From the Archives
700 hail King in Osan march
More than 700 American military men of all races and ranks marched in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday, climaxing a weekend tribute here to the slain civil rights leader.
Report: U.S. proposes time to move Yongsan Garrison, 2nd ID in S. Korea
U.S. Forces Korea had no comment Wednesday on newspaper accounts reporting that the United States proposed a timetable for moving its forces in South Korea.
New 2nd Infantry Division museum celebrates Army’s history on Korean Peninsula
A handmade flag partly colored with blood and used to memorialize prisoners of war. A 2nd Infantry Division insignia that was carried to the moon. The helmet worn by a highly decorated general in the Korean War.
50 years ago, Korea armistice ended fighting, began imperfect peace
In Korea, the decision has been on hold for 50 years. Peace was brought by the Armistice Agreement, a document that ended the fighting on July 27, 1953 at 10 p.m. but also left Korea unnaturally divided.
Naha an empty city mocking yank entry
The going is easier now on Okinawa – and whatever hopes the Japanese had of stopping the avalanche of American fighting men is gone.
S. Koreans living in DMZ village enjoy great benefits — and high risk
The residents of this hamlet don’t pay taxes or perform the military service mandatory for men elsewhere. They have a competitive school and some of the best farmland in South Korea.
Soldiers battle helicopter downdraft while assembling bridges
Standing under a Chinook helicopter while it hovers a few yards overhead feels like going outside in a hurricane.