Koreas
Step by step, veterans advocate aims to ensure Korean War sacrifices aren’t forgotten
What began as one man’s plan to walk nearly 400 miles across South Korea grew into a monthlong remembrance that brought together veterans, students, military groups and local communities to honor those who fought in the Korean War.
Koreans know a few GIs who speak their language
Capt. Richardson Blair IV, dressed in U.S. Army camouflage, strutted around the Balboni Theater stage Wednesday, microphone in hand, smoothly crooning “The Southbound Train to Ho-nam,” a classic Korean folk song as hundreds cheered.
Outgoing ambassador says U.S.- South Korea alliance is strong
With full honor guard, U.S. military officials bade farewell Tuesday to Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard, the top U.S. representative to South Korea during a turbulent three-year period on the peninsula.
Construction of new helo pad at Yongsan to begin
After seven years of sometimes prickly negotiations, construction will start next week on a new landing pad for U.S. and South Korean helicopters.
Legal review sinks housing plan in S. Korea
Military lawyers and local real estate agents sank a housing plan projected to save taxpayers $25 million annually and revamp how U.S. forces pay rent for thousands of off-post apartments.
Landlords, real estate agents protest Korea housing system changes
Hundreds of landlords and real estate agents held placards and chanted in front of Yongsan Garrison on Tuesday, vehemently protesting a new housing system that will slice profits from their rentals.
Glamour and the great leader
It’s no wonder the 300 North Korean cheerleaders who came to South Korea during the Taegu University Games put the communist country in a good light for once.