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  • In show of support, S. Koreans donate chocolates to GIs (Valentine way to say...please stay)

    02/17/2003 1:28:04 PM PST · by xzins · 35 replies · 446+ views
    Stars and Stripes, Pacific Edition ^ | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 | T.D. Flack and Choe Song-won
    In show of support, S. Koreans donate chocolates to GIs By T.D. Flack and Choe Song-won, Stars and StripesPacific edition, Tuesday, February 18, 2003 YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — In a gesture they called symbolic of their support for the U.S. military in South Korea, members of pro-American groups here donated 37,000 packages of chocolate to U.S. Forces Korea on Valentine’s Day. The 3.1 Netizen Group — a collection of more than 30 Christian, veteran and student organizations — hatched the idea to show solidarity with the U.S. military after a recent surge in anti-Americanism. Tens of thousands of...