15th Division Medical Battalion Visits 'Seungri Clinic'
"Reinforcing Equipment to Revitalize Local Medical Institutions"
Photo with Soldiers Including BTS Sergeant Kim Namjoon
President Yoon Suk-yeol is taking a commemorative photo with soldiers of the 15th Army Division at the front line in Gangwon Province on Chuseok, the 17th. Photo by Yonhap News.
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Army's 15th Division, a frontline unit in Gangwon Province, on the 17th, Chuseok holiday, to inspect the emergency medical system of the medical battalion and encourage the soldiers who are maintaining military readiness even during the holiday.
President Yoon personally decided to visit the 15th Division to encourage the troops stationed at the remote frontline unit during the Chuseok holiday, the Presidential Office spokesperson Jung Hye-jeon conveyed in a written briefing.
On that day, President Yoon first visited the medical battalion of the 15th Division, called the 'Victory Clinic.' Since its registration as a medical institution in May, it has opened its facilities to residents in medically underserved areas and provided medical services.
President Yoon Suk-yeol is applauding after taking a commemorative photo with the soldiers of the 15th Army Division at the division headquarters review stand in the front line of Gangwon Province on Chuseok, the 17th. Below the right of President Yoon is Sergeant Kim Nam-joon (RM), leader of BTS, serving in the 15th Army Division military band. [Photo by Yonhap News]
President Yoon received a report on the status of the Victory Clinic from Division Commander Kang Hyun-woo, greeted local residents of Hwacheon County and military families, and toured the dental, pediatric, ophthalmology, and emergency rooms.
Commander Kang explained, "A total of 69 personnel, including doctors and Korean medicine doctors, are working here. Until May, there were no pediatrics, ophthalmology, or emergency centers, so military families and local residents had to travel about an hour to Chuncheon. Since being registered as a medical institution, a total of 526 patients have visited and received treatment."
In response, President Yoon said, "When I visited the 5th Division at the end of last year, I heard about the difficulties faced by military families and local residents, which was regrettable. Therefore, the government actively promoted the registration of medical battalions of frontline divisions as medical institutions, and as a result, the Victory Clinic was reborn as a local medical institution by reinforcing essential equipment needed in the area."
President Yoon Suk-yeol is holding a meeting with junior officers at the headquarters of the 15th Army Division in the front line of Gangwon Province on Chuseok, the 17th. [Image source=Yonhap News]
Next, President Yoon moved to the 15th Division headquarters and received a report on military readiness from the division commander.
President Yoon said, "The 15th Division is an invincible victorious unit that annihilated the enemy's 7th Division in the Battle of Goseong area in Gangwon Province during the Korean War, a distinguished unit honored by former President Syngman Rhee. I feel reassured that the entire division is firmly prepared in accordance with its brilliant history and honor."
He especially ordered, "If the enemy provokes, we will respond immediately and overwhelmingly according to the principle of 'action first, report later,' completely crushing the enemy's will."
President Yoon also held a meeting with junior officers. He carefully asked each junior officer about any difficulties, how they receive training, and their motivation for joining the military, encouraging them as "born soldiers."
He asked a non-commissioned officer managing the soldiers' dining hall about what foods the MZ (Millennial + Generation Z) generation likes these days and whether popular foods among young people such as pizza and hamburgers are well provided. To a sergeant whose spouse also serves in the same unit, he said, "We plan to create many institutions that can provide medical benefits to military families and local residents in the future."
President Yoon provided the unit with 1,000 sets of songpyeon, a traditional rice cake, inscribed with "Thank you to all the soldiers of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces."
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the 15th Army Division at the front line in Gangwon Province on Chuseok, the 17th. The photo shows President Yoon delivering 1,000 sets of songpyeon to the soldiers of the 15th Division during his visit. [Image source=Yonhap News]
President Yoon shook hands with the soldiers one by one and gladly responded to selfie requests. BTS leader Sergeant Kim Nam-joon (RM) was also present on the reviewing stand that day. Sergeant Kim Nam-joon enlisted as an active-duty soldier in December last year and is currently serving in the 15th Division military band.
Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, Hwacheon County Governor Choi Moon-soon, and Hwacheon County Health and Medical Center Director Lee Jae-sung accompanied President Yoon on his visit to the 15th Division. From the Presidential Office, National Security Office Director Shin Won-sik, Deputy Director In Sung-hwan, and Defense Secretary Choi Byung-ok attended.
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the emergency room of the Medical Battalion of the 15th Army Division at the front line in Gangwon Province on Chuseok, the 17th, to check the current status of civilian medical support for the military. [Image source=Yonhap News]
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