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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Picture of the Day: 7th Infantry Division Mess Hall In 1970 South Korea

» by April 27th, 2010 at 12:47 pm » Comments (5)

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Florida Senate candidate has qualms about Arizona immigration law

» by April 27th, 2010 at 11:46 am » Comments (120)

Marco Rubio is the current front runner for the Republican nomination. While I don’t believe Arizona’s policy was based on anything other than trying to get a handle on our ...more »

Is South Korean Climber Oh Eun-sun Really the First Woman to Climb the Himalayas 14 Highest Peaks?

» by April 27th, 2010 at 6:45 am » Comments (6)

South Koreans today have something else to be proud about after a South Korean became the first woman to climb the 14 highest peaks in the Himalayas: A South Korean mountaineer ...more »

Sex Scandals Hits Busan

» by April 27th, 2010 at 4:44 am » Comments (9)

These allegations wouldn't be very surprising if they turned out to be true considering South Korea's chummy relationship between businessmen and politicians: Lee Myung-Bak said the service should regain public trust ...more »

Will Koreans Be Effected By the New Arizona Immigration Law?

» by April 26th, 2010 at 9:58 pm » Comments (43)

As long as you are not an illegal Korean immigrant there shouldn't be any issues: The measure — set to take effect in late July or early August — would make ...more »

Camp Humphreys Soldiers Help Local Middle School with English Program

» by April 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm » Comments (0)

This is something that many USFK units participate in to help local Korean schools: Seven volunteers from USAG-Humphreys visited Cheongdam Middle School in Anjeong-ri recently to participate in the school’s English ...more »

Picture of the Day: Railroad Snack

» by April 26th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="604" caption="Snack counter on a Korean train."][/caption] more »

Don’t Forget to Renew Your Driver’s Licence Before Coming to Korea

» by April 26th, 2010 at 7:22 am » Comments (2)

This was an issue I see happen a few times with soldier's licenses expiring while in Korea.  However, what I found more common than this was new soldiers PCSing to ...more »

Foot & Mouth Disease Spreads In Korea

» by April 26th, 2010 at 3:06 am » Comments (12)

It seems this continues to spread within Korea cattle ranches: Another suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been reported in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – April 24, 2010

» by April 25th, 2010 at 8:20 pm » Comments (2)

The Koreas Korean adoptees speak of life as bananas at Cambridge. Secrets to how Jeollanam-do's oldest residents live so long. If you are a foreigner traveling to Korea, in August you will be ...more »

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