All posts tagged "memorial"

  • Vietnam Veterans Association Korea New Jersey chapter President Kim Chun-soo and Vice President Cho Soo-hoon
    NJ Koreans seek to install Korean Vietnam War veterans memorial

    By The Korea Times New York staff Overpeck Park in Palisades Park, New Jersey, may soon welcome a new memorial for Korean Vietnam War veterans. Kim Chun-soo, president of the New Jersey branch of the Vietnam Veterans...

    • Posted December 1, 2015
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  • Comfort women Korean girl statue in Glendale, California
    Korean-Chinese coalition plans SF comfort women memorial

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff It’s been a month after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution for the installation of a comfort women memorial in the city. A new organization comprised...

    • Posted November 6, 2015
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  • japanese pm
    Ex-Japanese PM visits Seoul, kneels at memorial monument

    By Yi Whan-woo A former Japanese prime minister apologized at the site of a colonial-era prison Wednesday where numerous Korean independence fighters were tortured and killed. The visit by Yukio Hatoyama, the predecessor of Prime Minister Shinzo...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • The New Jersey Korean Veterans War Memorial saw its second opening ceremony in 14 years Monday.
    NJ Korean War memorial unveiled for second time

    By The Korea Times New York staff The New Jersey Korean Veterans War Memorial unveiled its completed form Monday 14 years after its initial installation, in time for the 62nd anniversary of the Korean armistice agreement. Located...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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  • The groundbreaking ceremony for the San Francisco Korean War Memorial was held Saturday.
    SF Korean War memorial holds groundbreaking ceremony

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff The groundbreaking ceremony for San Francisco’s Korean War memorial kicked off the project at the corner of Lincoln Blvd. and Sheridan Avenue in the Presidio Saturday. “Korean people love peace,”...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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  • Tiger Woods
    Tiger Woods starts a busy stretch with Memorial

    DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Tiger Woods hasn’t been this busy on the golf course all year. And the Memorial hasn’t even started. Woods began his week by flying to Pacific Northwest for two days of practice at...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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  • An illustration of the completed Korean War memorial in San Francisco.
    SF Korean War memorial to begin construction in July

    A San Francisco Korean War memorial will begin construction in July after five years of fundraising and planning. The Korean War Memorial Foundation, which was founded to take on the project which will stand at the corner...

    • Posted May 13, 2015
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