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Topic: Army of the Republic of Korea

	Chapter VI: The Republic of Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Accordingly, on 13 September 1964, at the request of the Republic of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea deployed the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital and instructors.
		Korea's entry into the war in Vietnam showed the world that while Korea was not directly affected by the war it was, nevertheless, willing to go to its neighbor's assistance.
		Since Korea had received US assistance for so many years after the Korean War and had followed American tutelage on the organization and leadership of a large armed force, the Vietnam War was an opportunity to show that Koreans could operate on their own without American forces or advisers looking over their shoulders.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/allied/ch06.htm (12752 words)

	Republic of Korea Army - South Korea
		The army consists of the Army Headquarters, the three army commands, the Aviation Command, and the Special Warfare Command.
		The army possesses component units including 11 corps, 49 divisions, and 19 brigades, some 560,000 troops, some 2,360 tanks, 5,180 pieces of field artillery, and 2,400 armored vehicles.
		In 2000 it was announced that as a part of defense reform, the plan to restructure two field army commands and two corps commands would be carried out based on the future military structure research project results.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rok/army.htm (674 words)

	News Indepth: North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The resolution succeeded because the Soviet Union, North Korea's supporter, was absent and unable to veto, or reject, the measure.
		Militarily, neither side officially won, but the aggression against South Korea had been repulsed and the right of states to be free from the threat or use of force had been preserved.
		A decision to cross the dividing line into North Korea, to completely destroy its armies and unify the peninsula, was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on October 7.
	teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/indepth/north_korea/north-south/index.asp?article=korean_war (907 words)

	Task Force Smith
		Their invasion caught General Douglas MacArthur and his Far East Command and Eighth Army by surprise, despite recent intelligence reports that North Korea was planning for an attack on the Republic of Korea.
		The Republic of Korea Army of 1950 was a 64,600-man force advised by the US Korean Military Advisory Group and equipped with US surplus equipment, mostly small arms and light artillery.
		The roads were clogged with refugees and retreating Republic of Korea units, and the road surfaces were churned to a quagmire by the rain and traffic.
	www.quartermaster.army.mil /oqmg/Professional_Bulletin/1996/Spring/tfsmith.html (2269 words)

	KWCC Biography - Paik Sun-Yup
		Paik Sun Yup served as Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Division and Corps Commander and Army Chief of Staff during the Korean War.
		Born in the small town of Kangseo, approximately 17 miles west of Pyongyang, North Korea, Paik finished his studies at Pyongyang Normal School, graduated from Manchuria’s Mukden Military Academy in 1941, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Manchurian Army.
		General Paik Sun Yup, Chief of Staff, Republic of Korea Army, receives a bouquet of flowers from the daughter of Major Kim Tae Sun, upon his arrival from the United States at an airstrip in Korea.
	korea50.army.mil /history/biographies/paik.shtml (963 words)

	Korea 1950 - 1953
		General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief of Far East Command and commander-in-chief of United Nations Command, plans to liberate Seoul and crush the NKPA between X Corps and Eighth Army begins its breakout from the Pusan Perimeter on Sept. 16.
		Eighth Army seizes Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, after UN forces shift from the defense of South Korea to the destruction of the North Korean regime.
		The Port of Inchon, Korea, is a hub of activity on Jan. 25, 1953.
	www.army.mil /features/KoreanWar/textversion.html (2328 words)

	010511News Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frank Milburn orders I Corps to withdraw from line Delta as the North Korean Peoples Army I Corps and XIX Army Group hit the Republic of Korea 1st Division's 11th Infantry Regiment on the west end of the line, and 3rd Infantry Division's 65th Infantry Regiment.
		Eight Army headquarters lists the number of enemy casualties since April 22 when the enemy attacked as 13,349 enemy killed, and 23,829 estimated wounded along with 246 prisoners.
		He also said the fighting in Korea should end by Thanksgiving and he hoped the Eighth Army would be back in Japan by Christmas.
	www.pica.army.mil /voice2001/010511/KoreaApr26-May2.htm (1040 words)

