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Monthly Archives: July 2011
ROK Drop Movie Review: Waiting for Superman
» by GI Korea July 8th, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (71)
I saw over the weekend the popular US education documentary Waiting for Superman that attempts to show what a mess the US education system is: The fact that this recent teacher ...more »Veteran Earns Korean War Medals After A 60 Year Wait
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2011 at 4:43 pm » Comments (3)
While recent news outed one retired US Air Force servicemember for Stolen Valor, here is some more recent news of an opposite variety where a former US Air Force servicemember ...more »Picture of the Day: Baywatch Korea
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2011 at 12:47 pm » Comments (16)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A group of female rescuers run along Haeundae Beach in Busan yesterday before participating in life-saving training. Female maritime police officers were dispatched at the beach ...more »How South Korea Won the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2011 at 7:53 am » Comments (40)
Here is how the Chosun Ilbo says that Korea won the right to host the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: The passion of the Korean people, the unyielding power to prevail and ...more »Korea Finder 23-11
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (17)
So who knows where this building is? Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Kushibo – 7 Leon Laporte – 4 Chickenhead – 2 Cloying Odor -2 Regulate – 1 Max – 1 JoeC - 1 The person with the most points ...more »South Korean Military Creates Non-Smoking Units
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2011 at 10:49 pm » Comments (30)
This is an unusual way to combat smoking by creating non-smoking units: The military has declared a war on smoking, unveiling an ambitious plan to lower its service members' smoking rate ...more »Well Respected Retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Accused of Stolen Valor
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2011 at 4:59 pm » Comments (8)
It is a shame to see someone with such an exemplary service record totally discredit themselves by inflating their service record like this: The 88-year-old retired chief master sergeant, in his ...more »Picture of the Day: General Sharp Becomes A Seoulite
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2011 at 12:52 pm » Comments (7)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="443" caption="Gen. Walter Sharp, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, poses with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon after receiving a certificate of honorary citizenship at City Hall in Seoul ...more »Captain America Movie Name Changed In South Korea
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am » Comments (87)
This is actually kind of old news because I heard about this months ago, but for some reason the AP is picking up on it now: Captain America will keep its ...more »Random Thoughts From My Latest Visit To Korea
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2011 at 3:42 am » Comments (35)
Here is just a quick collection of random thoughts from my latest visit to Korea: United Airlines has improved, but next time I fly to Korea I am going back to ...more »
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