ower

s in

ass

ault

of

Hill

851

, 195

1.

13 2ID

’s 2

3rd

Inf.

seiz

es la

st

peak

on

Hea

rtbre

ak R

idge

,19

51.

14 Col

umbu

s D

ay

2ID

suf

fers

3,7

00 c

asua

lties

du

ring

the

Bat

tle o

f H

eartb

reak

Rid

ge, o

f whi

ch

45%

wer

e fro

m th

e 23

rd In

f.

15 2ID

infli

cted

25,

000

casu

altie

s an

d to

ok 6

,000

pr

ison

ers

on H

eartb

reak

R

idge

, 195

1.

16

17 -A 5

,200

-man

Tur

kish

Bde

. ar

rives

in K

orea

, 195

0.

-2ID

arr

ives

in B

elfa

st,

Irela

nd, 1

943.

18 RO

K C

apita

l Div

. cap

ture

s ea

st c

oast

por

ts o

f Ham

hung

an

d H

ungn

am, 1

950.

19 1st C

AV

Div

. & R

OK

1ID

led

by M

aj. G

en. P

ail,

Sun

Yup

, ca

ptur

e P

yong

yang

, Nor

th

Kor

ea, 1

950.

20

21

22 Com

mun

ist o

ffici

als

agre

e to

re

sum

e A

rmis

tice

talk

s af

ter

U.S

. vic

torie

s in

the

Bat

tle o

f H

eartb

reak

Rid

ge, 1

951.

23 Com

mun

ists

mas

sacr

e 68

A

mer

ican

PO

W’s

in S

unch

on

Tunn

el, 1

950.

24

25 Chi

nese

Com

mun

ist F

orce

s at

tack

UN

forc

es in

Nor

th

Kor

ea, 1

950.

26 2ID

’s B

irth

day

-2ID

is fo

rmed

in B

ourm

ont,

Fran

ce, 1

917.

-RO

K 1

st a

nd 6

th ID

s ca

ptur

e fir

st C

hine

se

Sol

dier

s, 1

950.

27

28

29

30

31 Hal

low

een

12

Sept

embe

r 201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

Nov

embe

r 201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

Oct

ober

201

9Se

ptem

ber 2

019

SM

TW

TF

S

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

Nov

embe

r 201

9S

MT

WT

FS

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

1718

1920

2122

2324

2526

2728

2930

TH

E IN

DIA

NH

EAD

Eac

h ye

ar, l

eade

rs t

hrou

ghou

t 2n

d In

fant

ry D

ivis

ion/

RO

K-U

.S. C

ombi

ned

Div

isio

n se

rve

a w

arm

, Tha

nksg

ivin

g m

eal w

ith

all t

he t

radi

tion

al f

ixin

gs t

o W

arri

ors

acro

ss

the

Kor

ean

Pen

insu

la t

o sh

ow a

ppre

ciat

ion

for

thei

r S

econ

d-to

-Non

e co

ntri

buti

ons

to t

he t

eam

. Din

ing

faci

lity

staf

fs g

o ab

ove

and

beyo

nd t

o pr

epar

e al

l the

fin

ite

deta

ils t

o pr

ovid

e S

oldi

ers

wit

h a

hom

e aw

ay f

rom

hom

e.

Dec

embe

r 2

018

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

2728

2930

311

2 Six

Sol

dier

s of

23r

d In

f. ki

lled

in a

n am

bush

by

Nor

th

Kor

ean

forc

es.

3 Day

light

Sav

ing

Tim

e E

nds

Brit

ish

29th

Inf.

arriv

es in

P

usan

, 195

0.

4 Chi

nese

Com

mun

ist F

orce

s dr

ive

25th

ID b

ack

from

the

Yal

u R

iver

, 195

0.

5 Ele

ctio

n D

ay

Kor

ean

War

MO

H: C

pl.

Mitc

hell

Red

Clo

ud, 1

95th

In

f., 2

ID, 1

950.

6

7 A T

hai I

nf.,

Bn.

arr

ives

in

Pus

an, 1

950.

8 Tra

inin

g H

olid

ay

-Prin

cess

Pat

ricia

’s C

anad

ian

Ligh

t Inf

. arr

ives

in K

orea

, 19

50.

