Monthly Archives: October 2011
North Korea and the US Continue Nuclear Negotiations
» by GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 »





