SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The American Legion (AL), a U.S. veterans association, delivered its intention to help build a memorial wall at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Kim Jin-ho, President of the Korean Veterans Association, met with the AL delegation led by Brett Reistad in Seoul to discuss the way [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military said Thursday it has identified the remains of an American service member killed in the 1950-53 Korean War via joint work with the ally. The remains were excavated in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, in October last year by the Ministry of National Defense Agency for KIA Recovery [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea found two sets of Korean War remains for the first time during its demining work in a notorious battle site inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) this week, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday. On Wednesday, the ministry’s Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification retrieved the remains from Arrowhead [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Embassy in Sweden revealed yesterday that it had held an event on September 24 at a conference center in Stockholm during which Lee Jeong-kyu, the ambassador of Korea to Sweden, expressed gratitude to Sweden for its participation in the Korean War. The event was held in time [...]
MOUNT KUMGANG, North Korea, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of South and North Koreans torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean War met for the first time in over six decades in a tearful, long-dreamed-of family reunion on Monday. Eighty-nine South Koreans, mostly in their 70s and older, met about 180 long-separated family members, including [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a statement released by the city government of Cheonan today, Cheonan Mayor Koo Bon-young and his entourage participating in the 19th Büyükçekmece Culture and Arts Festival being held in the city of Büyükçekmece, Turkey visited the homes of Yaşar Erkanlı and Ahmet Özkanı, both Korean War veterans. [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it delivered clothes along with other donations to veterans of the Korean War in Ethiopia in line with its charity projects in Africa. Under the project, the South Korean consumer electronics giant delivered warm jackets to 186 Ethiopian veterans in the capital city of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy said Thursday it will unveil a bust of a late U.S. commander in memory of his contributions to the growth of the country’s naval forces during his wartime service here six decades ago. The sculpture of Capt. Michael J. Luosey will be formally made public at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in thanked former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) for their patriotism during an Armed Forces Day meeting earlier this week, the Ministry of National Defense said Friday. The ministry invited them to the 69th Armed Forces Day ceremony held at a local naval base [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A new photo exhibition showcasing pictures of a Korean War hospital operated by Swedish medical volunteers has opened in Busan at Dong-A University. The opening ceremony of the photo exhibition dedicated to brave war veterans and medical staff at the Swedish Red Cross’s field hospital in Busan took place on [...]