The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

Pope wraps up his Korea visit; next stop, Papua New Guinea

After canonizing 103 Christian martyrs and grieving for Catholics who live in North Korea, Pope John Paul II ended his 5-day pilgrimage to South Korea.

Korea awaits papal trip

Pope John Paul II was to arrive on this divided peninsula with a message of peace and reconciliation to all its people: Buddhists, Protestants, government leaders, political activists and to North Korea and its persecuted Christians.

Pontiff tells young to 'live for others'

Pope John Paul II Saturday addressed a nation-wide youth congress and told thousands of cheering young people that they must live fully for both themselves and the world.

Visitors find memories, answers in hills of South Korea

The hills of South Korea have special significance for a group of 21 U.S. Army veterans and family members visiting here this month.

Weinberger greets GIs, rips politicians

Clad in an Army field jacket, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger on Wednesday praised the vigilance of U.S. servicemembers and criticized politicians who favor cutting defense spending.

'Ski-nosed Santa' is back in Southeast Asia for laughs

BOB HOPE, the ski-nosed Santa Claus who saves all of his goodies for American troops serving in the war zones, "tooled up" his sleigh and began winging across the sky yesterday on his way to Southeast Asia.