	South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu, Preface (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This was at the beginning of United States commitment in Korea, when General Hodge accepted the surrender of the Japanese there at the end of World War II and began the occupation of that country below the 38th Parallel.
		But it was in 1951 that the writer saw Korea's hills at close quarter and felt his knees tremble and buckle as he climbed the steeply pitched ridges.
		Since it was only from survivors of the early battles in Korea that one could hope to reconstruct the narrative of the first months of the conflict, the writer undertook to get their story.
	www.korteng.com /Appleman/Appleman.htm (3482 words)

	Korea: United Nations Force Contributions [Australian War Memorial]
		The Korean War was the first occasion on which members of the United Nations acted collectively to repel aggression.
		Australian units served in combat from 1950–1953 and continued in Korea from the armistice to 1957 as part of the United Nations Command to preserve the independence of the Republic of Korea.
		Australian casualties were 339 killed, 1,216 wounded and 29 prisoners of war.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/korea_un.htm (172 words)

	The War in Korea 1950-53
		The invasion was seen as a challenge to the western democracies, a consequence of the growing Cold War tensions between the East and West.
		The static phase of the war saw the RAR battalions involved in extensive patrolling and trench raids, as well as the major actions of Hill 355.and the Hook.
		Australian Army casualties totalled 276 killed in action or died of wounds, 1210 wounded in action and 23 prisoners of war.
	www.army.gov.au /ahu/history/korea.htm (403 words)

	North Korea Invades - 6/20/00
		North Korean Army Invades with coordinated tank, infantry and air assault.
		The Republic of Korea became official on 15 August 1948.
		In late November, the newly-formed ROK National Assembly passed the "Republic of Korea Armed Forces Organization Act" and on 15 December 1948 the ROK Department of National Defense, the ROK Army and ROK Navy became official.
	www.rt66.com /~korteng/SmallArms/NKAssault.htm (736 words)

	U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Army Signal Command (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ANOSC is the Army's nerve center for all enterprise network operations and computer network defense.
		It is the Army's enterprise-level activity that facilitates network operational interface with other Army and Department of Defense activities.
		The 1st Signal Brigade is the communications provider for the U.S. Army in the Republic of Korea.
	www.asc.army.mil /about/brochure/sub_cmds.htm (383 words)

	Republic of Korea - Army - Korean War Project
		Comments: I was in Korea from March to September 1956 To erect antennae and overhead permanent lines.
		Comments: During the last Chinese offensive in July 1953, The ROK Army took the burnt of the offensive.
		Especially Na Jung- Il, from Pusan, Park Young-Woo, from Mason, South Korea.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/un/rok_army.htm (823 words)

	June 24-July 1, 1950 Outbreak of the Korean War: Week of Decision
		The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution recommending that the members of the U.N. furnish assistance to the Republic of Korea in order to repel the attack and restore peace and security in Korea.
		June 28, 1950 The South Korean army abandons the capitol city of Seoul.
		Everett Drumright, Counsellor of the Embasy in Korea
	www.trumanlibrary.org /whistlestop/study_collections/korea/large/koreav1.htm (548 words)

	USAREUR Public Affairs News Release
		The 225th Forward Support Battalion conducts a Refuel on the Move (ROM) mission in support of a Republic of Korea (ROK) army convoy through their area of operations recently.
		Supporting the ROK army was a historic event for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and the United States Army.
		After the convoy was refueled and staged, the ROK army leadership thanked the 225th Forward Support Battalion for their superb efforts in making the ROM a success.
	www.hqusareur.army.mil /htmlinks/Press_Releases/2004/Aug2004/03Aug2004-01.htm (805 words)

