Picture of the Day: EUSA Commander on Courtesy Patrol
Eighth U.S. Army Commander John Johnson went on a curfew patrol in Seoul’s Itaewon at 2 a.m. last Saturday in a show of discipline after the rape of two Korean teenagers by soldiers under Johnson’s command. He patrolled an entertainment district frequented by U.S. Forces Korea servicemen. Johnson postponed a trip to the U.S. in order to patrol the area. In a military police uniform, Johnson walked the 100 m distance from the Hamilton Hotel to the Cheil Worldwide building accompanied by his aide-de-camp and five military police officers. He went into three bars that are popular with USFK servicemen. The aim was to enforce a 30-day curfew for all USFK personnel living in barracks put in place by USFK Commander James Thurman last Friday, according to the Eighth U.S. Army.
Via the Chosun Ilbo.
This is actually pretty sad when you think about that a 3-star General feels he has to go on CP in Itaewon
Lemme get out my checklist:
High ranking guy appearing to do something? Yup.
Fake Korean along for the ride to settle the locals? Yup.
Route that pretty much avoids all the suspect locations? Yup.
High ranking guy never to be seen again give a crap about this? Yup.
Ok we officially have dog n’ pony but, I have to hand out some gigs as well…
No reflective belt or vest.
No ACH.
No brassard.
No risk management worksheet.
No SF702 (yes I know that’s for containers, work with me).
I find this dog n’ pony show to be highly unsafe, LOR’s for everyone.
OTOH, Itaewon’s clubs may be more dangerous to his troops than the norks have been since about 1990 …