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Monthly Archives: December 2009
No way to treat a Marine Widow III
» by Bill December 31st, 2009 at 9:52 pm » Comments (17)
It's 16 months since Marine Michael Ferschke died in Iraq. At the time of his death, Michael had a Okinawan born wife named Hotaru. Hotaru, or Hota for short, was ...more »Picture of the Day: Tiger Calligraphy
» by GI Korea December 31st, 2009 at 1:43 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="3 tigers bring in a big laughter: Calligrapher Do Jeong-ho writes the Chinese character for a tiger three times, or "ho, ho, ho," making it sound ...more »Crystall Ball time
» by Bill December 31st, 2009 at 9:13 am » Comments (11)
My annual sports predictions for the upcoming year. Due to some unknown reason, I skipped doing this a year ago. What matters is I came back, right? Please note I'm from ...more »Listings of the Top 10 ROK Drop Stories of 2009
» by GI Korea December 31st, 2009 at 6:44 am » Comments (1)
Another year has gone by, which means it is time once again for a year end look at the top stories of 2009 in South Korea. I ranked the stories ...more »Army Major Recommends Policy to Deal with Pregnant Soldiers In the Army
» by GI Korea December 30th, 2009 at 10:10 pm » Comments (13)
Over at Blackfive that had an interesting posting discussing a report written by retired Army Major Merideth A. Bucher who wrote an article entitled, “The Impact of Pregnancy on US ...more »Japanese Mayor Wants to Kill Off the Weak of Society
» by GI Korea December 30th, 2009 at 7:02 pm » Comments (5)
It sounds like this guy is a believer in eugenics: Shinichi Takehara, the 50-year-old mayor of the Kagoshima city of Akune, who posted an entry on his blog blaming modern ...more »USA Today Exposes Conflict of Interest Between Military Mentors & Defense Contractors
» by GI Korea December 30th, 2009 at 3:25 pm » Comments (4)
I am impressed with the reporting USA Today has been doing to show the chummy relationships between retired senior military members and the defense industry: In a marketplace awash in consulting ...more »Picture of the Day: Frozen Waters
» by GI Korea December 30th, 2009 at 1:03 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="341" caption="Boats float silently near the dock in Yeoido, Seoul. The boats’ operations were suspended Tuesday after a portion of the Han River froze for the first ...more »Did You Know the Koreans Discovered America?
» by GI Korea December 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am » Comments (73)
If you all are in need of a good laugh then watch this: Via Dokdo is Ours! more »Nigeria gets ‘illegal’ new chief justice
» by Bill December 30th, 2009 at 6:29 am » Comments (0)
Maybe the country needs a 25th amendment. Nigeria's new chief justice has been sworn in in the absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is in hospital in Saudi Arabia with a ...more »
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