KDVA Roundtable Discussion with Fmr. USFK, CFC, and UNC Commander Robert B. “Abe” Abrams

Andrew Soohwan Kim/ December 2, 2025/ Blogs

I participated in a roundtable discussion with Fmr. USFK, CFC, and UNC Commander Robert Abrams hosted by the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) on December 1st, 2025. I asked General Abrams for his updated opinion regarding wartime OPCON transfer, its prospective timeline, the conditions-based operational control transfer plan (COTP), and the timeline of the IOC, FOC, and FMC assessments of

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Speech at the Commemoration Ceremony of the Battle of Masan Western Region

Andrew Soohwan Kim/ September 23, 2025/ Blogs, VOTFW YouTube

On September 20th, 2025, I delivered a speech in both Korean and English at the Commemoration Ceremony of the Battle of Masan Western Region (마산 서부지역 전투 추모식 및 전승기념식). The event took place at Hakdong Village (학동 마을) at the foot of Seobuksan Mountain (서북산). It commemorated the more than 1,000 US and Korean war dead from this battle

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Voices of the Forgotten War – Suwon Interviews

Andrew Soohwan Kim/ September 14, 2025/ VOTFW YouTube

On June 25, 2025, the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, I was invited to attend the commemoration ceremony hosted by Gyeonggi Province at the Gyeonggi Province Business and Science Accelerator building in Suwon. I had requested the Gyeonggi branch of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) and they were very kind in inviting me to the

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