By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter
A South Korean Army group supporting the 8th U.S. Army here will host a Korean-language speech contest for American servicemembers today, the group said Tuesday.
Eight finalists from the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, the 2nd Infantry Division north of Seoul, Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, and a Daegu base will participate in the contest at Balboni theater in the Yongsan Garrison, it said in a news release.
Wednesday's contest will be the 11th of its kind since 1999, it said.
The group runs voluntary Korean-language classes for some 270 U.S. servicemembers and their families here, it said.