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40 People from Seoul Die Every Month In Traffic Accidents
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 7:16 pm » Comments (13)
Here is a statistic that shows how many people die every month in traffic accidents in Seoul: A new report shows a monthly average of 40 people died in traffic accidents ...more »What is the Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise?
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 6:17 pm » Comments (2)
If you are not in USFK and have no idea what the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFL) exercise is, fortunately the Donga Ilbo has an explanation: Ulchi Freedom Guardian is a joint ...more »Bill Clinton Declines Kim Jong-il’s Offer to Watch Arrirang Games
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 6:08 pm » Comments (3)
Here was a smart move by Bill Clinton and the people at the State Department who advised him: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il invited former U.S. President Bill Clinton to watch ...more »Veterans Now Exempt from ObamaCare
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 4:24 pm » Comments (0)
This is an issue that has been big in the veterans community though the Democrats kept denying that there intent was to eventually roll veterans health care into a nationalized ...more »Picture of the Day: Meeting Bush
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 7:27 am » Comments (1)
Take a look at who had a chance to meet former US President George Bush while he was in South Korea: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Rather to my surprise, while on ...more »USFK Servicemember Sentenced for Role In Itaewon Bar Brawl
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 7:22 am » Comments (0)
Another USFK servicemember has gone down in flames over the February bar brawl in Itaewon: A fourth U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan soldier was sentenced last week in connection with a February ...more »Former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung Passes Away at Age 83
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 6:19 am » Comments (9)
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has passed away at a Seoul hospital. When former friends and rivals began visiting the hospital I figured things must not have been looking ...more »Video of North Korea Getting Its Boogie On
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 3:58 am » Comments (0)
I wonder if we will see this dance theme at the next Arrirang Mass Games?: more »Gaeyado Island Residents Recount Troubles of the Military Dictatorship Era
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2009 at 3:40 am » Comments (0)
Journalist Choe Sang-hun has an article published in the New York Times that further details the extent security forces went to during the military dictatorship era of the Korean government ...more »British Veteran Visits His Dead Brother’s Grave In North Korea
» by GI Korea August 17th, 2009 at 9:03 pm » Comments (1)
You don't hear me say this very often, but the North Korean government actually did a very nice thing in assisting this elderly British man find his long dead brother ...more »
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