The US representative for Florida's 17th congressional district Rep. Steube Gregory introduced a resolution last week that calls for the return of the USS Pueblo that was seized by North Korea on January 23, 1968.
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GIs in the Land of the Morning Calm
Posted : 2021-03-02 23:38
Updated : 2021-03-04 19:17 U.S. and Korean soldiers working together, published in The Korea Times Jan. 1, 1978. / Korea Times Archive By Martin Limon
I think of myself as the Forrest Gump of Korea.
During five tours, starting in 1968 and ending in 1986, I stumbled into such a vast array of experiences that it provided me, I believe, with a unique view of not only the secretive and insular life of the 8th United States Army but more importantly an insight into how we lowly enlisted G.I.s interacted ― and often clashed ― with the broader Korean culture.
They’ve waited already 52 years for what will be coming their way, and it’ll be nice for them to see it soon, says Mark Bravin, the Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp attorney who served as lead attorney on the case.
North Korea won t be the one paying up, though; in fact, only once has a state sponsor of terrorism agreed to send money to victims who sued in American court. Instead, the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, set up by Congress in 2015, has been paying terrorism victims and their family members. If not next year, Bravin says, then the following year. We really do hope that, especially for the elderly crew members and their families, their spouses, that they see a payout in 2022.