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Meanwhile in South Korea
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All the years I lived in the ROK and even since my last years there the political world has/had been turbulent. But the people seemed to take things in stride and keep getting things done.
Odd bit about this new President is he is from Songnam and that happens to be a town (back then was a town, I think) but I was not too far after rotating out of Osan AB and had to do a full auto-rotation in that Songnam area. Managed to put the bird down on a very narrow river bank. Clunked it down, might be better. But none of us got hurt and the bird was fixed a few hours later and off we went. Highway 1 runs through that area, too. Such an important highway so long ago. Of strategic value. I guess it still is. Some stretches were even built with special concrete so we could use those for emergency airfields. But that was decades ago. Not sure about these days.
Anyway, I reckon the ROK will work everything out okay. They always have in the past. Still remember the morning I woke up and was immediately informed about Park Chung Hee's killing. Can't really label that an assassination, as it was his security fella, KCIA, who shot him. Now, that, created some serious tension for a bit. ROK military really clamped down on everyone, even U.S. military/GS types, which was very unusual in those days. I was up in TongDuChon then, Camp Casey. I was off the post that morning. Had a hard time even getting back to the post. Sometimes rank does have its privileges. We had a tough time sort of rescuing military out in TongDuChon. Even had trouble with vehicles traveling between posts/camps.
Anyway, the ROK folks will keep at their daily lives and get through all rough times. They always have.
Odd bit about this new President is he is from Songnam and that happens to be a town (back then was a town, I think) but I was not too far after rotating out of Osan AB and had to do a full auto-rotation in that Songnam area. Managed to put the bird down on a very narrow river bank. Clunked it down, might be better. But none of us got hurt and the bird was fixed a few hours later and off we went. Highway 1 runs through that area, too. Such an important highway so long ago. Of strategic value. I guess it still is. Some stretches were even built with special concrete so we could use those for emergency airfields. But that was decades ago. Not sure about these days.
Anyway, I reckon the ROK will work everything out okay. They always have in the past. Still remember the morning I woke up and was immediately informed about Park Chung Hee's killing. Can't really label that an assassination, as it was his security fella, KCIA, who shot him. Now, that, created some serious tension for a bit. ROK military really clamped down on everyone, even U.S. military/GS types, which was very unusual in those days. I was up in TongDuChon then, Camp Casey. I was off the post that morning. Had a hard time even getting back to the post. Sometimes rank does have its privileges. We had a tough time sort of rescuing military out in TongDuChon. Even had trouble with vehicles traveling between posts/camps.
Anyway, the ROK folks will keep at their daily lives and get through all rough times. They always have.
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The South Korean people remember the dark times of arrests and executions. While they have also built grassroot organizations to defend democracy.
carnegieendowment.org
How Memories of Struggle Spurred the Defense of South Korea’s Democracy
The country’s fleeting slip into chaos when martial law was declared in December brought the activists who fought against dictatorship in the 1980s out to protect their legacy
newlinesmag.com
For South Koreans, martial law declaration brought back painful memories
The East Asian democracy’s long history of military rule loomed large for the public as President Yoon Suk Yeol faced backlash against his emergency martial law.
www.nbcnews.com
How South Korea’s Democracy Saved Itself
The rapid response to Yoon’s martial law decree emerged from democratic practices embedded in society. Whether they can hold firm against rising polarization is another question.