Always Be Faithful

In this week,  President of KDVA  Curtis M. Scaparrotti, U.S. Army (Retired)  General,  has announced a message for the U.S. and ROK Memorial Week. As a member of the association, I would like to thank God for the blood sharing alliance and to address his message on the coming memorial day in June 6, 2025.  이번 주 한미동맹재단 및 주한미군전우회 회장이신 스캐패러티 전 미 육군 장성께서 양국의 현충 주기를 맞아 다음과 같은 말씀을 하셨기에 한 회원으로서 양국이 혈맹관계를 맺도록 허락하신 하나님의 은혜에 감사하며 2025년 6월 6일 현충일을 맞아 그 취지를 전하고자 합니다.     "This week, between U.S. Memorial Day and ROK Memorial Day, we pause to remember the Americans and Koreans who gave their lives in defense of freedom. Their courage shaped the world we live in today, and their sacrifice binds our nations in shared purpose and deep respect. "이번 주, 미국의 현충일과 한국의 현충일 사이에서 우리는 자유를 수호하기 위해 생명을 바친 미국과 한국의 영웅들을 경건히 추모합니다. 그들의 용기는 오늘 우리가 살아가는 세상을 이루는 데 큰 역할을 했으며, 그들의 희생은 우리 두 나라를 공동의 목표와 깊은 상호 존중 속에 굳게 결속시켰습니다. When a Service Member falls, the loss is personal — felt...

Introduction The first day covered the place of Kongju like the Geomsan-dong village, Woogeumchi Battle Place, Kongju City Hall, Komnaru Tour Area, Kongsan Fortress, Wangchon Creek & Oya Bridge to explore the actions of the 34th Regiment of 24th US Army Division. The second day covered the place of Sejong like Tuman-ni, Yongdam-ni, Balsan-ni, the Kaehwa Mt., Riverside of the Keumnam Bridge, and Seongdeok-ni around the Duwoo Peak and the Sparrow Pass to explore the defensive actions of 19th Regiment. It was good to travel on Sunday and Monday, but there was a heavy traffic jam around the West Hanam IC and its lampway to Kangdong. It is needed to avoid the Kangdong lampway and preferably to the Hanam lampway or avoid the West Hanam IC. This travel for one-night and two-day costed us of 200,000 KRW half of which were for gas and hotel expenses. April 20, 2025 I and my wife started to drive my car at 09:00 for Kongju and entered into West Hanam IC taking the 2 nd Kyungbu Express...