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Thai Widow of Korean War Veteran Takes Korean Language Exam at 77

Thai Widow of Korean War Veteran Takes Korean Language Exam at 77

BANGKOK, Thailand, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Wongsarot Auratsa, a 77-year-old Thai woman, recently became the oldest Thai candidate to take the Korean language proficiency exam, TOPIK. Although Mrs. Auratsa failed to pass the test, on March 19, she was close, according to the Korean Education Center in Thailand.  Mrs. Auratsa lives with her son [...]

Names of Fallen U.S. Soldiers to Be Called Out in Commemoration Event

Names of Fallen U.S. Soldiers to Be Called Out in Commemoration Event

WASHINGTON, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The names of all 36,574 U.S. soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War will be called out next week in a ceremony in Washington commemorating the anniversary of the war’s end, organizers said Thursday. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation is organizing the event in which about 30 people [...]

Two Women Campaign to Identify Korean War Veterans Pictured in Old Snapshots

Two Women Campaign to Identify Korean War Veterans Pictured in Old Snapshots

SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean War veteran Harry Quehl, aged 86, was speechless for a while when he saw his younger 22-year-old self in an old snapshot taken in July 1950 in Okinawa, Japan. Quehl found himself among snapshots distributed by Betty Perkins-Carpenter and Tiana Stephens, who are campaigning to identify people in [...]