New allegations emerge of USFK chemical dumping

A retired U.S. military officer testified to the burial of large quantities of chemicals at a U.S. military base in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, it was belatedly revealed Monday. This revelation comes just after an eyewitness account stating that Agent Orange was buried at Camp Carroll in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province. While there was no way of confirming whether the chemicals in the latest account included defoliants, controversy is expected following the revelation of another instance of the USFK disposing of chemicals by burying them in the ground.

Korean-American Chi Yong An posted the account by a retired U.S. military officer on his web page Secret of Korea on Monday (local time). The author of the piece, which An titled “I buried hundreds of gallons of chemicals at Camp Mercer in Bucheon’s Ojeong neighborhood,” was Ray Bows, who said he worked at Camp Mercer between July 1963 and April 1964 as a member of the 547th Engineer Company, 44th Engineer Construction Battalion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Meanwhile, the U.S. government visited the house of former USFK soldier Steve House, 54, for more than four hours of questioning Monday. House previously testified to the burial of Agent Orange at Camp Carroll. The questioning Monday was reportedly conducted by three U.S. military officers, including a public information official, military waste treatment expert, and USFK official, with House’s attorney in attendance.

Following the questioning, House called the meeting “productive” and said his understanding was that the contents would be reported to Seoul and Washington.

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