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3 unusual facts about Republic of Korea Army


2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash

The next day, United States Forces Korea commander General Walter L. Sharp sent a delegation to Kim's home headed by Republic of Korea Army Major General Yong-goo Jang and U.S. Marine Corps Major General Frank Panther to express condolences to Kim's son-in-law, Dong-yun Yoon.

Lee Chong Min

1966 -Served as Instructor of the 1st Special Forces Group in the Korean Army.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 82

The force of 89,000 men moved in six columns, catching the Republic of Korea Army by surprise, resulting in a rout.


Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company

Sub Unit One provided naval gunfire and close air in support of South Vietnamese Army and Marine units, South Korean Army and Marine units, Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces as well as United States Army and Marine combat Divisions.

Comparative military ranks of Korea

The ranks of all three branches (the Army, Navy, and Air Force) of the South Korean Armed Forces share the same titles in Hangul.

Yoon Jang-ho

Yoon Jang-ho (Hangul: 윤장호; Hanja: 尹章豪; September 21, 1980 – February 27, 2007) was a staff sergeant (posthumous) serving as an English translator in Afghanistan as a member of the Task Force Dasan, a dispatched engineering unit of the Republic of Korea Army.


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