Road to Topside

Photo contributed by Arnold Metzger

Turning big rocks into little rocks

Korean employees making gravel to pave road to topside. Photo contributed by Joe Tvrdy.

Trick Truck Landing

Charles Lessig and Corky standing beside trick truck. Photo contributed by Charles Lessig.

Kangwha City Market Day, 1962

Contributed by Tom Kranig

Lower Compound and road to Topside, 1964

Contributed by Dennis Lawhorn

Treacherous around topside after ice storm

Ice storm makes road to topside treacherous. Photo contributed by Gil Crystle.

Land of Morning Calm. Fog covers all except mountain peaks

Contributed by Gene Sheehan

Party on Patio

Contributed By Jim Feiler

Guard Shack 1960-61

Contributed by George Grayhek

Camp Alamo Entrance - June 1971

Contributed by Paul Queck

B-North Compound - fall 1963

Photo contributed by Ed Wheat

Camp Alamo Topside - June 1971

Photo contributed by Paul Queck

Kangwha-Do Veterans Group

History

January 2002 - Three veterans who had served together on Kangwha-Do began contacting and inviting other Kangwha-Do veterans to join a new veterans group they were forming. By the end of that month, there were ten members and by late spring over 50 members. Group e-mail discussion blossomed during this period. There also was great excitement as plans for a reunion developed. Reunion 1 (R-1) was held in Pensacola, Florida October 25-27, 2002 with 17 members in attendance. In the years since, the group has held ten additional reunions, adopted Bylaws for governance, created its own website and started a monthly newsletter. Membership reached a high of 154 in 2022. Current active dues paying membership stands at 120. Recognizing in 2025 that we are now the only extant USASA Korea veterans group, our membership voted to extend membership privileges to any ASA veteran who served in any USASA Operations Unit in Korea. Privileges include participation in email discussion group, photo and story archives (access and contribute), voting and serving on committees, etc. Check our How To Join webpage for an application.

Highlights

*2005 – R-2 was held in Las Vegas, NV. Eight members plus spouses attended. *2006 – Bylaws were voted on and approved by the membership. *2007 – Officers to serve two-year terms were elected constituting an Executive Committee. R-3 was held in Laurel, MD and 34 members attended plus spouses. *2009 – R-4 was held in Orlando, FL. with 25 members attending plus spouses. Officer election held. *2011 – R-5 was held in San Antonio, TX. with 21 members attending plus spouses Officer election. *2013 – R-6 was held in Kansas City, OK. with 24 members plus spouses. Officers elected *2015 – R-7 was held in Westford, MA. Election of Officers was held. *2016 – Monthly newsletter started for both electronic and snail mail subscribers. *2017 – A new website came online. Transition from Yahoo began. *R-8 was held in Seattle, WA. with 29 members plus spouses attending. *2018 – New email listserv came online in the new website. Use of Yahoo was discontinued. 2019 - Snuffy Smith Memorial Cemetery was created. A virtual cemetery, it honors and lists all known Kangwha-Do veterans who are deceased. *R-9 was held in Dayton, Ohio with 38 members plus spouses attending. *2020 – Membership stands at 138 paid members. *2022 - R-10 held in October in Virginia Beach, VA. *2024 - R-11 held in New Orleans.

KangWha-Do Veterans