70 years since the Korean War broke out ··· Vanished 'grandmothers of military camptowns'
Choi Jai Hoon SEOUL: 2020 marks the 70 th year since the Korean War broke out. Korea, having succeeded in both industrialization and democratization, is a rarity in world history. However, behind this progress stand citizens who spared no blood or sweat. Some of them had to live in tragic conditions and to make huge sacrifices. Starting from right after the Korean War when two meals a day was a challenge during the barley hump, in the 1960s to 70s, there were women in their youth dived into the U.S. military camptown with nothing but their body. Even amidst the name-calling and poor treatme...
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