Monthly Archives: January 2010

Will Google Pull Out of China?

» by GI Korea January 14th, 2010 at 6:35 am » Comments (5)

I would be surprised considering the money they would lose if Google pulls out of China: Chinese officials have told companies to back state control of the internet, showing no ...more »

A Question for Obama Supporters

» by GI Korea January 13th, 2010 at 10:50 pm » Comments (8)

Via the ROK Drop Classifieds comes this announcement: Are you — or do you know — a former Obama supporter who has grown disenchanted with the president’s endless series of broken ...more »

Picture of the Day: Refugee Mug Shot

» by GI Korea January 13th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="455" caption="The Chosun Ilbo reports that photos have surfaced allegedly showing the mug shots of two 24-year-old North Korean refugees deported to the North by China in ...more »

A Profile of USFK’s Western Corridor Camps

» by GI Korea January 13th, 2010 at 3:06 am » Comments (188)

For most GI's serving in Korea right now the term the Western Corridor is probably something they have never even heard of before since the camps in the Western Corridor ...more »

Osan AB (1952): Photos of Robert Evilsizor

» by Kalani January 12th, 2010 at 6:08 pm » Comments (2)

Have finally posted to my historical website for Osan AB the photos of Robert Evilsizor, former Commander, Co A, 839th Engineering Aviation Battalion (EAB) (SCARWAF). "SCARWAF" stands for Special Category ...more »

Advice On Finding Lost Friends from the Korean War

» by GI Korea January 12th, 2010 at 4:27 pm » Comments (1)

I received an e-mail recently from Korean War veteran Paul Marrero looking for assistance in locating a friend who served in the ROK Army at the time: Picture of Kim Sang-ok I ...more »

Picture of the Day: Ice Fishing Ajushis

» by GI Korea January 12th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="445" caption="Anglers fight the cold at a reservoir in South Chungcheong Province on Monday. (Yonhap News)"][/caption] more »

Updated Imagery of North Korea’s Tunneling Project In Iran

» by GI Korea January 12th, 2010 at 3:28 am » Comments (8)

Two and half years ago information was leaked about North Korea's involvement in a tunneling project in support of Iran's nuclear weapons program. At the time I was able to ...more »

North Korean Humor

» by GI Korea January 11th, 2010 at 4:46 pm » Comments (0)

Ask A Korean has a posting up of North Korean jokes translated from the webpage of a North Korean defector. Here is a sample: A: There is a new power plant ...more »