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  • Congress Authorizes Korean Defense Service Medal

    02/11/2004 12:52:58 PM PST · by Calpernia · 12 replies · 401+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Feb. 11, 2004 | By Jim Garamone
    A satellite photo Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld showed the Senate Armed Services Committee recently graphically depicts why Congress authorized the Korean Defense Service Medal. Rumsfeld showed the senators a photo taken at night and the entire southern half of peninsula is bright with light. Almost the entire north is dark. "The (demilitarized zone) is the line in the middle," Rumsfeld told the senators during the budget briefing Feb. 4. "South Korea has got light … and energy and opportunity and a vibrant democratic system. North Korea is a dark, dark country. The little dot of light to the left in...