In Hotel Seokyo
21:45 local time, Seoul, South Korea
Hotel Soekyo, Room 417
In a triple bedded room, even though i am alone, with a view of H.I Buffet
Club, i watch the large screen LG Tv. I expected it to be Samsung - i've
been told that Samsung is responsible for a fourth of S.Korea's economy.
Nevertheless, LG seems to be everywhere too...
Besides the expected channels - CNN, Animal Planet, many korean channels
some new channels that seem specific to here (Cineon) - is the Pentagon
channel (http://pentagonchannel.mil/)
Called AFN Prime (Pacific), its a channel for US soldiers based in Korea.
Many references to 'home'. The channel shows US tv shows and movies intercut
with advice to soldiers about not gambling, about getting proper training,
recounts old korea field stories (e.g. the 'tree trimming' adventure many
years ago which turned into tree chopping, 2 soldiers get killed and
everyone thinks might lead to war with the north), messages from generals
and promotionals that talk about how important it is to be good to local culture
and how US soldiers and Eyeraqis are together building a new iraq
and soldiers speak about joining army so that they could help a third world
country...
There are also soldier family support info, US news esp about Bush
statements and Baghdad. The tinge is more about how these news affect the
army, and how the Military Police for example are working away in Iraq and
helping the local police and military. This is in the news!
Sometimes there are features with soldiers, sometimes plugs for the
military chaplain...
and references to www.usfk.mil...
Hotel Soekyo, Room 417
In a triple bedded room, even though i am alone, with a view of H.I Buffet
Club, i watch the large screen LG Tv. I expected it to be Samsung - i've
been told that Samsung is responsible for a fourth of S.Korea's economy.
Nevertheless, LG seems to be everywhere too...
Besides the expected channels - CNN, Animal Planet, many korean channels
some new channels that seem specific to here (Cineon) - is the Pentagon
channel (http://pentagonchannel.mil/)
Called AFN Prime (Pacific), its a channel for US soldiers based in Korea.
Many references to 'home'. The channel shows US tv shows and movies intercut
with advice to soldiers about not gambling, about getting proper training,
recounts old korea field stories (e.g. the 'tree trimming' adventure many
years ago which turned into tree chopping, 2 soldiers get killed and
everyone thinks might lead to war with the north), messages from generals
and promotionals that talk about how important it is to be good to local culture
and how US soldiers and Eyeraqis are together building a new iraq
and soldiers speak about joining army so that they could help a third world
country...
There are also soldier family support info, US news esp about Bush
statements and Baghdad. The tinge is more about how these news affect the
army, and how the Military Police for example are working away in Iraq and
helping the local police and military. This is in the news!
Sometimes there are features with soldiers, sometimes plugs for the
military chaplain...
and references to www.usfk.mil...
comments
Max Watson
@ 12.02.2007 03:52 CESTYou forgot to mention that soldiers should always use the "buddy system" and not go out alone... and to practic good OPSEC. LOL. ;)
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