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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Vietnamese Bride Murdered For Looking For Korean Dream

» by July 20th, 2010 at 5:02 pm » Comments (15)

Without a doubt the Korean matchmaking company should be held partly liable for this murder because I doubt this woman would have married this guy if she knew his background: The ...more »

Picture of the Day: Playing Games With the Wonder Girls

» by July 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

Via MTV IGGY more »

USFK Court Martial Results for June 2010

» by July 20th, 2010 at 5:00 am » Comments (10)

Below are the USFK Court Martial Results for June 2010.  Something of interest was the 8th Army Lieutenant Colonel convicted of committing indecent acts with a child.  I didn't see ...more »

USFK Hosts Facebook Discussion On AAFES In Korea

» by July 20th, 2010 at 3:49 am » Comments (0)

Over on the USFK Facebook page there is an interesting posting about AAFES in Korea.  I have to agree with this Facebook poster that the NEX at Pearl Harbor is ...more »

Soldiers & Retirees Volunteer to Teach English at Korean School

» by July 19th, 2010 at 11:50 pm » Comments (6)

It is good to see the retiree community getting involved and helping with USFK's continuing programs to send volunteers to help in Korean schools: SUBAEK-RI, Gangwon Province, South Korea — U.S. ...more »

Korea Finder 25-10

» by July 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm » Comments (7)

Here is a special Korea Finder challenge from our current points leader Mark.  He wants you to name what this building is?: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Mark – 10 Leon ...more »

Picture of the Day: 2MB On Nami Island

» by July 19th, 2010 at 12:49 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="President Lee Myung-bak, center, strolls on Nami Island in Chuncheon, Gangwon, yesterday with staff who work in the island’s tourist sector. Lee attended an tourism employment ...more »

Will the Obama Administration Send Bill Richardson to North Korea?

» by July 19th, 2010 at 9:37 am » Comments (10)

This is not a good sign, Kim Jong-Bill Richardson may be on his way to North Korea: U.S. President Barack Obama is considering a reversal of North Korean policy by ...more »

Defending the Confiscation of Property From Japanese Collaborators In Korea

» by July 19th, 2010 at 4:59 am » Comments (3)

Over at Japan Probe there is posting on how property is being confiscated from the families of supposed Japanese collaborators.  This policy recently ended and I have been critical of ...more »

Interview With Australian POW From the Korean War

» by July 19th, 2010 at 4:37 am » Comments (2)

Via the ROK Drop Open Thread comes this very interesting video of an interview with an Australian pilot who was held as a prisoner of war during the Korean War: Escape ...more »

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