HAWK MISSILE B-7-5 NEWS ARTICLE

	B-7-5 Newspaper Article 1966 - Mae-Bong KOREA - 1967



MAE BONG, Korea (IO) - What is it really like to live on the highest Hawk Missile site in the world? The 89 men who makes Mae Bong their home would probably explain it 89 different ways. Some say it's beautiful; others say it's cold and lonely; Many say it's an experience that every man should have during his tour of Koea. Mae Bong stands 4,750 feet above sea level. On a clear day the men can look across the DMZ at their enemies, the North Koreans. A temperature of -30 degree has been recorded on the mountain, the minimum temperature the thermometer there can record. Weather conditions on Mae Bong are always different from other parts of the battalion. It has snowed on Mae Bong in July when the rest of the battalion was having humid weather. Despite the adverse weather conditions, the morale on Mae Bong is very high and some have even re-enlisted from Bravo. The Korean-American relations is very good, which is evident by the high number of Katusas selected as Katusa of the Month, and their knowledge of the English language. The exact meaning of the name Mae Bong is not known. Most men stationed there say it means "Bird Mountain." Like all other men in the battalion, the men on Mae Bong count the number of days they have left in Korea, and all have short-timers calenders. They also have a little something more - a sense of humor and a feeling of unity, which is easyily felt by any outsider who visits the battery. Perhaps being only 17 miles from the DMZ and being able to look at their enemies everyday has something to do with it, but a feeling of mutual respect and cooperation makes theirs not only the highest Hawk site in the world, but perhaps the highest in morale as well as efficiency.

MAE BONG, Korea (IO) - What is it really like to live on the highest
Hawk Missile site in the world? The 89 men who makes Mae Bong their
home would probably explain it 89 different ways.

Some say it's beautiful; others say it's cold and lonely; Many say
it's an experience that every man should have during his tour of Koea.

Mae Bong stands 4,750 feet above sea level. On a clear day the men
can look across the DMZ at their enemies, the North Koreans.

A temperature of -30 degree has been recorded on the mountain, the
minimum temperature the thermometer there can record. Weather conditions
on Mae Bong are always different from other parts of the battalion. It
has snowed on Mae Bong in July when the rest of the battalion was having
humid weather.

Despite the adverse weather conditions, the morale on Mae Bong is very
high and some have even re-enlisted from Bravo. The Korean-American
relations is very good, which is evident by the high number of Katusas
selected as Katusa of the Month, and their knowledge of the English
language.

The exact meaning of the name Mae Bong is not known. Most men stationed
there say it means "Bird Mountain."

Like all other men in the battalion, the men on Mae Bong count the number
of days they have left in Korea, and all have short-timers calenders. They
also have a little something more - a sense of humor and a feeling of unity,
which is easyily felt by any outsider who visits the battery.

Perhaps being only 17 miles from the DMZ and being able to look at their
enemies everyday has something to do with it, but a feeling of mutual respect
and cooperation makes theirs not only the highest Hawk site in the world, but
perhaps the highest in morale as well as efficiency.

B-7-5 Newspaper Article 1966 - Mae-Bong KOREA - 1967

B-7-5 Newspaper Article
1966 - Mae-Bong KOREA - 1967