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USFK Volunteers Recognized On Teacher’s Day

» by GI Korea May 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pm » Comments (1)

More USFK soldiers making a positive difference in Korea: In the afternoon May 14th at Itaewon, a US servicemember and a KATUSA soldier are wearing a carnation on their chests. Carnations ...more »

USFK Servicemembers Learn Korean Folk Dances

» by GI Korea May 18th, 2009 at 11:00 pm » Comments (0)

It looks like these servicemembers had some fun on this trip: In the afternoon May 12th at Yong-in Gyeonggi Korean Traditional Music Center, 50 US servicemembers, who were invited by Gyeonggi ...more »

USFK’s “Famous” English Teachers In Yongsan

» by GI Korea May 1st, 2009 at 4:35 pm » Comments (0)

Yongsan soldiers are making a name for themselves apparently with their local English teaching program: The ‘Elementary English Experience Center’, in which USFK servicemembers directly teach English to elementary students, is ...more »

2ID Band Records CD With Uijongbu Musicians

» by GI Korea May 1st, 2009 at 12:29 am » Comments (0)

The 2ID Band and local Uijongbu musicians have collaborated to record their own CD: more »

Korean High School Students Visit US Military Bases In Daegu

» by GI Korea April 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pm » Comments (0)

When Koreans come on to US military bases I always found it interesting how different their expectations are to when they actual meet real US Soldiers: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="291" caption="Yongnam ...more »

2ID Soldiers Support After School Academy

» by GI Korea April 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm » Comments (3)

More USFK soldiers doing the right thing: US 2ID servicemembers who wanted to take part in volunteer activities visited ‘After-school Academy’ at the Education and Culture Center for Youths in Pochun ...more »

US Soldiers & Samsung Cheerleaders Help Mentally Challenged Children

» by GI Korea April 22nd, 2009 at 10:08 am » Comments (2)

Here is a new volunteer program that US servicemembers are involved with in South Korea: Cheerleaders for South Korea’s Samsung Lions professional baseball team normally pump up the fans at ...more »

Picture of the Day: US Troops Participate in Mini-Marathon

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2009 at 1:16 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_12554" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Friendship marathon: South Korean and American servicemembers participate in a mini marathon, organized by the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, at the Han River Citizens’ Park in ...more »

DMZ School Stays Open Due to Efforts of US Servicemembers

» by GI Korea February 13th, 2009 at 3:26 pm » Comments (0)

USFK Servicemembers have once again saved a rural South Korean school from shutting down: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="150" caption="USFK servicemembers volunteer at Daesungdong Elementary School located inside the DMZ."][/caption] A public elementary ...more »

USFK Servicemember Looking to Add Adopted Son to the Family

» by GI Korea January 27th, 2009 at 11:31 pm » Comments (2)

I have actually known a few servicemembers over the years that have adopted Korean children, but all them had adopted infants.  This USFK family is looking to adopt an older ...more »

USFK Servicemembers Save Korean School

» by GI Korea December 14th, 2008 at 5:10 am » Comments (4)

Yet more soldiers doing the right thing while stationed in Korea: Early last year, Gwanho Elementary School in Waegwon was on the verge of closing. Enrollment at the 35-year-old school in ...more »

Kunsan Airman Meets Blood Donor Recipient

» by GI Korea December 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am » Comments (1)

Here is an AFN video report of the story of the Kunsan airman who donated his blood to save the life of a gravely ill Korean leukemia patient: Once again great ...more »
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