Korean Lefists to Replace U.S. Army Gunnery Range with “Peace Village”
Chun Man-kyu (49), the head of the residents’ committee, said, “Friday will be a historic day when half a century of shooting at Maehyang-ni stops… The yellow target-practice flag that symbolizes the pain and hurt of residents will disappear and the flag of peace will be hoisted.”
Interestingly, Korean Army gunnery ranges appear to lack the same spiritual importance, which is fine, since troops who can’t hit anything aren’t much good in the event of war. Another reason to station our own guys at Ft. Lewis, I suppose.
This seems presuppose complete confidence that the North would never attack (again), and that therefore, there’s no reason to prepare for war. Just to be on the safe side, they might want to make sure the new “peace village” includes a place to land one of these.
