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Monthly Archives: October 2011

North Korea and the US Continue Nuclear Negotiations

» by October 25th, 2011 at 4:11 pm » Comments (10)

Does anyone care that the US and North Korea have restarted nuclear talks?:  North Korean and U.S. diplomats on Tuesday began a second day of talks during which Washington wants to ...more »

Picture of the Day: Black Eagles Fly At Seoul Air Show

» by October 25th, 2011 at 1:02 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Visitors watch the Air Force's Black Eagles flight team perform at the Seoul Air Show in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province on Sunday. /Newsis"][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

Beauty Queen Accuses Korean Pageant Organizers of Sexual Harassment & Corruption

» by October 25th, 2011 at 9:05 am » Comments (28)

Well the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant apparently hasn't made too good of an impression with its contestants: Contestants of an international beauty pageant hosted by Korea were sexually harassed and ...more »

US Marine Corps Sharply Cuts Tuition Assistance

» by October 25th, 2011 at 3:44 am » Comments (8)

This is something I can soon see hitting the other services as well, the reduction of the highly popular tuition assistance programs: Okinawa — The Marine Corps announced Tuesday it has ...more »

Picture of the Day: Seoul Sunrise

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

Over at Robert Koehler's Travelblog he has some beautiful photos posted of the sunrise over Seoul from Mt. Ansan that are definitely worth checking out. more »

Former USFK Commander Visits Korean Man He Helped To Save

» by October 24th, 2011 at 9:01 am » Comments (36)

Well look who is back visiting the peninsula: Wheelchair-bound Shin Hyung-jin, “Korea’s Steven Hawking,” was reunited Thursday with the American general who saved his life in 2004. They met in a hotel ...more »

Dr. Sammy Lee Featured As Part of Oral History Project

» by October 24th, 2011 at 3:55 am » Comments (0)

Here is an article in the Orange Country Register about a oral history project being taken on by Cal State Fullerton that will include the accomplished Korean-American Dr. Sammy Lee: Dr. ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Replacement for the ACU?

» by October 23rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (29)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery proudly marched in traditional Korean military costumes as part of Suwon's annual historical re-enactment of a key ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – October 23, 2011

» by October 23rd, 2011 at 3:08 am » Comments (31)

Please leave anything you want to discuss in the comments section. more »

Korean Man Sentenced To Over 3 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting US Soldier

» by October 22nd, 2011 at 5:10 pm » Comments (4)

The Marmot's Hole has an update on the USFK soldier who was sexually assaulted by a Korean man in Uijongbu back in July: A court in Uijeongbu has sentenced a 26-year-old man ...more »

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