ROK Drop

By on January 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Old Man In the Rubble of War

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An old Korean man takes a rest on the street in front of destroyed buildings, in Seoul. August 20, 1951. G. Dimitri Boria. (Army)

An old Korean man takes a rest on the street in front of destroyed buildings, in Seoul. August 20, 1951. G. Dimitri Boria. (Army)

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  • gerry
    2:36 pm on January 3rd, 2010 1

    In any other surroundings I would say he looks well and happy.

  • Leon LaPorte
    4:35 pm on January 3rd, 2010 2

    I'd say he looks well and happy despite his surroundings.

  • Leon LaPorte
    5:08 pm on January 3rd, 2010 3

    Whoa! You're harshing my mellow, dude.

  • USinKorea
    11:58 pm on January 3rd, 2010 4

    It could be the Korean Han thing — like the traditional masks with the smiling faces that are supposed to represent deep, profound saddness…

  • Archie B
    11:00 pm on January 3rd, 2010 5

    From 1950-53, put yourself in the place of a Korean civilian. Just think about how much happier you’d be to see American soldiers instead of North Koreans or Chinese troops.

    Yeah, that’s why he’s smiling.

  • gerry
    11:04 am on January 4th, 2010 6

    Or he could have just had a good bowel movement. Either one.

  • Leon LaPorte
    12:47 pm on January 4th, 2010 7

    guffaw! :lol:

 

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