For Les's birthday, he invited us to Seoul to hang out with him at his hotel pool.
Manimal BBQ
×Manimal BBQ
For Les's birthday, he invited us to Seoul to hang out with him and we had dinner at a place called Manimal that served American style BBQ. It was good, if a little expensive.
Bubble soccer
×Bubble soccer
Dj saw some people playing bubble soccer when he went to the track to run. This is like soccer, only with some full contact of football, but because of the bubbles, savage tackles are no big deal, you just bounce around. It was fun to watch, and DJ wants to give it a try sometime.
Steak lunch
×Steak lunch
The DOO leadership team goes and gets a steak lunch as a fundraiser for the Osan Chiefs.
That hill though
×That hill though
Check out that hill we are about to run up
Capt Machuca's going away
×Capt Machuca's going away
A group picture with many of the people that showed up for Capt Machuca's going away - he was the Flight Commander for DJ's flight for most of DJ's time there.
Capt Machuca's going away
×Capt Machuca's going away
A group picture with many of the people that showed up for Capt Machuca's going away - he was the Flight Commander for DJ's flight for most of DJ's time there.
Photo bomb
×Photo bomb
Les poses for a picture with Capt Machuca, and DJ photo bombs it for his first ever purposeful photo bomb.
Presentations
×Presentations
DJ and Justin made presentations and gave mementos to Capt Machuca as he left Korea to move on in his career.
Writing his speech
×Writing his speech
Capt Jose Machuca was DJ's Flight Commander for most of his time in Korea. He was a really good guy and he cared a lot. So, just before his going away he was sitting off by himself writing down everything so he wouldn't forget anything he wanted to say.
Capt Machuca's plaque
×Capt Machuca's plaque
DJ had this going away plaque made for Capt Machuca. The inscription at the bottom reads "Break in case of emergency" and the contents include a bottle of soju, Korean swords, and a legacy DOM patch hidden behind one of the tassels. The inscription on the inside says some nice things about Capt Machuca, then also includes the DOM battle cry in Korean at the bottom (Trample the weak, hurdle the dead), but DJ had "I love rainbow ponies" added at the end in Korean. Capt Machuca doesn't speak Korean, so it might be a while before he figures this out!
Kel & Dribs
×Kel & Dribs
Kelley hangs out with Dribble at her dad's house
Buraksan run group
×Buraksan run group
DJ poses with his Buraksan running group (Ben Harms, Les Boyd, James Aschmann, Gabe Groshong) at the halfway point of the run.
Brunch
×Brunch
A few hours after a Buraksan run Dj and Les went to the Enlisted Club for some overpriced mediocre brunch.
DJ at Buraksan
×DJ at Buraksan
Buraksan, a mountain/nature trail area that DJ liked to run in/around/through during his time in Korea. The was taken at a rest area about 1/3 of way inot the park.