The deputy commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division has his game face on as he receives an award from the 2ID commander Major General Martin:
Army Maj. Gen. Yin Sung-hwan, right, poses with 2nd Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Theodore Martin after receiving the Legion of Merit, Wednesday. / Courtesy of ROK Army
A Korean two-star general has received a U.S. military award for his contribution to the ROK-U.S. Combined Division.
According to the Army, Thursday, Maj. Gen. Yin Sung-hwan, the commander of the 56th Infantry Division, got the Legion of Merit ― a decoration issued to members of the U.S. Armed Forces as well as to military personnel of foreign nations.
The Combined Division, comprised of the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) of the Eighth U.S. Army and the 16th Brigade from the ROK Army, was established in 2015 to effectively contain North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction. Yin served as the deputy commander for one year. The division is headed by the 2ID commander. [Korea Times]
