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On Friday, January 29, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea delivered a total of 100,000 masks to the Ethiopian Korean War Veteran Association, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amongst the Ethiopian Korean War Veterans and their families. This was the second donation of masks by the ROK Ministry of Patriots and Veteran Affairs to the war veterans following the first donation in May, 2020.
In this ceremony, Kang Seokhee, the ROK Ambassador to Ethiopia delivered a message from the ROK Prime Minister, Chung Sye-kyun. According to his message, âKorea will continue to remember and honor all the UN veterans of the Korean War for their sacrifice. As a way to make a return for the sacrifice and contribution, Korea is sending you masks again. As we got together to overcome difficulties seventy years ago, we will be able to overcome the current COVID-19 crisis if we stand together.â
Three generations dedication to Korea s freedom
Posted : 2021-01-06 16:50 By Choe Chong-dae
Although it has been seven decades since the 1950-53 Korean War broke out, the spirit of thousands of fallen U.N. warriors evokes in me a sense of pride and respect.
I recently took a trip to Haman, a rural town in South Gyeongang Province. While at the town s Patriots Park, I came across a sculpture, a monument to a man bearing the inscription, Captain Robert Lee Timmons (1919 ― 1950).
Captain Timmons was a Korean War hero who played a significant role in protecting the last line of defense at the Nakdong River Battle.
Posted : 2020-12-30 15:12
Updated : 2020-12-30 15:12
Park Beom-kyePresident Moon Jae-in on Wednesday nominated Park Beom-kye, a three-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), as the new justice minister, Cheong Wa Dae said.
Park, a former judge, will replace incumbent Choo Mi-ae, who offered her resignation earlier this month following a heated political tug-of-war with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.
Cheong Wa Dae credited Park as having strong insight and expertise from his work at the judiciary, government and National Assembly, and expected him to complete the work of prosecution reform being pushed by the administration.
Moon also tapped Rep. Han Jeoung-ae, DP s policy chief, as the new environment minister and picked Hwang Ki-chul, former chief of staff of the Navy, to head the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
Published December 18, 2020, 2:29 PM
Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man and Minister Park Sam-duck of Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) thanked Filipino soldiers who fought in the Korean War.
(From left) Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man, Maj. Maximo Young and Korea Veterans Affairs Minister Park Sam-duck (Photos: Korean Embassy, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)
The Philippines was the first Asian country and the third in the world after the US and the United Kingdom to send troops to South Korea after it was invaded by North Korea on June 25, 1950.
This year marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and to commemorate the event, the Korean Embassy in the Philippines, along with South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, Korean Cultural Center, and MPAV recently held the “2020 Philippine Korean War Virtual Conference: Revisiting the Philippines in the Korean War 70th Anniversary.”