A soldiers fighting his own country (KOR) A new land mine incident highlights gaps in Korea’s compensation, PTSD care and support for service members injured on duty. 2026.10.14
A soldier fighting his own country A new land mine incident highlights gaps in Korea’s compensation, PTSD care and support for service members injured on duty. 2026.10.13
From the firing range to the hiring page More than 100 employers offered interviews, counseling and AI-assisted job services at Seoul's annual veterans employment fair. 2026.9.2
Late U.S. captain named Korean War hero of September William Shaw, a U.S. captain born in Korea, was named September’s Korean War hero for aiding the Incheon Landing Operation. 2026.8.31
Veterans Ministry diverted cemetery and aid funds to cover payroll shortfalls The ministry trimmed 30 program budgets last year as it shifted roughly 7.3 billion won ($5.3 million) to salaries over last two years. 2026.8.25
Hana Financial Group to refurbish 2,000 grave markers at national cemeteries The financial group will also install 15 solar-powered shades at the Seoul and Daejeon national cemeteries. 2026.8.11
Late U.S. captain named Korean War hero of August South Korea named late Capt. Robert Timmons its hero of August for helping halt North Korean advances at Sobuk Mountain in 1950. 2026.7.31
U.S. exhibition honors Korean independence hero Kim Koo A three-month exhibition at Washington’s Old Korean Legation marks the 150th anniversary of Kim Koo’s birth and highlights his role in Korea’s independence movement. 2026.6.24
Korea to mark 100th anniversary of student-led independence movement against Japan's colonial rule Korea will hold an event later this week to mark the centennial anniversary of the June 10 movement, a key student-led independence movement during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. 2026.6.9
Late Korean, French veterans named Korean War heroes of May The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs appointed the late staff sergeant Kim Young-deok and late French Army Lt. Col. Ralph Monclar as the Korean War heroes of May in recognition of their service during the 1950-53 Korean War on Thursday. 2026.4.30
![권오을 장관, 백범 김구 탄생 150주년 기념 학술회의 참석 (서울=연합뉴스) 권오을 국가보훈부 장관이 26일 서울 중구 서울역사박물관에서 열린 백범 김구 탄생 150주년 기념 학술회의에 참석해 축사하고 있다. 2026.8.26 [국가보훈부 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] photo@yna.co.kr/2026-08-26 15:46:35/](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12851651.jpg?imageId=12851651&panox=0.00&panoy=0.00&panow=100.00&panoh=100.00&heightx=18.15&heighty=0.00&heightw=41.43&heighth=100.00&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Oh-eul speaks during an event commemorating student independence activists in Gwangju on Nov. 3. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12516848.jpg?imageId=12516848&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)