Introduction
This story is mostly true. I say mostly because of changing the names of the guilty as well as the innocent, but also because I have even forgotten most of the names that I did know. I am writing from a series of memories that may be somewhat clouded, and I embellished somewhat. I hope you enjoy this journey into my sordid past. This account is a tale of some of my experiences from a tour in South Korea in the late 70's, so things have certainly changed since then.
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CHAPTER 1 β Welcome to Korea. WTF?
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I awoke with a hangover. Dry mouth, headache and a taste that reminded me of cat-shit made me want to close my eyes and sleep it off, but I knew that I had to force myself up. I slowly came to life and got my eyelids to stay up. I awoke to a smell that I have never experienced. The smell of soup, perfume and sex would stay with me for a long time.
I was greeted with an unknown sight. I tried to focus and realized that I didn't know where I was. I turned in bed, and slowly focused on a young black haired Korean girl lying next to me. I knew this girl was over eighteen, but my inexperience with Asians made me think that she was young. Her smooth skin and long dark hair made me stop and stare for several seconds. She was so peaceful lying there so close to me. I saw her open her dark eyes and she gave me one of the most inviting smiles that I have ever gotten. She looked so innocent that I felt a little ashamed of what I might have done last night.
I didn't remember how I got here, but I suddenly realized that there was a formation this morning on base and I needed to be there. I rolled out of the bed, naked, and began collecting my clothes that were spread on the floor, chair and a small nightstand.
The girl sat up and began mumbling something that I couldn't understand; Korean. I was able to view her for the first time and I was frozen as I drank in the sight of her long straight black hair and questioning dark eyes. She was really pretty, and I wished that I could speak to her. The sight of her small breasts above the cover as she spouted noises that I couldn't understand, and those hard, dark nipples that must have been an inch long made me think of crawling back into bed.
I must have stared at her for several minutes. I couldn't believe that I had spent the night with her. I also couldn't believe that I was too wasted to remember it.
Moments later I stepped outside of a door and squinted at the sun that was peeking over the tops of the short buildings. I wondered - 'Where the fuck am I'? There is no way that I can describe that feeling. The fear of not knowing where you are, and not knowing how to get where you need to be is haunting.
My first night in Korea and I may be in big trouble already! I was beginning to panic, trying to get my bearings.
My name is Andy Crawford. I was in Korea with an organization known as the United States Army, and I knew within 24 hours that it was going to be a wild year. Just like the saying goes; I was young, dumb and full of cum.
I had arrived in Seoul the day before and was taken through in-processing. We were supposed to begin our orientation of the county today. We were told that we were confined to the base until after the orientation, so after dinner I decided to go to the barracks and relax with a book.
As I lay in my bunk I reached for a book. Bob walked to the lockers at the bunk next to me and started changing into jeans and a civilian shirt.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Going to town." Came the reply. "I've been to Korea before."
I stood and started changing into jeans. "I'm going with you." I was a little nervous when we reached the front gate, but there was no check of our 'confined' status by the guards at all. We were out the gate and headed for a bar in no time.