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GP6971

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6. I spent a lot of time in Korea

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 08:49 PM

Apr 2017

with the military and now as a DoD contractor...all TDY. My son was stationed with the 7th Cav at Camp Hovie up close to the DMZ. Area 1, north of Seoul, really discouraged command sponsored tours. Recently (last 10 years or so) they have approved more requests which really surprised me. The kicker is that you have to agree to a 2 year tour.

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