[Yongsan Legacy] A KATUSA`s journey from Camp Fuji to Yongsan
(WorldNews South Korea)

Yu Yong-bong, a former KATUSA who served in the 1950-53 Korean War, is seen in 2018. / Courtesy of Yongsan Legacy By Kyung Lee It was Aug. 16, 1950, when Yu Yong-bong, then 18, realized he would make direct contributions to the war effort. Drafted and soon transported - alongside his country brethren - from Busan Port to Camp Fuji in Japan, Yu was headed for training with the U.S. Army 7th Division as one of the 313 soldiers to be outfitted under the founding Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) unit. While undergoing intensive combat training, Yu believed he was being seasoned to aim his rifle at enemy troops, but fate aimed him in a different direction when he was...