Kangnam-gu Dedicating Mountain to 8th Army
I thought this was pretty cool that the Kangnam district of Seoul is dedicating Daemo Mountain in honor of 8th Army and planting trees to commemorate the combat fatalities that the 2BCT has taken in Iraq.
A city district here plans to rename a section of parkland near Daemo Mountain after the U.S. 8th Army and to plant 1,000 trees to honor the relationship between Koreans and Americans, according to officials from the Army and Gangnam District.
The parkland rededication and the ceremony — scheduled near Korea’s Arbor Day in early April — marks one of the few times a Seoul city district has dedicated part of its landscape to the U.S. military, both South Korean and U.S. officials said.
“It’s a big deal,” said Army 1st Lt. John Kim, who is helping to coordinate the event. “This is definitely not a common occurrence.”
The April 1 ceremony also will honor the American servicemembers who have died in Iraq after deploying from South Korea last year, according to Maj. Iris Cowher, who heads the Good Neighbor Program for 8th Army.
