GIs treated Korean women as transferable property they bought and resold

Evidence

“Cohabitating marriage,” resembling European-style colonial concubinage, also became popular. “Many men have their steadies,” commented one military chaplain. “Some of them own their girls, complete with hooch [small house] and furniture. Before leaving Korea, they sell the package to a man who is just coming in.” — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 484

Categorization

• SEED: The chaplain’s account of men buying and then reselling ‘the package’ to incoming soldiers is a damning, concrete illustration of how deployable men and built structures interact.