Koreas

Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, toured Chipyong-ni, where U.S. and French troops under the United Nations Command held off waves of Chinese attacks in 1951.

On a cold March day in 1952, some American soldiers whose rifles indicated they might have just come from the front, paused on a street in Seoul and gave candy bars to hungry children.

Homeschooled children at Camp Humphreys met up for their own back-to-school event. U.S. military families are twice as likely to homeschool their children when compared to civilian families, according to one study.

The multinational U.N. Command marked its 75th year of mediating disputes between North and South Korea with the firing of 17 simulated artillery rounds that echoed throughout this Army base on Tuesday.

It is the second time Col. Kathryn Gaetke has taken a leadership role previously held by her husband, Col. Matthew Gaetke, also an F-16 pilot.

Welcome Wagon of Korea started as a grassroots effort to help service members and their families arriving at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, the largest U.S. military installation overseas. It has grown into a formally recognized base nonprofit, with 48 volunteers offering snacks, smiles and support that ease the transition of relocating.