Korean Veterans Association

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Korean Veterans association(대한민국 재향군인회) is the organization of military veterans of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). In 2012, they called for a redeployment of military weapons in South Korea to counter deployments in North Korea.^[1] The Chairman of Korean Veterans is Park Seh-jik as of 2012.^[1]

History

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The association was founded in Busan on February 1, 1952, as an institution to assist the South Korean defense ministry, with 30,000 discharged South Korean soldiers as members.^[2]

American division

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Pastor Hae Soung Kim, Th.D, is the president of Korean Veterans of America, the American chapter of Korean Veterans.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b Calls for nuclear weapons in South Korea, United Press International, LEE JONG-HEON, 10-29-2012
^ "대한민국재향군인회". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
^ 50 Years Later, No Joy Over War's Armistice, Los Angeles Times, Wendy Thermos, 7-27-03

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