Yongsan military base back in Korean hands after 138 years
Posted : 2020-12-11 17:11
Updated : 2020-12-13 12:54
Choi Chang-won, first vice minister of government policy coordination, announces the return of 12 U.S. military sites to Korea during a joint government briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
By Yi Whan-woo
The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) for the first time returned part of the land inside Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul to the Korean government, Friday.
The site ― a sports field on South Post and a softball field adjacent to the National Museum of Korea with a combined size of 53,000 square meters ― was among 12 properties nationwide, formerly used by the U.S Forces Korea (USFK), whose returns have been announced.