Camp Jackson (Korea)

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Camp Jackson is a US Army base about 20 miles south of the city of Uijeongbu at the narrowest point of the so-called Uijeungbu Corridor on National Highway 3 near Dobong-gu , a suburb of Seoul , South Korea .

Camp Jackson is the smallest military facility of the US Forces Korea (USFK) and a branch of Camp Red Cloud , about 20 minutes away by car , the headquarters of the 2nd US Infantry Division , the core unit of the 8th US Army .

The base is named after Private First Class George W. Jackson , who was awarded the Silver Star in the Korean War .

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