-2ID

is d

eact

ivat

ed, 1

957.

9 Kor

ean

War

MO

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CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea – Each year, Soldiers from the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divisionhost their annual burning of the colors ceremony to commemorate the Korean War Battle of Kunu-Ri.

This year’s 68th anniversary ceremony took placenear the actual battlefield here Nov. 30 during the Sapper Steel Battalion’s nine-month rotation in support of 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division.

“The Battle of Kunu-Ri was not one night or one day; it was a five-day struggle against overwhelming odds,” said Lt. Col. Michael T. Loftus, 2nd Eng. Bn. commander from Spencer, Massachusetts. “I can really appreciate the weight of the history and how much weight that, not only the veterans of the Korean War, but also from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s place in the value of this battalion being the tip of the sphere defending freedom, and it’s an incredible feeling and awesome responsibility that I feel almost every day.”

The Sapper Steel Battalion was 2nd Infantry Division’s organic engineer unit, which served as the blocking force, defending their position against a Chinese assault, allowing American forces to depart the area.

“This is about the veterans and we still have veterans who have not been found and are still unaccounted for from this battalion and every time we repatriate remains, that’s one more Soldier that’s coming home.” said Loftus. “To think that Lt. Col. Zacherle made that ultimate decision 68 years ago to burn his colors rather than allow them to be captured. I can’t imagine what it would take to have the presence of mind to make that decision today in a similar situation.”

Prior to Chinese forces overrunning their position, former 2nd Eng. Bn., commander Lt. Col. Alarich Zacherle, ordered all equipment destroyed and the battalion colors burned to prevent the Chinese from capturing it as a war trophy.

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Stevenson, 2nd Eng. Bn. operations sergeant and Fort Myers, Florida native, spoke of the unimaginable odds that Sapper Steel Soldiers faced the night of the battle and what it took for them to fight on afterwards.

“In my opinion, the people who endured this are the real heroes because they fought this battle and walked back… wounded in the freezing cold and still

reformed and fought again, those are my heroes,” said Stevenson.The Soldiers who participated in this year’s ceremony were participating in a

demonstration that resonated never giving up, no matter the circumstances.“This ceremony demonstrates to us and these Soldiers is that just because you face

difficult odds, you still have a chance to gain honor and win,” said Stevenson. “We continued to fight and still fought until the end of this war and fought on other wars afterwards.”

Cpt. Charlie Bierwirth, a logistics officer assigned to 2nd Eng. Bn. and Redding, California native, said this ceremony is one of the most memorable experiences any Soldier will have in their career because the terrain and weather here is the same as it was 68 years ago.

“This ceremony commemorating them (Sapper Steel Soldiers) burning their colors drives home the amount of sacrifices made by Soldiers in the Korean War and all other wars,” said Bierwirth. “Every war and every battle has history behind it and this ceremony commemorating them burning their colors tells the story of this battalion’s history.”

Pfc. Briar Christensen, combat engineer, Company B, 2nd Eng. Bn. from Castle Rock, Colorado, felt honored to participate in this ceremony on Korean soil.

“It’s special to be here in Korea to honor the Soldiers who fought in this battle and a memorable event for the veterans and the families of those who’ve since passed away,” said Christensen. “It’s also special to be part of this ceremony over here because this could be the last time our battalion comes to Korea and be able to do this ceremony.”

This year’s commemoration of a historic battle adds to the battalion’s history because of their recent Korean rotation.

“I was a lieutenant with this battalion when it was stationed here and had the opportunity to do the 50th anniversary of the battle,” said Loftus. “It means so much to me because this may be the last time this ceremony is held over here. I know it means so much to the veterans and their families that the colors are once again on the Korean Peninsula.”

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(B oth photos) Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division render honors to the colors while the colors slowly burn out during the annual Burning of the Colors Ceremony, Nov. 30, at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. This year’s ceremony commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Korean War Battle of Kunu-Ri in which battalion commander Lt. Col. Alarich Zacherle gave the order to burn the battalion colors to prevent them from becoming a Chinese war trophy.

