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Osan AB (1952): Photos of Robert Evilsizor

» by Kalani January 12th, 2010 at 6:08 pm » Comments (1)

Have finally posted to my historical website for Osan AB the photos of Robert Evilsizor, former Commander, Co A, 839th Engineering Aviation Battalion (EAB) (SCARWAF). "SCARWAF" stands for Special Category ...more »

Picture of the Day: Year of the Tiger

» by GI Korea January 1st, 2010 at 1:39 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="200" caption=""Jakhodo," the painting of a magpie and a tiger, shows the joy of the New Year and the warding off evil spirits. "][/caption] You can read more ...more »

Taft-Katsura Agreement Blamed for Starting World War II

» by GI Korea December 11th, 2009 at 8:29 am » Comments (24)

Incredibly the Taft-Katsura Agreement which Koreans have long used to blame the US for the Japanese colonization of the peninsula in the last century; is now being used to blame ...more »

A1C Reed Shane: An Airman’s Tour at Osan AB (1965-1966)

» by Kalani December 3rd, 2009 at 4:27 am » Comments (8)

A1C Reed Shane spent a year at Osan and shared his photos with us. He stated, I was there from May 1965 thru July 1966." Reed lamented that he made ...more »

Bongsudae Tradition Restarts In Seoul

» by GI Korea November 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm » Comments (0)

If you see some smoke coming from the top of Namsan hill in Seoul, now you know what it means: Republic of Korea - The city of Seoul offers many cultural ...more »

Seoul Set to Reconstruct Ancient Gates & Walls By 2013

» by GI Korea October 25th, 2009 at 5:25 am » Comments (6)

I have been saying this for some time now that it would be a great idea to restore Seoul's fortress walls and it appears that it is closer to happening ...more »

March 1st Movement – Oct 1919 – NY Times Archives

» by USinKorea October 7th, 2009 at 8:26 am » Comments (2)

In this month, the Paris Peace Treaty was in trouble as we know the League of Nations would eventually die as an idea in the US.   Here is a reference ...more »

March 1st Movement News – Sept 1919

» by USinKorea October 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 am » Comments (2)

1 Sep 1919 - Proclaims Korea Free Republic In a proclamation addressed to "the people of the world" the "Republic of Korea" was proclaimed today.  The proclamation is signed by Dr. ...more »

Korean Group Files Claim with ICJ Over Lost Gando Territory

» by GI Korea September 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pm » Comments (13)

This has as much of chance of happening as Japan ever seiizing control of Dokdo: Ten NGOs filed a petition with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week to seek ...more »

Jongmyo May Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status

» by GI Korea September 4th, 2009 at 6:09 pm » Comments (4)

I don't think building this skyscraper would be worth Seoul losing UNESCO status on one of their ancient landmarks, but as well all know money talks in Korea and thus ...more »

March 1st Movement News – August 1919

» by USinKorea August 30th, 2009 at 5:45 pm » Comments (16)

16 Aug 1919 – Accuses Japanese of ‘Orgy’ in Korea Professor Homer E. Hulbert, who was for twenty-three years a resident of Korea and was an official adviser of the ...more »

Russo-Japanese War News – Aug 1905 – Last Installment…

» by USinKorea August 28th, 2009 at 10:53 pm » Comments (0)

This will likely be wrapping up the coverage of this important war in the history of the Far East.  Much of the coverage of the month is on the ...more »
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