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Monthly Archives: June 2011

So Far Ground Testing In Korea Shows No Signs of Agent Orange Dumping

» by June 14th, 2011 at 8:38 am » Comments (27)

It appears that testing of ground water around all US bases will be done by the Korean government to allay public fears of dioxin contamination: “People are anxious,” a Seoul official ...more »

Should the US Army Use the Marines’ MARPAT Camouflage Pattern?

» by June 14th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (35)

That is what is being debated quite heavily right now over at This Ain't Hell in response to this article: The Army in coming weeks will select its top camouflage contenders ...more »

Are Koreans Paying Too Much for College Tuition?

» by June 13th, 2011 at 9:46 pm » Comments (34)

That is what many students and families think in Korea: Thousands of students and other people protesting high college tuition staged a series of candlelight vigils over the weekend, including a ...more »

Picture of the Day: North Korea & China Celebrate

» by June 13th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A group of North Korean women are on standby to escort North Korean and Chinese officials who will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for North Korea and ...more »

Organic Farm More Deadly Than Nuclear & Oil Spill Disasters

» by June 13th, 2011 at 8:52 am » Comments (1)

Does anyone else find it interesting that more people have been killed by an organic farm than the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the BP oil spill combined? more »

Nine Year Anniversary of the 2002 Armored Vehicle Accident

» by June 13th, 2011 at 3:07 am » Comments (37)

It has been nine years since the tragic 2002 armored vehicle accident that killed two Korean teenagers Shim Mi-son and Shin Hyo-sun.  For those that haven't heard of this accident it ...more »

Department of Education SWAT Team Raids Innocent Person’s Home In Stockton, CA

» by June 12th, 2011 at 9:37 pm » Comments (15)

ROK Drop commenter Chickenhead often talks about the militarization of US law enforcement and then I read stories like the one below via The Captains Journal and I see he is absolutely right: Kenneth Wright ...more »

It’s Official, the US Army Has Ditched the Black Beret

» by June 12th, 2011 at 4:14 pm » Comments (16)

The Army has finally made the right decision about the black beret: Hate the beret? The Army listened. The soft patrol cap will replace the black beret, at least for wear with ...more »

Picture of the Day: French Go Crazy for K-Pop

» by June 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (24)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="French fans chant the names of K-Pop stars, including Girls' Generation, Super Junior, TVXQ, SHINee and f(x), while waiting for their arrival at Charles de Gaulle ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread, June 12, 2011

» by June 12th, 2011 at 3:20 am » Comments (47)

Please leave any links or anything else you want to discuss in the comments section.  Also for fellow bloggers, if you have a link to a story on your website ...more »

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