	Threat From North Korea Rising, U.S. Army Warns [Free Republic] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		President Kim, in his quest for reconciliation with North Korea, has been frustrated as he tries to negotiate a reduction in the threat posed by North Korea's military establishment, which includes 1.2 million troops and is nearly twice as large as South Korea's armed forces.
		They also were disturbed by the failure of the South Korean government to support the use by the U.S. Air Force of a range for strafing and bombing in the village of Maehyangri, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Seoul.
		It would be the most massive "hostage taking" in history, would steal the crown jewel and capitol of Korea, solve the N. Korean supply problem etc. The ROK would hesitate to attempt to recapture Seoul by force if it would be reduced to rubble, and would likely negotiate a new arrangement.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a39ba53663dd0.htm (1438 words)

	KATUSA Memorial,Kapyong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The KATUSA Memorial was dedicated early in June 1998, adjacent to The Tower of Hope, at Kapyong Comprehensive High School, Kapyong, Republic of Korea.
		During the Korean War, Republic Of Korea Army soldiers (ROKA) were assigned to US Army units to augment the units manpower.
		The California National Guard (Army) 40th Division (Mechanized), which is presently commanded by MG Edmund C. Zysk, has maintained ties with the school for many, many years as has Mrs.
	www.kellnet.com /veterans/katusame.htm (280 words)

	Korean War Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross - Citations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Colonel Crahay’s command, assigned the mission of holding a sector in the brigade’s front and flank, was viciously attacked and surrounded in one of the initial thrusts of the enemy’s stupendous spring offensive.
		The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to Sergeant Louis Misseri, Army of the Republic of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the Third Company, French Battalion (attached to the 23rd Infantry Regiment), on September 26, 1951, at Pia-ri, Korea.
		The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to Lieutenant General Il Kwon Chung, Army of the Republic of Korea, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as commanding officer of the Second Republic of Korea Infantry Division on October 16, 1952.
	www.homeofheroes.com /verify/1_Citations/dsc_18korea_foreign.html (3020 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh - Tattoo to celebrate 400 years of Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VARIETY: On the bill will be the band of the Army of the Republic of Korea, Gombey dancers and the Lone Piper, picture.
		The Korean Army’s marching band, the bizarrely named Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland and a tribute to the Edinburgh-based Royal Scots will be among the other highlights.
		The international cast includes a colourful display of the ancient military traditions of the Far East by the traditional band of the Army of the Republic of Korea.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /edinburgh.cfm?id=798462003 (997 words)

	KVMS Report - Definitions
		Current use of this term is not the same as normal posting procedures used in the Defence Force to move members from one unit to another.
		For the purposes of this study, a visit is defined as service of less than 28 consecutive days on land in Korea or on ships operating off the Korean coast.
		In contrast, a tour is defined as service equal to or more than 28 consecutive days on land in Korea or in ships operating off the Korean coast.
	www.dva.gov.au /media/publicat/2003/kwmortality/definitions.htm (234 words)

	The Korean War - Week of Decision: June 24, 1950
		During the night I was awakened by the delivery of a message to the president from Secretary of State [Dean] Acheson, forwarding a report from Korea of the outbreak of hostilities.
		The fight in Korea broke out across the parallel at 4:00 A.M. and that was Sunday morning, the 25th of June.
		And Dean Rusk was called and advised that evening about the North Korean invasion of South Korea and he advised me and he went to the State Department and I went to the Pentagon and I was there all night long.
	www.trumanlibrary.org /whistlestop/study_collections/korea/large/korea62450.htm (2181 words)

	508th USASA Group Korea
		A company in Korea would be sized and equipped to fit the needs of that theater but would not be structured and equipped the same as a unit, say, in Germany.
		According to the reports of several individuals who were in Korea, in the ASA at the respective times, it appears that 501st was not commonly recognized as 508th until as late as 1959 or so.
		The largest mission of 508th Group was tactical support of the two US combat divisions stationed in Korea during that period, 1st Cavalry Division, located in the Munsan region along the DMZ due north of Seoul, and 7th Infantry Division, located along the DMZ further to the east.
	www.nasaa-home.org /asa/clark (1634 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Other assignments as colonel and general officer were primarily in political-military affairs and in strategy and policy positions, with the Office of the joint Chiefs of staff and the Ministry of National Defense.
		He most recently served as Defense Attache in the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States in Washington, D.C. Lieutenant-General Hwang enlisted as a cadet in the Army of the Republic of Korea in 1965.
		Born in 1946, Lieutenant-General Hwang is married to BO Kyung.
	www.un.int /cyprus/koreang.htm (172 words)

	First Interview
		In Korea, it is obligatory for young men to serve in military duty.
		It was the responsibility of the Korean soldiers to help the American troops because of all the help that they U.S. gave to Korea during the Korean War.
		It is difficult to say, there were a lot of demonstrations in Korea at this time, about the participation of ROK soldiers.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /as/students/koreavet/intervus.htm (814 words)

	yup
		Born in the small town of Kangseo, approximately 17 miles west of Pyongyang, North Korea, Paik finished his studies at Pyongyang Normal School, graduated from Manchuria’s Mukden Military Academy in 1941, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Manchurian Army.
		A battalion from General Paik’s 11th Infantry Regiment lost its position on the ridgeline to the attacking North Korean Army, exposing Colonel Michaelis’ left flank.
		Upon the outbreak from the Pusan Perimeter, operating under the U.S. I Corps, General Paik led the ROK 1st Division’s successful drive north and was first to enter Pyongyang on October 19, 1950.
	www.state.nj.us /military/korea/biographies/yup.html (963 words)

	History of U.S. Naval Operations, Korea: Chapter 3, Part 3
		Poorly disposed for defense and considerably outnumbered at the scene of action, the Army of the Republic of Korea broke under the weight of the attack; the government fled to Taejon; Seoul fell.
		The decision to give air and naval assistance to the Republic of Korea was made at Blair House on the evening of Monday the 26th, Washington time, midday of the 27th in the Far East.
		He was required to evacuate American citizens, support the Republic of Korea, blockade the North Korean coastline, and at the same time to remain prepared for the unpredictable in connection with Formosa, the protection of his flanks, and a possible expansion of the conflict.
	www.history.navy.mil /books/field/ch3c.htm (3436 words)

	Hello from Iraq!
		The Republic of Korea has sent troops to join the coalition of forces helping to rebuild Iraq.
		I have to say, the Republic of Korea (that's South Korea, in case you're wondering) is my new favorite country.
		The ROK Army is extremely disciplined and professional, these guys more so than most.
	happyrobot.net /photo/iraq.asp?id=1558 (101 words)

	korean war
		Sadly not much changed in Korea, some fifty years later North and South were still separated by the 38 the parallel, a decision that was made near the end of World War II.
		Appointed (1950) commander of the U.S. 8th Army in Korea, he replaced (1951) Douglas MacArthur as commander of the United Nations forces in Korea and of the Allied occupation forces in Japan.
		Retiring from the army in June 1955, with the permanent rank of general, Ridgway was (1955–60) chairman of the board of trustees of the Mellon Institute for Industrial Research in Pittsburgh.
	www.hannasd.org /sths/war2/korea2.htm (6848 words)

	NAPSNet Daily Report, Tuesday, July 30, 2002
		The ROK Unification Ministry agreed to the DPRK's suggestion that talks to revive stalled reconciliation efforts be held in early August.
		Chen said that the PRC's commitment to the use of force, along with its continued efforts to squeeze Taiwan's international space, "is pushing the two sides further away." "Since I assumed the posting as the president in 2000, I have repeatedly delivered olive branches to Beijing on behalf of the government and people," he said.
		The Washington Post reported Saturday he was referring to the DPRK's apology for a deadly naval clash with South Korea late last month, a proposal to resume talks with ROK and remarks that DPRK is willing to accept the visit of a US special envoy.
	www.nautilus.org /archives/napsnet/dr/0207/JUL30.html (2102 words)

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