In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, let’s look yojas in the military…
A salute to the ROK Marines…
Special Forces….
and the Air Force.
Thank you for your service!
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Funny World Cup quote
From a Facebook friends post:
This World Cup is working out like WW2–France surrendered, the USA turned up late, and England is left to fight the Germans!
Blast from the Past: Hal H. Clinkenbeard
This is my mother’s father Hal Clinkenbeard. He spent most of his life in Memphis, Tennessee working for the Post Office Department. I met him on several occasions while growing up but I obviously did not know him well.
Honoring Walton H. Walker
Today I had the pleasure of attending the Honor Guard ceremony in remembrance of General Walton Walker, Eighth Army Commanding General during the opening months of the Korean War. He is sometimes referred to as “the savior of Korea” for his stout defense of the “Pusan Perimeter” in the summer of 1950. You can read all about the man and his exploits at the link.
U.S. and ROK soldiers on the parade ground.
Looking sharp in those dress uniforms…
The 8th Army band was in excellent form as well…
LTG Fil, 8th Army CG and Korean dignitaries perform the ritual of reviewing the troops.
Speeches were made and the flags of many nations fluttered in the breeze. Not implying any connection between those two events!
The U.S. Honor Guard Company soldiers marched past…
…followed by their ROK counterparts…
We moved across the street to 8th Army Headquarters where there was a fascinating exhibit of Korean War photos on display…
…and remembrances of the man being honored. What is interesting about those stars is they are the same ones the General Eisenhower pinned on LTG Patton during WWII (Walker served under Patton).
The Walton Walker statue waiting to be unveiled. And after a very nice speech from American Ambassador Stephens…
…General Walton appears in bronze. (I know it’s a crappy picture, but I couldn’t get closer with all the brass and muckety-mucks milling about…I’ll get a better photo one day soon…promise!)
A great day to be in Korea!
“It’s time America had a fat president…”
Well, this is certainly a sentiment I can whole-heartedly support.
For the record, I will not seek the nomination. If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not…him, if elected I done got me some idears I’d like to put in place before I got impeached. Although I have to rule from a beach in the Philippines…
Zero tolerance for zero tolerance
Crap like this makes me want to get a gun and…er, well, no it doesn’t but still….
Hat Tip: Classical Values
No Asians welcome…
Hat Tip: Legal Insurrection.
Blast from the Past–Walter Lee
In honor of Father’s Day, some snaps of my dad…
This is from Dad’s prospecting days. He’d drive the ol’ Bullfrog (Jeep) out into the desert and search for precious minerals. I do believe that would be a Geiger counter on his lap…
Back in those days his day job was managing a fast food joint called The Rite Spot. He also manned the grill and was a master at cooking and flipping dozens of burgers simultaneously. I guess he had to be because burgers were like a dime each or 12 for a dollar. Popular hangout for the local teenagers in Westminster, California until the McDonalds opened up directly across the street.
Dad also always enjoyed doing the yard work. If he couldn’t find the rake, he’d give a clean sweep with the push broom.
Evening relaxation was a beer, a smoke, and some Marty Robbins on the record player…
During the war Dad served in the merchant marine as a 16 year old and later enlisted in the Army…
And finally, here’s one of Dad (back row, 3rd from left) with his chums in Memphis, Tennessee…
Happy Father’s Day!
Arrogant and Incompetent
“Only the mediocre are always at their best.”
Of course, “it’s smarter to be lucky than it’s lucky to be smart.”
And then there’s this warning from Germany:
“If Barack Obama isn’t careful, he will become the Jimmy Carter of the 21st century.”
Meanwhile, on the world stage it’s amateur hour.
What is most interesting about the items linked above is that these are the sentiments of Obama supporters!
So once again I have to ask: who are the rubes now? (which is far more polite than “I told ya so!”, don’t you think?)
