Gov't to award Army officer killed in 1979 coup top military honor

This photo, taken June 23, 2026, shows a bust of Army Lt. Col. Kim Oh-rang erected near Samseong Elementary School, his alma mater, in the southeastern city of Gimhae. Kim, who was killed while fighting rebelling forces during a 1979 military coup will be posthumously awarded the Order of Military Merit, the top military honor, the veterans ministry said. (Yonhap)

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