STORY BYSgt. Larry Barnhill 20th Public Affairs Detachment

PHOTOS BYSgt. Alon Humphrey 3ABCT Public Affairs

제2공병대대가 군우리 전투를 기념하다

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대한민국 캠프 케이시 – 제1기갑사단 제3전투기갑여단 제2공병대대 장병들은 매년 한국전 군우리 전투를 기념하기 위한 부대기 전소식을 개최한다.

지난 11월 30일 강철 공병대대 부대의 9개월간 제2보병사단/한미연합사단으로 순환배치 임무 중에 본 전투가 진행 되었던 장소에서 가까운 곳에서 제68주년 기념식이 열렸다.

메사츄세스 주 스펜서 출신이며 2공병대대 대대장인 마이클 T. 로프투스 중령은 “군우리 전투는 하룻밤 혹은 하루 동안의 일이 아니었다; 이것은 5일간 극복하기 힘든 상황에서의 싸움이었다,” 며 “본인은 진정 역사의 무게 그리고 한국전 참전용사뿐만 아니라 60년대 및 70년대, 80년대 그리고 90년대 자유를 수호하기 위해 대대의 가치에 함께 했던 이들이 얼마나 많은 무게를 심어 놓았는지 인식할 수 있다.” 고 말했다.

둔지를 막아내고 미군이 지역을 떠날 수 있도록하게 한 2사단의 유기적인 공병부대였다.

로프투스 중령은 “이것은 참전용사와 관련이 있고 우리에겐 아직 발견되지 않고 있는 용사들, 여전히 대대로부터 행방불명 상태로 있는 참전용사가 있다. 그리고 우리가 매번 유해를 본국으로 송환하면서 한 명의 병사가 더 집으로 돌아왔다로 기록된다,” 며 “자컬레 중령이 68년전 부대기를 빼앗기는 것보다는 태우라는 중대한 결정을 한 것, 나는 오늘 동일한 상황에서 그러한 결정을 내린다는 것 조차도 상상하기 어렵다.” 고 말했다.

중국군이 주둔지역을 점령하기 전에 당시 대대장이었던 알러리치 자켈레 중령은 모든 장비를 부수고 부대기가 중국군에 전리품으로 빼앗기는 것을 막기 위해 불 태우라고 명령하였다.

플로리다 주 포트 마이어스 출신이며 2공병대대 작전 부사관인 조나단 스티븐슨 중사는 공병대대 장병들이 맞닥뜨려야 했던 전투의 밤과 나중에 그들이 싸워야야 했던 상상하기 힘든 상황에 대해 말했다.

스티븐슨 중사는 “제 생각으로는 이러한 것을 겪은 사람들은 진정한 영웅입니다. 왜냐하면 그들은 본 전투에서 싸웠고, 추운 날씨에 부상 당하고

하지만 계속 대열을 재조정해 싸웠습니다. 그들은 나의 영웅입니다.” 고 말했다.올해 행사에 참가한 병사들은 어떠한 환경 속에서도 결코 포기하지 않는

모습을 보여 주는 재연에 참가 하였다.스티븐슨 중사는 “본 식은 우리와 병사들에게 어려운 상황을 만나고 있어도

여전히 명예와 승리를 쟁취할 기회가 아직 남아 있다는 것을 보여줍니다,” 며 “우리는 계속해서 싸웠고 여전히 이 전쟁이 끝날때까지 싸웠습니다. 그리고 후에 다른 전쟁에서 싸웠습니다.”

켈리포니아 주 레딩 출신이며 대대 군수 장교인 찰리 비어위스 대위는 본 식은 이곳의 지형이나 기온이 68년 전과 동일하므로 모든 장병들이 군생활 중 얻을 수 있는 가장 기억에 남을 경험이라고 말했다.

비어위스 대위는 “공병대대 장병들이 부대기를 태우는 것을 기념하는 본 식은 한국전쟁과 모든 다른 전쟁들 속에서 병사들에 의한 상당수의 희생을 납득시켜 줍니다,” 며 “모든 전쟁과 모든 전투는 뒷이야기가 있으며 본 부대기 전소식 행사는 대대의 역사를 말해줍니다.” 고 말했다.

