The U.S. Army issued a memo Tuesday updating the military branch’s rules, making it easier for Sikh and Muslim Americans to serve while wearing their articles of faith. The […]
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First three-star Asian American general buried in Hawaii
Lt. Gen. Allen Kenji Ono, the first three-star Asian American general in the U.S. Army, was buried with military honors last week at the National Cemetery of the Pacific […]
PGA Toshiba Classic to honor military veterans
The PGA Champions Tour’s Toshiba Classic, the only event of its kind held in Orange County, will host its second annual Military Appreciation Day on Oct. 8. All former, […]
Medal of Freedom sought by Asian American community for Col. Young Oak Kim
Colonel Young Oak Kim’s story of heroism in the face of war is well-known among older Korean Americans, and some Japanese Americans as well. But after Edward Chang, the […]
Seoul Takes Hard Line as Talks Between Rival Koreas Drag On
by FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed a hard line on Monday as marathon negotiations between senior officials of […]
North Korea Warns of War With South After Artillery Fire
Pictured above: President Park Geun-hye visits the headquarters of Third Army in the city of Yongin, just south of Seoul, on Aug. 21, 2015, amid heightened tensions raised by the […]
North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross DMZ
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com About 10 North Korean soldiers crossed the military border into South Korea near Cheorwon, Gangwon Province on Saturday morning, but retreated immediately after […]
U.S. Soldier Found Dead at Army Base in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com An American soldier has died during a navigation training exercise in South Korea, the United States Forces Korea said in a statement […]
North Korean Soldier Crosses DMZ to Defect to South
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A teenaged North Korean soldier walked across the heavily mined Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Monday in a bid to defect to South Korea, […]
Live Anthrax Samples “Inadvertently” Distributed to U.S. Labs, S. Korean Air Base
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A U.S. Army laboratory in Utah inadvertently sent live samples of anthrax to facilities in nine states, as well as an additional […]
South Korean Soldier Kills 2 in Shooting Spree Before Committing Suicide
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A 24-year-old South Korean soldier shot and killed two fellow reservists and injured two others before turning the gun on himself earlier […]
25 Years of KoreAm Covers: Influential Figures
To mark the 25th anniversary of KoreAm Journal, we’re revisiting some memorable covers from the magazine’s archives. Take a look at some of the creative talent, athletes, influential figures, social issues […]
Army Veteran Turns to Social Media in Search of His Long-Lost Twin Children
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Army veteran Allen Thomas had spent over 40 years unsuccessfully searching for the whereabouts of his twin children he left behind in […]
U.S. Soldiers to Participate in Korean Culture Program
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com U.S. soldiers stationed in Korea are literally going to get a kick out of this week. Soldiers from the United States Forces Korea (USFK) will […]
British Korean War Veteran Donates Medals to South Korea
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A British Korean War veteran has donated 10 military medals to South Korea on Tuesday in honor of the country and its people. William Speakman, […]
