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President Lee’s Retirement Home Purchase To Be Investigated
» by GI Korea October 20th, 2011 at 6:04 am » Comments (7)
I have been following the story about the controversy over the purchase of land for President Lee's retirement home in Seocho and it appears to me the Korean left is ...more »Foreign Students In Seoul Arrested for Prostitution
» by GI Korea October 19th, 2011 at 5:30 pm » Comments (23)
(sarcasm on) Here I was thinking that prostitution in Korea was caused by GI's: (sarcasm off) International students enrolled in several well-known universities were found to be involved in prostitution following ...more »Picture of the Day: A Nightmare Handshake
» by GI Korea October 19th, 2011 at 12:59 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="540" caption="POCHEON, South Korea — The Eighth Army commanding general viewed a Third Republic of Korea Army live fire exercise here Sept. 30. Eighth Army Commanding General ...more »Korean Left Wing Politicians Organize To Fight FTA Ratification
» by GI Korea October 19th, 2011 at 10:37 am » Comments (6)
These actions taken by the Korean left is not surprising: All hopes for a smooth ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement were abandoned yesterday when its opponents occupied a committee ...more »Hongdae Club Owners Conflicted On GI’s
» by GI Korea October 19th, 2011 at 6:57 am » Comments (31)
Robert Koehler has posted a translation from a Joong Ang Ilbo article that discusses how club owners in Hongdae are split on whether to allow GI's into their establishments: The JoongAng ...more »Woman Receives About $5 for Korean War Death of Brother
» by GI Korea October 18th, 2011 at 5:01 pm » Comments (7)
This is an odd story that I think is more of a legislative issue with the Korean legislative branch needing to update antiquated laws than just some uncaring bureaucracy: A compensation ...more »Picture of the Day: ROTC Students at Panmunjom
» by GI Korea October 18th, 2011 at 12:56 pm » Comments (8)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="24 September 2011 Sook Myung Woman's University ROTC students attended the SSEP DMZ tour of USAG Yongsan and Pan Mun Jom."][/caption] Via USFK Facebook page. more »Congressional Leaders Say It Is Okay To Make Cuts To the VA
» by GI Korea October 18th, 2011 at 3:30 am » Comments (13)
I'm sure if you ask all this Congressmen they will all say they support the troops however when it comes time to protect their benefits they sure don't seem too ...more »US To Restart Negotiations With North Korea for Korean War Era Remains
» by GI Korea October 17th, 2011 at 7:28 pm » Comments (7)
As I have said before I am all for the recovery of war remains in North Korea but the cost the North Koreans are demanding has to be factored into ...more »Picture of the Day: Bradleys In Busan
» by GI Korea October 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command along with the 837th Transportation Battalion (SDDC) hosted a media day with Republic of Korea local television and print media at ...more »
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