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Camp Casey (Korean: 캠프 케이시) is a U.S. military base in Dongducheon (also sometimes spelled Tongduchŏn or TDC), South Korea, 40 miles (64 km) north of Seoul, South Korea. Camp Casey was named in 1952 after Major Hugh Boyd Casey , who was killed in a plane crash near the camp site during the Korean War.
United States Army installations in South Korea. Camp Ames. Camp Bonifas - turned over to ROK in 2006. Camp Carroll. Camp Casey. Camp Castle - closed. Camp Coiner - northern portion turned over to US Embassy in Dec 2017, southern portion remains open. Camp Colbern - closed.
Hugh Boyd Casey. Major Hugh Boyd Casey (November 30, 1925 – January 11, 1952) is the namesake of the U.S. Army 3,500-acre (14 km 2) Camp Casey installation in South Korea, named and officially dedicated in 1952 in his memory. [1] Casey was the son of General Hugh John Casey and was killed after surviving combat for almost two years with the ...
The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead") [ 1 ] is a formation of the United States Army. Since the 1960s, its primary mission has been the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. Approximately 17,000 soldiers serve in the 2nd Infantry Division, with 10,000 stationed in South Korea ...
Cindy Lee Sheehan (née Miller; born July 10, 1957) is an American anti-war activist, [1] [2] whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush ...
Camp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas during US President George W. Bush 's five-week summer vacation there in 2005, named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specialist Casey Sheehan. Arriving on a bus that departed the Veterans for Peace National Convention ...
Eighth Army (United States) The Eighth Army is a U.S. field army which commands all United States Army forces in South Korea. [1] It is headquartered at the Camp Humphreys in the Anjeong-ri of Pyeongtaek, South Korea. [2] Eighth Army relocated its headquarters from Yongsan to Camp Humphreys in the summer of 2017. [3]
Fort Casey State Park is located on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington state. [2] It is a Washington state park and a historic district within the U.S. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve .