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KNOWLEDGE OF KOREAN CULTURE AND ISSUES

Knowledge of Korean culture and national & regional issues: I appreciate the countless opportunities I have had thanks to becoming a Korean linguist for the US military. Since 1986 I have been able to experience first hand the proud and rich culture that Korea has to offer. I will continue to add pictures to this gallery that I took while stationed in Korea for a total of 7-years during the period 1986 to 2000 as well as pictures I took of Korean culture related events while serving as a Korean instructor at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA from 2000 to 2010. This gallery also includes some pictures that a stellar classmate of mine shared with me from his immersion training hosted by Korea University (KU) in 2005.
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Changdeok Palace
Changdeok Palace		 Changdeok Palace
Changdeok Palace		 Injeongjeon at Changdeok Palace
Injeongjeon at Changdeok Palace		 Injeong Gate at Changdeok Palace
Injeong Gate at Changdeok Palace
Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace
Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace		 Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace
Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace		 Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace
Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace		 Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace
Last royal family ceremony at Deoksu Palace
King Kwangmokcheon guards the west at Beomeo Temple
King Kwangmokcheon guards the west at Beomeo Temple		 Changdeok Palace
Changdeok Palace		 Stone Tower at Beomeo Temple
Stone Tower at Beomeo Temple		 Traditional Korean bell at Buddhist Temple
Traditional Korean bell at Buddhist Temple
Top of Seoul's Namsan Tower
Top of Seoul's Namsan Tower		 Base of Seoul's Namsan Tower
Base of Seoul's Namsan Tower		 Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower		 Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower		 Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower		 Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower		 Seoul Han River view of Namsan Tower
Seoul Han River view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower
Seoul view of Namsan Tower		 Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul
Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul		 Seoul at night
Seoul at night		 South Gate National Treasure #1 before fire
South Gate National Treasure #1 before fire
Youido DLI 63 Building (Daehan Life Insurance)
Youido DLI 63 Building (Daehan Life Insurance)		 Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea
Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea		 Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea
Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea		 Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea
Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea
Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea
Everland Amusement Park, Yongin, Korea		 Ski resort in Korea
Ski resort in Korea		 Ski resort in Korea
Ski resort in Korea		 Ski resort in Korea
Ski resort in Korea
Samsung cell phone TV commercial - 1999
Samsung cell phone TV commercial - 1999		 Dave Clanton with professional actors and our agent 1998-2000
Dave Clanton with professional actors and our agent 1998-2000		 Imjin River bank near the DMZ, Korea
Imjin River bank near the DMZ, Korea		 Soldier linguists and KATUSAs - 1991
Soldier linguists and KATUSAs - 1991
Soldier linguists with KATUSA coworker and friend - 1991
Soldier linguists with KATUSA coworker and friend - 1991		 Soldier linguists and KATUSAs at 38th Parallel
Soldier linguists and KATUSAs at 38th Parallel		 Soldier linguist and KATUSAs in OPFOR uniform
Soldier linguist and KATUSAs in OPFOR uniform		 foal eagle lars.jpg
foal eagle lars.jpg
PLDC Field.gif
PLDC Field.gif		 PLDC.jpg
PLDC.jpg		 Dave on work detail
Dave on work detail		 Bulkuksa Temple
Bulkuksa Temple
Bulkuksa Temple
Bulkuksa Temple		 Bulkuksa Temple
Bulkuksa Temple		 Bulkuksa Temple
Bulkuksa Temple		 Royal burial site in Gyeongju, N. Gyeongsang Province, Korea
Royal burial site in Gyeongju, N. Gyeongsang Province, Korea
DMZ1.jpg
DMZ1.jpg		 DMZ3.jpg
DMZ3.jpg		 Freedom Bridge near the Korean DMZ
Freedom Bridge near the Korean DMZ		 Korean DMZ vicinity Freedom Bridge
Korean DMZ vicinity Freedom Bridge
Soldier linguists at Kim Il Sung's former HQ
Soldier linguists at Kim Il Sung's former HQ		 Soldier linguists at Kim Il Sung's former HQ
Soldier linguists at Kim Il Sung's former HQ		 DMZ Unification Observatory, east coast near Sokcho, Korea
DMZ Unification Observatory, east coast near Sokcho, Korea		 DMZ Unification Observatory, east coast near Sokcho, Korea
DMZ Unification Observatory, east coast near Sokcho, Korea
DMZ Unification Observatory, east coast near Sokcho, Korea
DMZ Unification Observatory, east coast near Sokcho, Korea		 Personal belongings of North Korean defectors
Personal belongings of North Korean defectors		 Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village		 Yongin Folk Village child actors for TV/movie drama
Yongin Folk Village child actors for TV/movie drama
Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village		 Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village		 Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village		 Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village
Yongin Folk Village		 Yongin Folk Village 1
Yongin Folk Village 1		 Yongin Folk Village 2
Yongin Folk Village 2		 Yongin Folk Village 3
Yongin Folk Village 3
Yongin Folk Village 4
Yongin Folk Village 4		 Yongin Folk Village 5
Yongin Folk Village 5		 Yongin Folk Village 6
Yongin Folk Village 6		 Yongin Folk Village 7
Yongin Folk Village 7
Yongin Folk Village 9
Yongin Folk Village 9		 Yongin Folk Village 10
Yongin Folk Village 10		 Yongin Folk Village 11
Yongin Folk Village 11		 Yongin Folk Village 12
Yongin Folk Village 12
Yongin Folk Village 13
Yongin Folk Village 13		 Yongin Folk Village 14
Yongin Folk Village 14		 Yongin Folk Village 15
Yongin Folk Village 15		 Goodwill hiking outing for ROK & US counterparts
Goodwill hiking outing for ROK & US counterparts
Lotte World Amusement Park
Lotte World Amusement Park		 Traditional Korean architecture
Traditional Korean architecture		 Green tea steeping cup
Green tea steeping cup		 Traditional Korean tea cup set
Traditional Korean tea cup set
Korean proverb - picture of rice cake
Korean proverb - picture of rice cake		 US military Korean fan dancers
US military Korean fan dancers		 Dolharubang bajigae basket jigae A-frame backpack
Dolharubang bajigae basket jigae A-frame backpack		 Dolharubang stone grandfather statue from Cheju Island
Dolharubang stone grandfather statue from Cheju Island
Dolharubang stone grandfather statue with Korean Flag
Dolharubang stone grandfather statue with Korean Flag		 Dolharubang stone grandfather statue with Taegukgi Korean Flag
Dolharubang stone grandfather statue with Taegukgi Korean Flag		 Commuter bus packed in like sardines
Commuter bus packed in like sardines		 Everland Farmland ferris wheel
Everland Farmland ferris wheel
Namhae Island Bridge
Namhae Island Bridge		 Jindo Island Bridge
Jindo Island Bridge		 Jindo breed dog kennel
Jindo breed dog kennel		 Jindo breed dog
Jindo breed dog
LG Twins baseball game at Chamsil Stadium
LG Twins baseball game at Chamsil Stadium		 Pusan Tower view
Pusan Tower view		 Sorak Mountain
Sorak Mountain		 Sorak Mountain stream
Sorak Mountain stream
Mt Sorak tour guide Hyundai Pony taxi driver
Mt Sorak tour guide Hyundai Pony taxi driver		 David and Hyon Chu engaged at Shilla Hotel in 1987
David and Hyon Chu engaged at Shilla Hotel in 1987		 Suwon Country Club water slide
Suwon Country Club water slide		 Suwon Country Club
Suwon Country Club
David Clanton - after hours work as model and actor
David Clanton - after hours work as model and actor		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist		 Interpreted for Director of NIS - Korean CIA
Interpreted for Director of NIS - Korean CIA
Liaison with National Intelligence Service (NIS)
Liaison with National Intelligence Service (NIS)		 Liaison with Korean National Police Agency (KNPA); S-3 of C.I./HUMINT Bn
Liaison with Korean National Police Agency (KNPA); S-3 of C.I./HUMINT Bn		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton at the 38th Parallel with KATUSA comrades
David Clanton at the 38th Parallel with KATUSA comrades		 Deployed with KATUSAs at Imjin River near DMZ
Deployed with KATUSAs at Imjin River near DMZ		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist
Freedom Bridge where Korean War POWs were repatriated
Freedom Bridge where Korean War POWs were repatriated		 Visited all 3 Unification Observatories (near Munsan, Cholwon & Sokcho)
Visited all 3 Unification Observatories (near Munsan, Cholwon & Sokcho)		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist		 Yongin's Everland and Folk Village
Yongin's Everland and Folk Village
Korea's south coast near Yosu
Korea's south coast near Yosu		 Jindo suspension bridge and live octopus at Pusan's Haeyundae Beach
Jindo suspension bridge and live octopus at Pusan's Haeyundae Beach		 Liaison at the Korean Coast Guard near Inchon Memorial
Liaison at the Korean Coast Guard near Inchon Memorial		 David Clanton - Korean linguist
David Clanton - Korean linguist
Visited many south coast suspension bridges (Namhae, Jindo, etc)
Visited many south coast suspension bridges (Namhae, Jindo, etc)		 NCO-In-Charge of interrogation operations debriefing North Koreans
NCO-In-Charge of interrogation operations debriefing North Koreans		 David Clanton - liaison fostering rapport between ROK DSC and USFK
David Clanton - liaison fostering rapport between ROK DSC and USFK		 SSG John Baker Korean War Veteran arrived first week of the war
SSG John Baker Korean War Veteran arrived first week of the war
Thank you to a decorated Korean War Veteran
Thank you to a decorated Korean War Veteran		 Pursuit of knowledge about the Korean War
Pursuit of knowledge about the Korean War		 Teaching sacrifices made at Chosun Reservoir aka Changjin-ho
Teaching sacrifices made at Chosun Reservoir aka Changjin-ho		 Honoring a Korean War Veteran - thank you to all who served
Honoring a Korean War Veteran - thank you to all who served
Hoonminjeongeum ancient book written in Hangul
Hoonminjeongeum ancient book written in Hangul
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Guest 29-Mar-2014 09:01
MontereyDave05-Jan-2011 22:29
Thank you joseantonio
joseantonio05-Jan-2011 20:46
Beautiful and colorful gallery
Ashley Hockenberry02-Oct-2006 16:03
Nice gallery
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