» by GI Korea February 3rd, 2010 at 4:45 pm » Comments (7)

I would see these guys up on the DMZ and think they must have one of the easiest jobs of any soldier in Korea: Every week for the past 15 years, ...more »

» by GI Korea December 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 am » Comments (6)

Joshua over at One Free Korea has an interesting thought in response to this recent announcement from the ROK military: The South Korean military said Monday it has removed some 1,300 ...more »

» by GI Korea December 3rd, 2009 at 3:53 am » Comments (3)

The Korean government may have a point with this because the perception of being a war zone may not appeal to all travelers: Time magazine listed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as ...more »

» by GI Korea November 29th, 2009 at 6:26 pm » Comments (5)

I guess this is one way to make your bottled water's name stand out: After a long run or grueling workout, U.S. servicemembers around South Korea will now be able ...more »

» by GI Korea November 21st, 2009 at 7:58 pm » Comments (9)

If you are ever in the Chorwon area around Feburary you can see a number of these cranes there: If your travel itinerary for coming months includes places such as Iran, ...more »

» by GI Korea November 1st, 2009 at 1:59 am » Comments (0)

It is amazing how much the DMZ on the South Korean side continues to open up to development and the public over the past decade: It was the chance of a ...more »

» by GI Korea October 28th, 2009 at 7:08 am » Comments (11)

It looks like someone is going to get in trouble for this: The military is grilling the 22nd Army Division in search of what went wrong on Oct. 26 to allow ...more »

» by GI Korea August 31st, 2009 at 9:09 pm » Comments (3)

Recently a New Zealand production company has been busy filming a wildlife documentary along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean peninsula: Over the past few months NHNZ, a production ...more »

» by GI Korea July 24th, 2009 at 9:21 am » Comments (10)

I have had an increasing amount of inquiries from former Korea veterans in regards to the spraying of Agent Orange in areas near the DMZ.  This spraying occurred during a ...more »

» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 10:16 am » Comments (0)

More soldiers doing the right thing in Korea: Fifth-grader Peter Kim boards a bus most mornings that takes him through a series of gates manned by armed soldiers to a ...more »

» by GI Korea June 19th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="attachment_14215" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Foreign journalists look at the demilitarized zone through iron fences at an observatory in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, yesterday on a tour program sponsored by the Korean government. ...more »

» by GI Korea May 29th, 2009 at 8:00 pm » Comments (1)

I guess it shouldn't be surprising nobody is answering the phone currently on the northern half of the Joint Security Area: North Korean soldiers stood yards away glaring at their ...more »