콜로라도 주 캐슬락 출신이며 2공병대대 B중대 전투 공병인 브라이어 크리스텐슨 일병은 한국땅에서 본 식에 참여하는 것을 영광스럽게 느꼈다.

크리스텐슨 일병은 “본 전투에 싸웠던 병사들과 참전 용사들과 전사자 가족을 기념하기 위해 한국에 있는 것은 아주 특별합니다,” 며 “또한 이번이 우리 대대가 마지막으로 한국에 온 것이고 행사를 진행할 수 있을 수 있기 때문에 식의 일부가 되는 것도 특별합니다.” 고 말했다.

금년 역사적 전투의 기념은 부대의 한국에서 순환배치 임무라는 기록을 역사에 남기게 되었다.

로프투스 중령은 “제가 본 대대에서 소위로 이곳에 배치되었을때 제50회 행사를 진행했었습니다,” 며 “이것은 이곳에서 본 행사가 마지막으로 열릴 수도 있다는 점 때문에 제겐 큰 의미가 있습니다. 저는 한반도에 부대기가 다시 있게 된다는 것이 참전 용사와 그 가족들에게도 큰 의미가 있다는 것을 알고 있습니다.” 고 말했다.

기사병장 래리 반힐 20공보파견대

사진병장 아론 험프리 3전투기갑여단 공보실

(양측) 제1기갑사단 제3전투기갑여단 제2공병대대 장병들이 11월 30일 대한민국 캠프 케이시에서 진행된 부대기 전소식에서 천천히 부대기를 태우며 부대기에 경의를 표하고 있다. 본 식은 당시 대대장인 알러리치 자켈레 중령이 부대기가 중국군 전리품으로 되는 것을 막기 위해 부대기를 태우라고 명령했던 제68주년 한국전쟁 군우리 전투를 기념하는 것이다.

제2공병대대가 군우리 전투를 기념하다

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LIGHTNING FESTIVALHeld at the Garden of Morning Calm, the Lightning Festival is the biggest festival

of lights in Korea, covering 100 thousand pyeong illuminated by 30,000 lights. The gleaming lights add a festive glow to the garden during the winter season. The main gardens are Hakyung Garden, Hometown House Garden, Bonsai Garden, Moonlight Garden, Sky Path and Garden of Eden with colorful lights adorning the trees. In the event of inclement weather, lights may be turned off for safety.

The festival takes place in the Garden of Morning Calm, Gapeyong city, Gyeonggi province from December 5 to March 24. Bus, subway, and train are available to reach the region. After you get to Cheongpyeong terminal, you can take intra city bus to get to the Garden of Morning Calm. Visit morningcalm2.cafe24.com/_eng for more information.

BUSAN SUNRISE FESTIVALBusan Sunrise Festival is an event for Busan residents and tourists to wrap up the end

of the year and greet a new year. It is a representative winter themed festival of Busan, held December 31 to January 1 at Yongdusan Park and Haeundae Beach areas.

Bell ringing event takes place in Yongdusan Park which is near Nampo Station Exit 1, Busan Subway Line 1. Sunrise event takes place in Haeundae Beach of Haeundae station Exit 3 or 5, Busan Subway Line 2.

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KOREA GRAND SALEKorea Grand Sale is an integrated festival that promotes culture, tourism and

shopping to international visitors. Shopping, accommodations, transportation, entertainment, beauty and health, food and other various participating companies will be offering lots of benefits and discounts to all international tourists visiting Korea during this period.

In particular, many events will be held and convenient services such as free Wi-Fi, language interpretation service, information center and others will be available. The event goes on from January 17 to February 28, 43 days in total. The event takes place in Seoul, greater Seoul metropolitan area, and major local areas all around Korea. Visit en.koreagrandsale.co.kr for more information.

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SEOUL, Republic of Korea – A U.S. Army aircraft and its crew, assigned to 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry ROK/U.S. Combined Division, provided initial incident response and assistance upon witnessing a Republic of Korea firefighting helicopter crash into the Han River, east of Seoul Dec. 1.

