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Monthly Archives: May 2009

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – May 31st, 2009

» by May 31st, 2009 at 6:25 pm » Comments (5)

The Koreas This is a must read about an African student who spend five years studying in North Korea in the 1980's.  Fascinating read. An American is in need of help in ...more »

Picture of the Day: Sunset Over Seoul

» by May 31st, 2009 at 1:54 pm » Comments (0)

Robert Koehler has some beautiful photographs of the sunsetting over Seoul.  Has has some really nice night time shots of the city as well.  Go check them out. more »

Pennsylvania newspaper advertisement calls for Obama assasaination

» by May 31st, 2009 at 1:44 pm » Comments (2)

The Warren Times Observer apologized for the oversight. From AP- A northwestern Pennsylvania newspaper is apologizing for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama. Warren Times Observer ...more »

US Says It Can Intercept North Korean Missile

» by May 31st, 2009 at 1:42 pm » Comments (1)

The real question should have been will the US even try and intercept a North Korean missile?: The U.S. Defense Department says it could “likely” intercept a long-range North Korean missile ...more »

Canseco Knocked Out By Choi Hong-man

» by May 31st, 2009 at 6:33 am » Comments (1)

It isn't surprising that Jose Canseco got knocked out in his debut into mixed martial arts, but earlier this month I polled readers if they thought he would last one ...more »

Gates Says that the US Will Not Accept A Nuclear Armed North Korea

» by May 30th, 2009 at 10:00 pm » Comments (14)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a nuclear North Korea is unacceptable, I say to Secretary Gates he best get used to it: The United States will not accept North Korea as ...more »

Man Looking for Information on Korean War Vet

» by May 30th, 2009 at 6:04 pm » Comments (0)

Can anyone provide and advice or help for this man who is trying to find out information on his grandpa who fought in the Korean War? more »

Korean High School Student Thanks USFK for English Camp

» by May 30th, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (4)

A nice article in the Korea Times today from a Korean high school teenager who really appreciated the English Camp USFK recently ran: A once-in-a-lifetime experience sometimes becomes a lesson that ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Country Gentleman

» by May 30th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

Korean country gentleman in 1987 via the ROK Drop Forums. Remember if you have a great picture to feature as a picture of the day post it over at the ROK ...more »

It is twenty years

» by May 30th, 2009 at 10:46 am » Comments (7)

Since I* married my wife Leonita.  Here's a picture of the two of us. It is a few years old, before I started battling Stage IV cancer. I think the marriage ...more »

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