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RE: ROKA Comfort Women



Interesting..Brothels were common in every war.
Their were stories where the Senior Leadership rewarded their Senior Officers with such bonuses.
Moslem countries Harems are rampant and quiet amoung the elite in those countries.
Then we have Nevada.
 
One of my friends who works for a US Agency went to Israel twice for research. (1987)
The first time he was intercepted by a very pretty Israeli woman and had a four day weekend.
(You type in the story) They sent him home with smiles. 
His agency ordered him back. When he arrived the second time,
the Israeli's underguard and at gunpoint put him on a plane.
It was a free flight back to the USA with a dire warning.
 
Dan Fahey
 
 
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Subject: Re: ROKA Comfort Women

Young,

Since the turn of the century to the best of my knowledge the US military has not run any brothels anywhere, although from time to time the MPs have raided them (and the medics have mass treated the girls).

Rumors about "roundeyes" in Vietnam were also rampant, but there were not that many women over there outside of medical channels so few examples of any hanky-panky. US Red Cross and USO ("Donut Dollies) were always suspect, but in Can Tho most of the workers I met were either in their late 50s-early 60s or men.

Korea has always had a booming business in "boom towns" and the reputation of the ones today is legendary. Many GIs discuss going down to the "Ville" as they call at least one of them and prices were quiet reasonable -- one of my female (!) sergeants quoted me a stock phrase of "F***y s***y one bucky" as the norm.

I think it more likely the US dollar has a more corrupting influence on host nations than on the American women, though.

Cookie Sewell
AMPS