Capt. Julia McKusick, Alpha Company, 2-2 AHB commander and Colleyville, Texas native, and 1st Lt. Melissa Taylor, the UH-60 pilot-in-command and Topsfield, Massachusetts native, were flying a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on their way to a field training exercise around 11:30 a.m. when they observed the crash.

“I was the pilot in command of the helicopter. When we saw what happened, there was no doubt in my mind we needed to do everything we could to help out that crashed helicopter crew,” Taylor said.

Taylor and her team were the first to witness the crash. They remained, hovering overhead, and contacted the Seoul Airbase traffic control tower. They reported the helicopter’s tail number, which allowed incident responders to quickly identify the downed aircraft and its crew. The pilots also reported seeing two people emerge from the aircraft in the water.

Soon after the crash, rescue boats arrived and the U.S. aircraft resumed movement to their destination, McKusick said.

“There’s an assumed kinship between all aviators, regardless of whether they are Korean or American,” said Lt. Col. Keith Sandoval, 2-2 AHB commander. “I feel fortunate Capt. McKusick and 1st Lt. Taylor were there to provide such a quick response and render whatever aid they could to our fellow Korean aviators.”

Soldiers from 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade train regularly so they can be ready to provide critical assistance on the rare occasion of a helicopter mishap. The safety of Republic of Korea citizens and U.S. Army aircrews and Soldiers are top priorities for the brigade, which is why frequent, tough, and realistic training is necessary.

“We were surprised, but we’ve trained for these types of scenarios, and we knew exactly what we needed to do,” McKusick said. “Our immediate concern was getting help to the crashed helicopter crew.”

Also on the UH-60 Blackhawk were Sgt. Tereon Dorsey, College Park, Georgia native, and Pfc. Shane Palitza, Frisco, Texas native, both UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter repairers.

The 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade is headquartered at Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea and is a part of the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division. The 2nd CAB’s mission is to provide superior air support to ROK and U.S. ground forces.

u.s. army pilots first responders to korean helicopter crash

STORY AND PHOTO BYCapt. Pete Nguyen 2CAB Public Affairs

기사/사진대위 피트 웬 2전투항공여단 공보실

미육군 조종사들이 한국 헬기 추락에 첫 응답자였다

대한민국 서울 – 제 2 보병사단/한미연합사단 제 2 전투항공여단 제 2-2 공격헬기대대 항공기 및 승무원들은 12 월 1 일 서울 서부 한강에 대한민국 소방헬기가 추락하는 것을 목격하여 초기 사고 응답과 지원을 하였다.

텍사스 주 콜리빌 출신이며 2-2 공격헬기대대 A 중대 중대장인 줄리아 맥쿠식 대위와 메사추세스 주 톱스필드 출신이며 UH-60 헬기 주 조종사인 멜리사 테일러 중위는 추락을 목격했을때 대략 오전 11 시 30 분경 훈련을 위해 훈련장으로 UH-60 헬기를 비행하고 있었다.

테일러 중위는 “저는 주조종사입니다. 사고를 목격했을 때 제 마음속에는 추락 헬기 승무원을 위해 도울 수 있는 모든 것을 해야한다는 일말의 주저함도 없었습니다.”고 말했다.

테일러 중위와 그녀의 승무원 팀은 추락을 첫 번째로 목격하였다. 그들은 사고 현장에서 선회 비행을 하며 서울공항 관제탑과 교신을 하였다. 사고 응답자들이 사고 헬기와 승무원을 용이하게 찾는데 필요한 헬기 꼬리 날개 항공기 식별 번호를 보고하였다. 조종사들은 사고 헬기에서 두 명의 승무원이 탈출하여 수면 위에 올라오는 것을 목격하여 보고하였다.

맥쿠식 대위는 헬기 추락 후 구조선이 도착하고 미육군 항공기는 원래 목적지로 이동하였다고 말했다.

2-2 공격헬기대대 대대장인 케이스 샌도발 중령은 “모든 항공기 비행사들은 한국인이든 미국인이든 상관없이 동지의식이 있습니다,” 며 “본인은 맥쿠식 대위와 테일러 중위가 현장에서 신속한 대응을 하고 우리 한국 비행사들에게 할 수 있는 구호를 제공한 것이 매우 행운이라고 생각합니다.”고 말했다.

