File:SC 343961 FEC-50-4513 - 18 July 1950 (52581384598).jpg

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"WAR IN KOREA: Col. Choi Hong Hi, South Korean Army G-2, holding a Russian type PPSh sub machine gun, with a 72 round magazine, captured near Hamchang, Korea."

NARA / Courtesy of the National Institute of Korea History.

  • Uploader's note: Col. Choi Hong-hi (최홍희, 1918-2002), "the Founder of Taekwondo" - CG, ROK 29th Division, 1953; CG, ROK VI Corps, 1961; retired as MG, 1962; founded International Taekwon-do Federation (ITF), 1966; exile in Canada, 1972; defected to North Korea, 1979.
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Source SC 343961 / FEC-50-4513 - 18 July 1950
Author Faces of ROK: Korean War Photographs

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Go Hanbin at https://flickr.com/photos/197132382@N05/52581384598. It was reviewed on 9 January 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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