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Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Held in North Korea - HRNK

09
Jun 2022

Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Held in North Korea

This event will begin with a screening of the documentary Abandoned Heroes No. 43 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring:

Mr. Seon-Woo Lee
POW in North Korea from 1953 to 2006, when he escaped to South Korea

Lt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson, Jr. (USMC, Retired)
President, WC Gregson & Associates
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs

Ms. Hee-Eun Kim
Founder, President & CEO, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS)

Col. David Maxwell (U.S. Army, Retired)
Board Member, HRNK
Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD)

Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (USMC, Retired)
Professor, Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice, Angelo State University

Remarks by the speakers will be followed by a Q&A session. The panel discussion will be moderated by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu.