'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Monday, March 15, 2010

Text Fwd: Vice Navy Chief Tapped to Serve as Commander

* Image source: same as the below link
'Kim Sung-chan'


Korea Times
By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Sung-chan has been designated to head the Navy, a spokesman announced Monday.

The appointment is subject to approval by the Cabinet, a meeting of which, presided over by President Lee Myung-bak, is slated for Tuesday.

Kim, if approved, will replace Adm. Jung Ok-keun and be sworn in to serve for two years.

Kim, 56, is known to be an expert on policy, strategy and operations as he has served at key posts of the Ministry of National Defense and the Navy headquarters.

He served as chief policymaker and official in charge of arms improvement at the Navy headquarters, and commander of the Navy's First Fleet. He was born in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province.

Kim played a leading role in working out plans to boost the country's naval power under the Defense Reform 2020 initiative and promoting the country's naval weapons systems.
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