» by GI Korea August 27th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (21)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A bronze statue of the nation’s first president, Syngman Rhee, was unveiled to the public in Jung District, central Seoul, by the Korea Freedom Federation yesterday. ...more »

» by GI Korea August 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Dr. Syngman Rhee, President, ROK, and Mrs. Rhee (foreground) with Non-commissioned officers of the 62nd Engineets and train crew members in front of the first locomotive ...more »

» by GI Korea September 26th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="504" caption="Seoul, South Korea, August, 1955: South Korean President Syngman Rhee, center, models a 10-gallon hat presented to him by a delegation of Texans. The ...more »

» by GI Korea March 22nd, 2008 at 5:14 pm » Comments (2)

An interesting place worth visiting for anyone traveling in the northeast Gangwon-do area of South Korea is the summer home of Korea's first president Syngman Rhee.  The summer residence is ...more »

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2008 at 11:05 am » Comments (31)

Syngman Rhee is most famously known in Korea as being the first President of the fledgling Republic of Korea and lead his nation through the disastrous Korean War.  Despite being ...more »