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Korean Boy Needs B- Blood Donors, Can Anyone Help?

» by March 29th, 2010 at 11:12 pm » Comments (5)

Here is an e-mail I received today advocating for the giving of B- blood for a 19 year old Korean boy diagnosed with lymphoma: Dear friends, I am writing this note with ...more »

Osan Colonel Recognized for African Rescue

» by February 27th, 2010 at 11:33 pm » Comments (1)

Great job by this US Air Force Colonel who was at the right person to be at the right place at the right time to save these girls' lives: The Air ...more »

Picture of the Day: Being A Good Neighbor

» by February 11th, 2010 at 1:19 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="404" caption="PV2 Ricky Flores, USAG Daegu Transportation, receives instructions from teachers at Youngnam technical Highschool on the art of natural dyeing fabrics. Flores was among the nearly ...more »

Father & Son Continue Family Tradition of Serving In Korea

» by January 23rd, 2010 at 8:21 pm » Comments (3)

Here is an interesting story of a father and son representing three generations of a Korean-Americans family who have served in the US Army in Korea that was published in ...more »

USFK Servicemember Volunteer to Clean Graffiti On Korean Mountains

» by November 18th, 2009 at 10:23 pm » Comments (7)

Now here is a great idea: An off-hand comment about graffiti painted by Americans on a rocky South Korea mountaintop has sparked an unusual hobby of sorts for several ...more »

US Soldiers Rescue Korean Woman Trapped After Car Accident

» by November 2nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm » Comments (8)

Here is yet another story of American soldiers doing the right thing by stopping and providing assistance after a vehicular accident: Seven United Nations Command Security Battalion Soldiers helped to rescue ...more »

USFK Offers Extensive English Language Class In Daegu

» by September 25th, 2009 at 6:23 pm » Comments (1)

This is probably the most extensive English language class I have seen offered on post for Korean children: In a seminar room of Camp Walker located in Bongdeok-dong of South District ...more »

US & Korean Sailors Visit Orphanage

» by September 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 am » Comments (1)

This is something that isn't done enough, which is US servicemembers interacting with their ROK military counterparts: Sailors of the ROK Navy’s Submarine Flotilla NINE and the USS Michigan visited Hee-rakwon, ...more »

Soldiers Volunteer Work Keeps DMZ School Open

» by 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 »

Multiple Generations of American Families Serve In USFK

» by July 1st, 2009 at 7:36 pm » Comments (0)

I have actually known quite a few people as well that followed in the footsteps of parents and grandparents while serving in USFK: Grandfathers and fathers of over 70 USFK servicemembers ...more »

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