Posted on 01/20/2011 11:11:09 PM PST by GQuagmire
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean naval special forces successfully rescued 21 seamen and their South Korean-operated cargo ship that was hijacked last week by Somali pirates in an operation that left eight Somali pirates dead, Seoul's military officials said Friday.
"Our special forces stormed the hijacked Samho Jewelry earlier today and freed all hostages," said Col. Lee Bung-woo, a spokesman at South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Outstanding!
Now THAT’S the way it’s supposed to be done!
Hat’s off to the ROK Special Forces!
Woohoo
Unfortunately there is a lesson here that the world refuses to learn.
GOOD ON EM.
Having been briefly in Korea . . .
I’d NEVER want to needlessly make any Korean angry.
My impression was that being warriors was genetically encoded in their DNA and fierceness was almost like breathing if they cared to go that direction.
Score one for the good guys!!
Bravo Zulu
The tide is turning, hopefully.
How do I send them a donation for an outstanding job?
Well done, SK!
Wasn’t it in Viet Nam where South Korean special forces got a certain reputation for kicking @$$ (well, slitting throats) and taking names? Almost similar to that of the Ghurkas during WW2.
An example for others. Don’t give in to evil.
I hope the bodies were all dumped into the sea. Let everyone on land know that pirating may be a one-way trip.
The U.S. previously rescued a North Korean crew and captured the pirates. In that instance, we should have sent the pirates to North Korea for trial. That would have been a nice diplomatic move on our part.
An example for others. Don’t give in to evil.
Yeah, baby! Dead pirates tell no tales!
0You are correct about the ROK’s in Korea...they had a 100-1 Kill ratio. I had a friend who was flying Army U-21’s and had a ROK general on board. They took fire on their approach to their home base from a little village and shot out an engine. After landing the ROK General got some of his troops and they went down an shot every living thing in that village including cats and dogs. No one ever took fire from that village again..end of story!
I meant to say ROK’s in Vietnam
I guess a trial won’t be necessary...think of the cost savings.
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