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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Camp Casey’s CCTT

» by February 13th, 2009 at 1:28 am » Comments (0)

I have done Bradley training at the CCTT at Camp Casey multiple times and it is a great training tool: more »

US Phone Numbers Available to USFK Servicemembers

» by February 12th, 2009 at 10:21 pm » Comments (4)

Some of you stationed in Korea may find this new program offered by LG Dacom to be of interest: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, troops stationed in South Korea can ...more »

Picture of the Day: Skiing in Pyeongchang

» by February 12th, 2009 at 3:57 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_11294" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="A player is skiing down the slope on Thursday competing in men's Alpine skiing in the 90th National Winter Games at Pyeongchang's Yongpyong Resort in Gangwon ...more »

Stephen Bosworth Named New North Korea Nuclear Envoy

» by February 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am » Comments (7)

Yet another person from the Clinton Presidency has been added to President Obama's administration: [caption id="attachment_11290" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Stephen Bosworth"][/caption] Stephen Bosworth, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is expected to ...more »

Korea Warns US of Protectionism

» by February 12th, 2009 at 7:38 am » Comments (7)

It seems a bit ironic to me that South Korea is a country calling for an end to protectionism considering their past protectionist history: The enthusiasm among some in Washington over ...more »

The 2009 LPGA season begins

» by February 12th, 2009 at 7:29 am » Comments (0)

The US Women's professional golf circuit tees it up for the first time at the SBS Open in Hawaii. The 2008 event was won by Annika Sorenstam who has since ...more »

National Geographic’s: Don’t Tell My Mother That I Am In North Korea

» by February 11th, 2009 at 11:37 pm » Comments (17)

One Free Korea has made a good find on YouTube of the National Geographic show, Don't Tell My Mother That I Am In North Korea.  The narrator of the show ...more »

Korea to Increase Medical Personnel in Afghanistan

» by February 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pm » Comments (5)

It looks like the Obama administration despite the campaign rhetoric is finding it just as hard to get allied troop increases in Afghanistan as the Bush administration did: The government has ...more »

Picture of the Day: One Year Anniversary of the Sungnyemun Fire

» by February 11th, 2009 at 1:29 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="421" caption="Citizens tour the Sungnyemun restoration site on February 10, the first anniversary of the fire that saw the destruction of the historic gate, which is commonly ...more »

North Korea beats Saudi Arabia 1-0 in World Cup qualifier

» by February 11th, 2009 at 11:27 am » Comments (0)

They stand a pretty good chance of playing in South Africa next year. Mun In Guk scored the only goal Wednesday to help North Korea move a step closer to a ...more »

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