2 전투항공여단의 장병들은 정기적으로 훈련하여 드문 경우의 항공기 사고에 결정적인 지원을 제공할 수 있도록 하고 있다. 대한민국 국민과 미육군 항공 승무원 그리고 병사들의 안전은 여단의 최우선이며 이는 빈번히 강하고 실제적인 훈련이 왜 필요한지 보여준다.

맥쿠식 대위는 “우리는 놀랐으나 이러한 가상의 훈련을 진행하여서 우리가 어떻게 필요한 조치를 하여야 하는지 알고 있었습니다,” 며 “우리의 즉각적인 관심사는 추락 헬기 승조원을 돕는 것이었습니다.”고 말했다.

또한 UH-60 블랙호크에는 둘 모두 헬기 정비사인 조지아 주 칼리지 파크 출신인 테런 돌시 병장과 텍사스 주 프리스코 출신인 세인 팔리챠 일병이 탑승하고 있었다.

2 전투항공여단은 대한민국 캠프 험프리스에 본부가 주둔하고 있으며 2 보병사단/한미연합사단의 예하부대이다. 2 항공여단의 임무는 미국과 한국 지상군들에게 월등한 항공 지원을 제공하는 것이다.

Capt. Julia McKusick, Alpha Company, 2-2 AHB commander,

Colleyville, Texas native, and her co-pilot, 1st Lt. Melissa Taylor,

the UH-60 pilot-in-command and Topsfield, Massachusetts

native, were traveling to a training exercise when they observed

a Republic of Korea firefighting helicopter crash into the Han

River Dec. 1. They immediately reported the incident to the

Seoul Airbase traffic control tower and hovered above until

rescue personnel arrived. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

텍사스 주 콜리빌 출신이며 2-2 공격헬기대대 A 중대 중대장인 줄리아 맥쿠식 대위와 메사추세스 주 톱스필드 출신이며 UH-60 헬기 주 조종사인 멜리사 테일러 중위는 추락을 목격했을때 대략 오전 11 시 30 분경 훈련을 위해 훈련장으로 UH-60 헬기를 비행하고 있었다. 그들은 사고 현장에서 선회 비행을 하며 서울공항 관제탑에 사고를 보고하였다. 사고 응답자들이 사고 헬기와 승무원을 용이하게 찾는데 필요한 헬기 꼬리 날개 항공기 식별 번호를 보고 하였다. 조종사들은 사고 헬기에서 두명의 승무원이 탈출하여 수면위에 올라오는 것을 목격하여 보고하였다.

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CONSTITUTION

The 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment can trace its history back to 5 July 1918 when the 37th Field Artillery Regiment was organized at Camp Lewis, Washington. The Regiment was demobilized on 11 February 1919. On 1 October 1940 it was reactivated and designated as a truck-drawn 105mm howitzer battalion at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

HISTORY/2ID RELATIONSHIP

The 37th Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division during World War II and participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, Alsace, and Central Europe. Three hundred and thirty days and 198,000 rounds af-ter D-Day, World War II ended for the 37th Field Artillery near Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. In the years following World War II, the Battalion remained with the 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington, as a general reserve unit.

During the Korean Conflict, the Battalion landed at Pusan on 4 August 1950 with the 26th Infantry Division and fought in the battles of Heart Break Ridge, Old Baldy, T-Bone Hill and Pork Chop Hill. During the 4 years of action, the Battalion participated in the following ac-tions: UN Offensive, UN Summer Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Korean Summer Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter and Korean Summer Fall 1953.

After the Korean Conflict, the Battalion was again stationed with the 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis and later at Fort Richardson, Alaska. While in Alaska, the 37th Field Artillery Battalion was relieved 20 June 1957 from assignment to the 2nd Infantry Division and concur-rently reorganized and redesignated as the 37th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Its individual companies were either inactivated or redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Batteries of newly activated battalions in the Regiment. 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery was activated on 2 May 1960 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and in August 1965 returned with the 2nd Infantry Division to Korea.

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6TH BATTALION,37TH FIELD ARTILLERY

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