Monthly Archives: June 2011
So Far Ground Testing In Korea Shows No Signs of Agent Orange Dumping
» by GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea June 12th, 2011 at 3:20 am » Comments (47)
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