Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Good Day Sunshine...

Flying home & sunrise over America...





I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good, in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day
Good day sunshine!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Patriot Express-ion...

Osan's Turumi Lodge is pretty sweet for $39...




Next up... runway and take-off... !!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Clearing with Debbie...

Having Debbie with me for out-processing was a blast... and a necessity!  Here we are enjoying some dakgalbi in New Town...


We swing over to Gangnam and the Olympic Village...



And over to Yeouido and Building 63...


Then to Bugaksan/Fortress Wall and the Presidential Palace...






Enjoying a refreshing dip on a warm day along Sejong-no... the heart of downtown Seoul...



Dinner with the Jo Sisters at Zelen...


A fun stroll through Hanok and Samcheong Park... a cool borough in Seoul...









Munchin' on snacks on Line #6...


In the end, a completed set of clearing papers... Go Home!!

Monday, May 9, 2011

Anthony's Song...

My once occupied apartment is empty now... the movers came and took everything away!


And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Out on the Road...

I finally got out on the bike... a simple ride to Jamsil Sports Complex to pick up baseball tickets. Quick find: No advanced tickets available at the box office... gotta go online!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Seoul Food...

Street food on my block offers gyoza... home-cooked and yummy!



Chicken nuggets and rice cakes coated with red chili pepper glaze... so very tasty!


Friday, May 6, 2011

EFMB on the DMZ...

AMEDD soldiers from the Pacific Region--Hawaii, Japan, Guam, Korea--head into train-up week on 25 April. Here's 3rd Platoon, in their Warrior Base digs. We are 39 strong!


We have 5 days of instruction on the combat lanes...





And one more on the land navigation course...both day and night time.


Each evening, we have subject matter review with the cadre...


One rest/study day and then test-up week begins with the written exam...


Each day, we are examined on the lanes... here is the aftermath of CLT-2. It's a go!



Days pass and numbers diminish. We spread our belongings onto empty bunks...


The final day, we ruck 35 pounds over 12 miles. There's a 3 hour requirement to achieve EFMB status...


From 3rd Platoon, 8 survive. Here we are with our platoon sergeant, SSG Hicks...


As a whole, 20 out of 148 candidates from 4 platoons will finish and take the badge home...



On graduation day, we are pinned by 8th Army Commander, LTG John D. Johnson...


Here is the 121st Hospital Training Staff posing with 121st EFMB Class of 2011...