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Monthly Archives: January 2010
What It is Like to Fly A U-2 Spy Plane
» by GI Korea January 8th, 2010 at 8:42 pm » Comments (6)
Here is an interesting article about what it is like to fly the U-2 spy planes that are stationed over at Osan Air Force Base: The once-secret U-2 reconnaissance plane is ...more »Video of A Visit to North Korea
» by GI Korea January 8th, 2010 at 5:33 pm » Comments (1)
Here is a video of westerners taking the state sponsored tour of North Korea. Really nothing new except for some nice pictures of some every day North Koreans going on ...more »Picture of the Day: Stars for Charity
» by GI Korea January 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Stars pose at a press conference to announce the production of a charity music album in Seoul on Thursday. From left, Jeon Hye-bin, Lee Yoon-ji, Kim ...more »Soldier Jailed for Violent Rap Song
» by GI Korea January 8th, 2010 at 9:48 am » Comments (17)
Here is a just plain weird story for everyone today to read: An Army specialist is in jail, accused of making threats against fellow soldiers, including in a vulgar, violent ...more »Places In Korea: Gosu Cave in Chungcheongbuk-do
» by GI Korea January 8th, 2010 at 3:36 am » Comments (4)
Just outside of the small tourist city of Danyang (단양) at the end of Chungcheongbuk-do's Chungju Lake is one of the most visited caves in all of Korea, Gosu Cave (고수동굴). ...more »3,000 Refugees Defect from North Korea In 2009
» by GI Korea January 7th, 2010 at 8:00 pm » Comments (4)
The exodus from North Korea continued in 2009 despite efforts on both sides of the border to stop it: The number of North Koreans who fled to South Korea in 2009 ...more »Using A Bicycle to Fight Crime
» by GI Korea January 7th, 2010 at 7:10 pm » Comments (9)
This is how they deal with purse snatchers in China: Two thieves on a motor-scooter flew by and snatched a womans purse on a street in Wenzhou, China. Surveillance video shows ...more »Picture of the Day: Clowning with Kim Il-sung
» by GI Korea January 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="British troops clown with Kim Il Song portraits -- via Huanqiu Shibao"][/caption] Via Adam Cathcart. more »Heroes of the Korean War: Captain Lewis L. Millett
» by GI Korea January 7th, 2010 at 3:42 am » Comments (9)
Introduction The Korean War featured some heroes that had colorful life stories such as the Frenchman Ralph Monclar & the Turk Tashin Yazici before finding themselves in the frozen rice paddies ...more »Michelle Kwan Interview During Trip to Korea
» by GI Korea January 6th, 2010 at 8:56 pm » Comments (1)
Michelle Kwan was a great figure skater and person in general and I have no doubt she will excel at her current job with the State Department: Before Korea's figure skating ...more »
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