Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo Visits US 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command: "Let's Go Together Through Cultural Alliance"

Commander Steven Allen, who officially visited the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office on July 15 for his inauguration greeting, is seen taking a commemorative photo with Governor Lee Cheol-woo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 22nd that Governor Lee Cheol-woo visited the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command at Camp Henry in Daegu on the 20th and met with Commander Steven L. Allen, who is exemplary in operating the 'Good Neighbor Program,' to express his gratitude.

The 'Good Neighbor Program' is an event that introduces the history and culture of Gyeongsangbuk-do to families of the U.S. 8th Army through a cultural tourism business agreement between the Korean wives' association of the U.S. military in Korea and Gyeongsangbuk-do. Through this agreement, the two organizations carry out various volunteer activities such as coal briquette delivery and free meals, including a U.S. military base visit program for Korean-American friendship circles and local university students.

On the 20th, Governor Lee Cheol-woo visited Camp Henry of the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Daegu and greeted Commander Steven L. Allen.

On that day, Commander Steven L. Allen emphasized, "The soldiers of the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command strive to maintain an unwavering alliance during peacetime, and in the event of a crisis on the Korean Peninsula, they will fully commit to supporting the immediate deployment readiness of the U.S. 8th Army to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula."

In response, Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, "Thanks to the full mobilization of all operational resources to support Daegu and Gyeongbuk during the early COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to overcome difficulties. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance, let us not only establish a solid combined defense posture but also expand the alliance into the cultural domain and develop it into a cultural alliance," and he shouted, "go together."

Meanwhile, Commander Steven L. Allen, who took office on June 9 this year, officially visited the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Office on July 15 for a courtesy call after his appointment.

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