Chocolates from the Korean War to the 1950s
Contributor: Yongsan Legacy Team
Chocolate originally came to Korea during the time of the Daehan Empire. At that time chocolate was unfamiliar “food” and symbolized the duality of something…
Chocolate originally came to Korea during the time of the Daehan Empire. At that time chocolate was unfamiliar “food” and symbolized the duality of something…
Two G.I.’s and two Korean children were seated at each table on Thanksgiving day.
In 2005, Mr. Tim Mitchell (former Food and Beverage Director at Dragon Hill Lodge) and his family decided to have their home renovated. As soon…
Jeff Gausepohl, From the Virginia Military Institute, was coach of the men`s basketball team of the Republic of Korea from 1967 to 1968. He played…
By Nam Sang-so Today marks the 66th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. And it has been 74 years since the U.S.…
John Blom stands next to a dolphin statue in front of Seoul American Elementary School, where he used to be principal. / Courtesy of Yongsan…
The Republic of Korea is a free country, people say what they wanted to say. The 2.43 square kilometers (600 acres) of Yongsan Garrison land,…
The Yongsan Garrison, which served as the US military headquarters in South Korea until the headquarters’ relocation to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, in June, opened to the public for the first time in 114 years on Friday.
Marie is the oldest sister of 3 siblings who lost their parents during the Korean War. Her younger sister, Hwan Ong Soon and younger brother…
The landscape architects for the new Yongsan Park, I hope, will notice that the Building 1510 on main post exists with the great legacies of the pioneer American and Korean architects and engineers during the reconstruction era after the Korean War.