Itaewon is a happenin’ place
A generally positive review about the ‘twon in an online mag called Busan Haps. Now, Busan is about as far away from Itaewon as you can get in Korea without crossing water, but the linked article is from the “travel” section. So, I guess that makes it ok.
Anyway, I might have a small quibble or two with some of the bar descriptions, especially as it relates to the purported clientele of these establishments, but it wasn’t full of the hate and scorn many folks have for my adopted hometown. I did have to smile at the description of my favorite hangout, Dolce Vita:
For all you pool wizards and dart heads out there, the best two joints to venture into would have to be Bless U Bar and Dolce Vita. There’s no point in even writing your name on the board if you’re not amazing at pool at Bless U Bar, and usually Dolce Vita as well. Dolce Vita has 3 or 4 dart boards, so if you’re looking to start or get into a league, this is the place to be. It’s quite a trip when you first enter and see all these darts whiz by over your left shoulder; it almost feels like a bunch of archers practicing in front of a king from the middle ages.
Heh.
Hot and Sexy World Cup fans visit Korea
So, I’ve noticed quite a spike in visitors to LTG these past couple of weeks. According to my sitemeter account, most of these folks are coming from Google searchs for “hot korean worldcup fans” or some variant thereof. Which is kind of funny, because I’ve only posted one such photo in the history of this humble blog, way back in October as the second woman featured in my popular “Yoja of the Week” series:
Well, I guess I can see how she might both stop and generate traffic.
And as long as I’m whoring for traffic, I might as well post this photo of the North Korean world cup cheerleading squad, chock full of sexy, hot, Korean women in uniform willing to do whatever it takes to support the homeland.
Hot and Sexy Naked Korean World Cup fans on the march. Well, almost naked. Eh, half naked. Ok, Hot Pants and naked legs.
Bring it on Google!
Yoja of the week
Another Friday, another yoja. This week–Lee Yeon Hee.
And if you think she looks great in the traditional hanbok, you should see her out of it:
Told ya…
who me?
give us a little smile Yeon Hee
You might also enjoy watching her in action here….
Blast from the Past–High School Prom
This would be 1972 aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. My date was Karen Rush.
A man of substance
Obama’s speech on the oil spill and future energy has been roundly panned by both the right and the left. I mean, once you’ve lost Keith Olbermann, there ain’t much else to lose.
Meanwhile, the governor of New Jersey had these words of wisdom to share.
Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you to compare and contrast.
Blast from the Past–Brothers in Arms
Stuck in the middle of Gregory Lee and Keith Randall. 1960 or so. Backyard of the house on El Rancho (or maybe Flagstone) in Garden Grove, California.
Meanwhile, in news from that OTHER Carolina…
Student to Congressman: Do you support the President’s agenda?
Response here. I’ll take that as a yes.
UPDATE: Let’s hope for a change.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day…
…and on occasion so is uber-leftie Bill Maher.
However, that prompted Maher to say the media are anti-Israel, pro-Palestine. And he offered a reason why. “I think most of them do because I think the media, to take up your point, mostly – is way too stupid to understand the issues,” Maher said. “So what they do is they go toward, ‘Oh, who’s a victim?’ And yes, their situation in Gaza is tragic. But partly it is tragic of their own making.”
Quote of the day
The salty, salty tears of the Obama-fellators as he augurs in are so very delicious.
From the comments in response to this post at Reason.
Now hear this!
The war of words continues apace here on the Korean peninsula. The ROKs are busy constructing loudspeakers along the border so they can tell the NORK people their leaders are the world’s biggest jerks. Said jerks have responded that this means war! And this time we really, really mean it.
An oh yeah, Seoul will become a sea of flame and all that.
R.O.K.
Jenn of I’ve Got 2 Shoes has asked very nicely that y’all vote for this video. So, I’m passing along the word. It’s actually offers a pretty nice visual perspective of life in the R.O.K.
Actually, you VOTE HERE. You can be like me if you want and watch all the entries here before voting…