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SEOUL, South Korea - During the Korean War, a young South Korean boy walked a mile to school every day inside the last defensive perimeter between enemy forces and U.N. Command troops.
During his walk home one afternoon, American Soldiers offered the boy a ride in their jeep and give him a candy bar.
More six decades later, that young boy, Ha Yeon-soon, is one of the preeminent Confucian scholars in South Korea and he repays this act of kindness by donating cars to Morale, Welfare and Recreation to raffle to American troops.
Scholar Ha is the chairman of the Kumgok Academico-Cultural Foundation and sponsors of one of the premier community events for American troops in Korea, the annual Korean Cultural Night.
Cars are raffled to U.S. troops during the cultural event.
This year the foundation’s signature event will be held May 2 at the Sheraton Walker Hill in Seoul.
Col. Michael Masley, the commander of U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, said Scholar Ha is a model community leader.
"Scholar Ha is a true servant leader and model for both the ROK and U.S. communities to follow," said Masley, a native of Oley, Pa.
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2014 04:18 |
| Story ID: | 127984 |
| Location: | SEOUL, 26, KR |
| Hometown: | OLEY, PA, US |
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