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My name is Allen Wheeler and when I was in Korea from 1966-1968 I learned that it is a or was a very roughed country and the people were poor but very friendly for the most part.

I was drafted out of high school and had very little time to do much of anything other than party with my friends till I left.

I went to Fort Knox Kentucky for basic training and from there to Fort Bliss for Hercules training. When I got my orders it said Korea Hawk Missile unit, I said what are Hawk missiles? I found out when I got there. I had the same MOS 16D launcher crewman.

I spent the next 18 months there and learned a lot about their country and lives. It was sad that the war took so many lives. I took a 3-day pass when I could and saw some of the country. It was very pretty in some areas and some not. When I got home, I did not want much to do with the military, I was out for a while, and then I got a call from a friend to join the Michigan Nation Guard. I ended up with 23 years and retired as an E6 first cook and I loved it. I got two Korean Service Medals.