European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse T South korean troops training near Doz Why do we have to be Here asked an along the line by be Flaim new York times the Rick Raudies Are a Recd now beside Law korean demilitarized Al Midas Lemoon the throbbing aim Leavia the american soldiers weary and idly playing cards beneath Dusty Canvas if Jimmy Carter Laid me to leave in 15 id ask what would i do with the other wid at Buena t mind getting Back Bock to sanding beside the 27yearold another sol James smiled Ana lit a cigarette and said if not bad duty its pretty Good i would l mind slaying Here the duty aint so Al Camp Liberty less than one mile from the de militarized the soldiers of the 2nd inf dive Alpha 1st Are viewing the planned withdrawal of the division with uncertainly and i dont an awful lot of people realty dont want to they get attached to we said William a by Wold North Carolin walking outside a Row of tents As soldiers in combat gear prepared Lor duly within the demilitarized we read about this withdrawal every listen to the All we do is gossip about who going to leave said some of the Gas say that Korea the one place where you May get a Chance to do what youre trained to i this is the real we got North koreans just Over the other at 4 sweltering guard Post within the demilitarized zone one of the two american guard posts the military demarcation line Craig Walsh of Phila Delphia stared solemnly through a telescopic Range finder at two North korean guards sealed shirtless less than a mile its scary Here at said they know How to get through he at night Law radar hears the whining of truck engines and the sounds of people walk its s we got the Roks on both sides of he re Ferring to the Republic of Korea armed i Hope they ii manage thu without f think they the Carter dec Tina to withdraw ground from South Korea Anu Robe Turiaf the major America setting met in heavily armed Youil de pfc Yed along we of the two Trade final invasion Tor with i radar Sites detecting movements and sounds along the demilitarized zone and Hundred of Hel copt antitank and air defense the division is now awaiting the Pivotal orders from Washington on the scale of the the weapons to be left the kind of training thai the division must rapidly undertake with the South Kerean joined by nine korean the 2nd div straddles the so called Western sector beneath the demilitarized the South korean and american forces Are Ottar numbered More than two to one by the North who also retain an advantage in tanks and this is of set by souls Overall larger ground its ability to fight from Strong defensive positions and the pres ence of More than is air Force f4 phantom Flamer As Well As units of the 7th Fleet patrolling off the the air Force will stay in Korea even after the ground troops although the officers and enlisted my of Tad div Praise the skill Long leu Elihe Soaib korean Attert Are especially Wilh Anuw senior the koreans Are tactically behind the said one officer in Camp the division a Mila North of theres far too much there locked into a system where Only the senior most a Lack of initiative Page 14 the stars and stripes can make and they dont make a move until their another officer observed they just have no be Zibili by at the lower we by that training Art you have to interpret they take these manuals As there what this at the is that in went of an stuck they wont wont Lake it upon themselves to Start a delaying until the orders Are they just stay there the discipline and physical endurance of the sooth korean according to of can Llotd men in us beyond they Are 8 hard ready to defend the country and do said George a Hye arow from standing with several mends outside a Shaw engaged in a Good natured argument about the Virtues and drawbacks of Korea for the were All a family said Bruce Woods of Cie Burak he shrugged and were not necessarily a Happy he we fight and do it do it i
