{
  "id": 3453423,
  "title": "Decades after serving in Korea, US veteran begins new chapter with Korean company",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/decades-after-serving-in-korea-us-veteran-begins-new-chapter-with-3453423",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260826/decades-after-serving-in-korea-us-veteran-begins-new-chapter-with-korean-company"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Decades after serving in Korea, US veteran Gene Richards has begun a new chapter with a Korean company in his home state of Indiana. Richards, who first arrived in Korea as an 18-year-old U.S. soldier in 1990, has maintained a strong connection to the country throughout his 27-year Army career. He is now the external relations coordinator for SK ecoplant in West Lafayette, having been the first person hired through the USFK Job Platform, which connects former and soon-to-retire U.S. Forces Korea personnel with Korean companies operating in the U.S.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Decades after serving in Korea, US veteran begins new chapter with Korean company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/decades-after-serving-in-korea-us-veteran-begins-new-chapter-with",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:17:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}