I interrupt this hiatus (briefly)

Recently, I was pleased to learn that Miss Hannah Kim, about whom I wrote admiringly here and here several years ago, is now a staffer for Korean War veteran and Congressman Charles Rangel.  Because I have a certain weakness for Miss Kim’s inner beauty (I say this in all sincerity) I find myself unable to (resist embarrassing her or) refuse her kind request to post a link to her latest piece in the Huffington Post.  Here is the gist of it:

As a grateful Korean-American I have been for quite some time obsessed with getting recognition for our Korean War veterans, whom I am proud to call my “Grandpas.” Afraid that many young people like me might not be aware, I am writing to invite them to salute America’s 1.8 million-plus “Forgotten Heroes” as our nation commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Day on July 27.

These Heroes average age 85, and sadly many will not be with us for the 70th Anniversary. Already for too long, they have been largely forgotten by the public because the Korean War was sandwiched between World War II and the Vietnam War.

So every year my volunteer group, Remember727, holds an event in Washington, D.C., where at 7:27 p.m. we light a candle to pay tribute to their sacrifices and to hope for peace on the Korean Peninsula. It is tragic that after six decades the Two Koreas technically remain at war and is the only divided nation in the world.

While I might quibble with the choice of Psy as a symbol of Korean-American friendship, it looks like a very worthy event, and I hope you’ll consider going.  I also hope Congressman Rangel realizes how fortunate he is to have one of Capitol Hill’s most competent, persistent, and persuasive staffers on his payroll.