The Photographer being photographed
DMZ Korea.
John with Sarge & Yobosayo
John on an M-113 Personnel Carrier 1965
Putting on the Gaffs
Communications sometimes required climbing a pole.
Line Repair
The Commo Hooch
Where I lived from March 1965 to March 1966 on the threshold of the Korean DMZ.
Tank Pads in the Motor Pool
The Photographer and the Imjin River
Jim Roche with the Imjin River and Freedom Bridge in the background.
The Commo Track.
The personnel carrier assigned to the communications squad.
Winter 1965/66
The photo was developed in May, taken in December.
Johnnie McCoy....a good friend
Johnnie would leave Korea and immediately ship out to Vietnam.
M=113 Personnel Carrier
A Chrysler V-8 and levers to steer it. Semi amphibious.
The Photographer loading the track
The Photographer on the loose in the Zone
Inside the M-113 Personnel Carrier
The photographer is sitting in the driver's compartment
Johnnie McCoy on the radio
Unlocking the gate into the DMZ
Through those gates is the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea
John Kouchinsky, from Long Island NY
John is at one of the guard posts. In the distance, North Korea.
John Kouchinsky
In the field for two weeks in December 1965
Terry Mamenga and Johnnie McCoy
Raising the antenna on the commo track
Terry on the left, Johnnie on the right
Sergeant Noe
A day of hunting.
Suspected North Korean agents .
Caught by our patrol they are held until the MPs come for them.
North Korean agents captured.