Hanna Kim, a Korean-American, lays flowers at a monument built in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept. 15, 2018, to commemorate the successful Incheon landing operation led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the U.S.-led U.N. forces during the Korean War. She and other young Korean-Americans launched the “Remember 727” project in which the numbers indicate the month and day when the war ended. This photo was provided by Kim (Yonhap)
A flight of South Korean F-4 fighters puts on an air show above Wolmi Island off Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept. 14, 2018, to rehearse for an event the next day to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Incheon Landing Operation in the 1950-53 Korean War. The 1950 operation, commanded by U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, turned the tide of the war against the invading North Korea. (Yonhap)
Kim Jung-hun, a firefighter from the southwestern city of Jeongeup, flexes his muscles while holding an electric saw in a bodybuilding contest of the World Firefighters Games Chungju 2018 in the city some 150 kilometers southeast of Seoul on Sept. 11, 2018. The games, regarded as the Olympics of firefighters, will continue to Sept. 17, with some 6,000 people in the profession from more than 50 countries participating. (Yonhap)
A K-1A2 combat tank fires during a live-fire demonstration at a training center in Pocheon, north of Seoul, on Sept. 11, 2018. The demonstration is part of the Defense Expo Korea 2018, a platform for land forces equipment exhibitors to display and market defense products. (Yonhap)
This undated file photo, released by the Cultural Heritage Administration on Sept. 11, 2018, shows the site of Manwoldae, which was the palace of the 918-1392 Goryeo Dynasty, in the North Korean city of Kaesong. The administration said that it has agreed during a working-level meeting with the North’s National Reconciliation Council in Kaesong on Sept. 6 to conduct a joint survey and preservation of the Manwoldae site for three months from Sept. 27 to Dec. 27. (Yonhap)
South Korean Culture Minister Do Jong-whan and foreign diplomats stationed in Seoul walk onto thej “Foot Bridge” during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone bisecting the two Koreas, north of Seoul, on Sep. 7, 2018, in this photo provided by the culture ministry. The bridge is where South and North Korea’s leaders strolled and talked during their summit on April 27. (Yonhap)
A sign is installed at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2018, asking visitors to contact staff if they are suspected to have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Health authorities said the previous day a 61-year-old man was confirmed to be infected with the lethal virus after returning from a business trip to Kuwait via Dubai of the United Arab Emirates. It marked the first case of the disease here since 2015. (Yonhap)
Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo, commander of South Korea’s Marine Corps, is conferred the U.S. Legion of Merit by his American counterpart Robert B. Neller in Washington on Sept. 6, 2018, in this photo from Jun’s office. The Legion of Merit is the highest medal the U.S. armed forces awards to foreign military officials to recognize their contributions to strengthening the alliance with the U.S. (Yonhap)
I sure hope this is a joke of some kind, but still funny:
You can read the whole thread about this picture at this link.
Police investigators carry boxes containing confiscated items out of Sookmyung Girls’ High School in Seoul on Sept. 5, 2018, as police launch a probe into allegations that a teacher leaked exam questions for his twin daughters attending the same school. (Yonhap)
