After the military forced me to leave my first Korean lady friend (military regs) in 1975, I was broken-hearted. I returned and "rescued" and another from the horrors of Ietaewon in 1976. We lived a lovely life in Kyong-Ki-Do while I taught English for the Sam Sung Compny. When they shot President Park in 1979 many of my students were killed in the rioting. My wife was from Kwang-ju and I lost two in-laws when Chun-Do-Wan put the rebellion down. Being in country I got no real news. Rumor had it that Chun's Special Forces were more brutal than the North Koreans ever were. I was thrown into a hole in Suweon prison for 47 days because an Army Genral was one of my students My wife and I barely escaped having only each other She died in 1986 on a motorcycle I taught her to ride. It was six years before I could even date again. What I want to know is why the massacre happened. It turned my world upside down and took all I had that was dear to me. And yes, Meyoung, I still have the TShirt.
2007-04-25 09:31:37 · 1 answers · asked by Don S 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
"Gwangju massacre", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Massacre
2007-04-25 10:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