Documentary spotlights Peace Corps Volunteer's role in Gwangju Uprising

Korea Times News ·
Entertainment TV South Korea

The 1980 Gwangju Uprising produced a great many memorable photos, not least of which was one of a young man with blonde hair helping carry a man on a stretcher through the streets. The identity of this foreigner remained a mystery for decades, but as U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) who were there began publishing their memoirs, his identity and role in the uprising gradually came into focus.…

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