ROK Drop

Monthly Archives: May 2009

5,000 2ID Soldiers Pose for Giant Emblem Picture

» by May 22nd, 2009 at 8:47 pm » Comments (60)

So did any of you all reading this involved in making this pretty cool picture? About 5,000 members of the 2nd Infantry Division came here from bases all over the ...more »

USFK Servicemembers Team with Korean Red Cross to Teach Korean Children

» by May 22nd, 2009 at 4:29 pm » Comments (1)

It is good to see these USFK servicemembers cooperating with the Korean Red Cross in a worthwhile  education effort such as this: “What’s this? Read it out loud” “Egg, fox…” Clear and high-pitched ...more »

Picture of the Day: Miss Seoul 2009

» by May 22nd, 2009 at 1:07 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Kim Joo-ri, center, poses with other finalists after winning the 2009 Miss Seoul title during the event at the Sejong Hotel in Seoul Tuesday."][/caption] Via the Korea ...more »

K-Bloggers Featured In Wall Street Journal Article

» by May 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 am » Comments (0)

Via the Marmot's Hole comes news that K-bloggers Curtis Melvin and Joshua Stanton have both been featured in a Wall Street Journal article: Mr. Melvin is at the center of a ...more »

ROK Army Punishes Officers for Golf Scandal

» by May 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 am » Comments (10)

Remember the arrest of a number of ROK Army officers for golfing during the duty day?  Well this scandal has turned out to be much larger than originally thought: The military ...more »

PATRIOT Units to Be Permanently Stationed In Korea

» by May 22nd, 2009 at 1:26 am » Comments (6)

You know when the ADA battalions began rotating to Korea a few years ago instead of being permanently stationed there as they had been before I thought it was dumb ...more »

New York Senators oppose potential Phoenix Coyote move to Canada

» by May 21st, 2009 at 5:40 pm » Comments (1)

Politics and the NHL. How often do these two mix? From AP- U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York are opposed to the Phoenix Coyotes relocating to southern ...more »

Korea Finder: 15-09

» by May 21st, 2009 at 2:58 pm » Comments (12)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="South Korean Marines beef up their guard yesterday on agun post on Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea as North Korea recently increased its military activities ...more »

Picture of the Day: Cheorwon’s Workers’ Party Building

» by May 21st, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)

Make sure to go over to the Marmot's Hole where he has a great photo spread and history of the remains of the city of Cheorwon that was completely destroyed ...more »

Four Arrested In Korea for Inflating Website Page Views

» by May 21st, 2009 at 11:22 am » Comments (0)

Could you imagine how many people in the US would be prosecuted if this was considered a crime like it is in Korea?: Police yesterday launched an investigation on four Internet ...more »

Bad Behavior has blocked 12620 access attempts in the last 7 days.