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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Lawmaker Wants to Send ROK Marines to Dokdo

» by August 15th, 2011 at 6:02 am » Comments (19)

So are these Korean politicians saying the Coast Guard isn't capable of defending Dokdo from survey ships and right wing Japanese politicians that try to stoke tensions by visiting the ...more »

Archive of ROK Drop’s “A Profile” Series

» by August 15th, 2011 at 2:52 am » Comments (0)

Below is a listing of the various "A Profile" postings published here on the ROK Drop that I recommend everyone that hasn't read them yet to please check out: A Profile ...more »

Korea’s Most Dangerous School A Popular Education Choice

» by August 14th, 2011 at 5:09 pm » Comments (23)

Here is an article about the school located in South Korea's side of the DMZ: This could be any school in rural South Korea: a two-story brown brick building, fronted by ...more »

Only 2.7% of US Spending On Made In China Products?

» by August 14th, 2011 at 4:35 pm » Comments (10)

Here is something I have a very hard time believing: Politicians and pundits talk often talk of the undue sway Chinese businesses have over American consumers without the hard numbers to ...more »

Did the Army Ever Issue Out Stress Cards?

» by August 14th, 2011 at 4:07 pm » Comments (2)

Well that is the myth that the Rumor Doctor is trying to get to the bottom of. more »

Picture of the Day: Aerial Picture of the Han River In 1960

» by August 14th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

You can read more about this photo at the link. more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – August 14, 2011

» by August 14th, 2011 at 6:24 am » Comments (24)

Please leave any article links or topics you want to discuss in the comments section. more »

Was Agent Orange Spilled On Okinawa?

» by August 14th, 2011 at 2:11 am » Comments (6)

Via a reader tip comes news that now former US military veterans that served on Okinawa claim that Agent Orange was buried there: In the late 1960s, the U.S. military buried ...more »

Korean War Veteran Receives His Medals After 60 Year Wait

» by August 13th, 2011 at 4:57 pm » Comments (6)

Congratulations to this gentlemen after being awarded his Korean War medals after all these years: More than half a century after he was wounded in the Korean War, Francisco Oliveras-Padilla wrapped ...more »

Picture of the Day: Re-Opening of Seoul Station

» by August 13th, 2011 at 12:55 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="A dancer performs a traditional ritual dance to celebrate the reopening of the old Seoul Station as a cultural center on Tuesday. /Newsis"][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

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