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Monthly Archives: May 2011

General Dempsey Promoted to CJCS, Why General Cartwright Was Passed Over

» by May 31st, 2011 at 5:23 pm » Comments (11)

By now most of you have probably heard that General Dempsey is President Obama's choice to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, however here is why ...more »

Picture of the Day: Soil Samples Taken At Camp Carroll

» by May 31st, 2011 at 1:04 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=" A Korea-U.S. joint investigation team collects soil samples near U.S. Camp Carroll in South Korea's southeastern county of Chilgok, in which three U.S. veterans recently ...more »

Soil Samples from Camp Mercer Taken To Verify Dumping Claims

» by May 31st, 2011 at 5:21 am » Comments (7)

It good to see that these soil samples are being taken by Koreans which should build the creditability of the findings: A team of South Korean civilian experts and military staff ...more »

Picture of the Day: Eat My Dust

» by May 30th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Defying President Lee Myung-bak, Hwang Woo-yea, the new floor leader of the ruling Grand National Party, is pushing forward a plan to withdraw tax cuts for ...more »

GAO Critical of Costs of USFK Transformation

» by May 30th, 2011 at 8:37 am » Comments (76)

It looks like this may be further evidence that the USFK transformation may not happen as originally planned: A report by the Government Accountability Office shows the realignment of forces in ...more »

Picture of the Day: Is this Korea’s Cutest Judge?

» by May 29th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (68)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Park Gippeum, 32, a judge with the Seoul Southern District Court, right, tries to handcuff Nexen Heroes mascot Tukdori after it attempted to hug her at ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread, May 29, 2011

» by May 29th, 2011 at 3:45 am » Comments (13)

Everyone enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend, but make sure to keep in your thoughts all the prior US servicemembers who have made the ultimate sacrifice serving their nation. If you ...more »

Kathleen Stephens Visits Sookmyung Women’s University

» by May 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="U.S. Ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens receives greetings from female Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) members at Sookmyung Women’s University yesterday as she walks the campus ...more »

K-Bloggers Invited to Visit the Blue House

» by May 27th, 2011 at 9:57 pm » Comments (15)

Congrats to the hand full of K-bloggers who had the opportunity to meet Korean President Lee Myung-bak during their attendance at a World Friends Korea event at the Blue House: Michael ...more »

Picture of the Day: Yonhap Interviews Steve House

» by May 27th, 2011 at 12:53 pm » Comments (28)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="- U.S. veteran Steve House, who was stationed at Camp Carroll in South Korea's southeastern county of Chilgok in the late 1970s, discloses photos showing the ...more »

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