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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Pictures of the Day: Memorial Service For US Soldiers Killed On the Korean DMZ

» by December 15th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

Recently a ROK Drop commenter was nice enough to forward me some pictures he took of the memorial service that was held at Tachikawa AB in Japan where the 6 ...more »

Judge Throws Out US Military Sexual Assault Lawsuit

» by December 14th, 2011 at 5:33 pm » Comments (1)

This lawsuit against the two former defense secretaries was dismissed: A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by 28 current and former service members for sexual assaults they ...more »

Picture of the Day: Dalshabet Performs

» by December 14th, 2011 at 1:07 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Girl Group Dalshabet perform at the 2011 KBO Golden Glove Awards in Seoul on Sunday."][/caption] Via Chosun Ilbo. more »

Supreme Court of Korea Denies Andre Fisher’s Appeal

» by December 14th, 2011 at 8:49 am » Comments (30)

Here is an update for those still interested in the much discussed Andre Fisher case: One year and 19 days after PVT Andre Michael Fisher was arrested by the Korean National ...more »

Chinese Netizens Blame South Korea for Murder of Coast Guard Officer; Seoul Demands Beijing Apologize

» by December 14th, 2011 at 3:38 am » Comments (112)

This is an online poll so the typical caveats of this not being scientific applies but it is interesting none the less: More than 80 percent of Chinese Internet poll participants ...more »

Korean Police Name Private Kevin Robinson As Alleged Mapo Rapist

» by December 13th, 2011 at 4:22 pm » Comments (7)

The Stars & Stripes has provided an update with more information about what happened in the Mapo Rape Case involving the USFK soldier identified as Private Kevin Robinson: According to South ...more »

Picture of the Day: F-15K In Action

» by December 13th, 2011 at 1:01 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The South Korean Air Force conducted a drill against enemy provocation on Wednesday, the one year anniversary of North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island. The drill ...more »

Picture of the Day: Taebaek Murals

» by December 13th, 2011 at 12:56 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="An alley of a town located in Taebaek, Gangwon Province that was once a mining town was made into an alley of murals. The murals depicted ...more »

Children of US Military Servicemembers Perform Better In School Than Their Civilian Counterparts

» by December 13th, 2011 at 8:45 am » Comments (4)

Via a reader tip comes this news that schools on US military bases are outperforming their public school counterparts: The results are now public from the 2011 federal testing program known ...more »

Has Korea Been Copying Japanese Products?

» by December 13th, 2011 at 3:55 am » Comments (10)

Over at Japan Probe there are some images posted of alleged Korean copies of Japanese products.  Here is an example: Head over to Japan Probe and check the rest out and ...more »

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