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Korean War Veteran
Hak S. Lee
Engineer Officer, ROK Army
"On June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea, my grandfather was an 18 year old student who had just entered college. Drafted into the South Korean Army as an Infantry soldier...
Korean War Veteran
Hak S. Lee
Engineer Officer, ROK Army
"On June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea, my grandfather was an 18 year old student who had just entered college. Drafted into the South Korean Army as an Infantry soldier...
"...he soon applied to the Officer Training program that was established in July 1950 and commissioned as an Engineer Officer in the South Korean Army. He was placed in the frontlines to include Camp Casey and Panmunjeom, and survived the war.
He achieved enough distinction...
He achieved enough distinction...
"...that he was selected to be amongst the 50 or so Soldiers to train in the United States in 1955. He then took Command Command in Yanggu in the Kangwon Provice. He then served in the ROK HQ as a Staff Officer and then deployed to Vietnam as a Battalion Commander...
"He retired from the Army as a Colonel and then immigrated to California, United States with his wife, 2 daughters and 2 sons. His son, Kwang S. Kim, also served in the ROK Army. He was in the Signal Corps at a supporting BN for ROK HQ in Yongsan. He was honorably discharged...
"...as a Sergeant.
Three of Hak Lee’s granddaughters, myself, Kelley, and Marcie Jhong, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and are currently Captains in the Army.
Three of Hak Lee’s granddaughters, myself, Kelley, and Marcie Jhong, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and are currently Captains in the Army.
"My grandfather passed away in May 2018 in American Canyon, California, and is survived by his wife, three children, and six grandchildren.
'Even a tiger returns to his home when it is time to die'.”
Submitted by: Rachel Kim, granddaughter
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'Even a tiger returns to his home when it is time to die'.”
Submitted by: Rachel Kim, granddaughter
#TheRememberedWar
#FamilyService
