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Armed Conflict
Diplomatic mission by U.S. turned into armed conflict over a misunderstanding, 200 Korean troops and three Americans were killed. Diplomatic- Skilled in dealing with sensitive matter of people. -
Korean Armistice Agreement
At 10 a.m., in Panmunjom, scarcely acknowledging each other, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison, Jr., senior delegate, United Nations Command Delegation; North Korean Gen. Nam Il, senior delegate, Delegation of the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers, signed 18 official copies of the tri-language Korean Armistice Agreement. Armistice- An agreement to stop fighting. -
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Vietnam War
South Korean troops fought alongside US forces in Vietnam.
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Demilitarized zone attack
Group of North Korean soldiers attacked US and South Korean soldiers in demilitarized zone, two US army officers killed. -
Steps to stopping North Korea nuclear program
US, Japan and South Korea agreed to seek punitive steps against North Korea over nuclear program. -
Transfer Project
US and South Korea again postpone transfer of control over troops in South in event of war with North, citing "intensifying threat" from Pyongyang. Transfer due in 2012, and delayed until 2015. No new date set. Transfer- To convey or remove from one place, person, -
Basing of soldiers in South Korea
Seoul now pays 52% of the local, non-personnel costs of basing American soldiers on South Korean soil - $845 million in 2016 personnel- a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
