Event Brief
1979 coup officer to receive posthumous top military honor
Filed: Jun 23, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
Summary: A late Army officer killed in the 1979 coup will be posthumously awarded South Korea’s top military honor.
WHO: South Korea’s military authorities
WHAT: Posthumously awarding the top military honor to a late Army officer killed during the 1979 coup
WHEN: Jun 23, 2026 at 4:52 AM ET
WHERE: South Korea
WHY: The officer was killed during the 1979 coup and will be posthumously awarded the top military honor.
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