A high point of Marilyn’s career was her four-day trip to Korea in February 1954 - a detour during her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio in Japan. The trip was her thank-you to the troops for their many fan letters. Wearing army fatigues when traveling by helicopter and a purple sequined cocktail dress when performing, she visited ten bases, each with audiences of ten thousand servicemen. The Los Angeles Times reported that she electrified these audiences, who sometimes acted like “bobbysoxers besieging a crooner.” Marilyn often said that the enthusiasm of her huge audiences in Korea finally made her feel like a star.