US army base called 'unreachable land'
A full-size cardboard cutout of Yu In-su, who worked for over 35 years as a Korean civilian for the USFK, is on display at the “Yongsan: The Unreachable Land” exhibit. Behind him is Charles Woodruff, librarian at Seoul American High School who worked as a CID clerk in Camp Coiner in the 1970s.By Jon Dunbar“To me, Yongsan Garrison is like North Korea.”An odd sentiment, but understandable when you think about it; both are like an inaccessible foreign country to the civilian population.I heard that comment almost a year ago at an event by Yongsan Legacy (YSL), an NGO working to document the living memories of Yongsan Garrison as it disappears from the center of Seoul. “Yongsan: The Unreachable Land,” a new exhibit at the Yongsan War Memorial, provides a catch-up lesson on the more than a century of history most Koreans have missed out on, and gives a sneak preview of what's on the other side of those concertina-wire-topped walls.“Yongsan Garrison is still recognized as a forbidden space most Koreans cannot easily reach or visit, so the history o
Apr 9, 2018
