Ministry of National Defense Holds Contest to Promote Integrity Culture

Shin Beom-cheol, Deputy Minister of National Defense (6th from the left), attended the award ceremony of the 7th Defense Integrity Essay Contest held on the afternoon of the 20th at the Army Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and is taking a commemorative photo with the awardees. (Photo by Defense Daily)

Shin Beom-cheol, Deputy Minister of National Defense (6th from the left), attended the award ceremony of the 7th Defense Integrity Essay Contest held on the afternoon of the 20th at the Army Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and is taking a commemorative photo with the awardees. (Photo by Defense Daily)

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The award ceremony for the 7th 'Defense Integrity Essay Contest' was held on the afternoon of the 20th at the Army Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.


According to the Ministry of National Defense, a total of 149 works were submitted for this contest, which was conducted for Ministry of National Defense officials, soldiers, military personnel, and their families to promote a culture of integrity within the military.


The winning entries of this contest were 'An Honest Army, Colored with Integrity' (Sergeant Han Jun-bin, 32nd Infantry Division, Army - Grand Prize), 'Our Resolution' (Sergeant Lee Jeong-an, 21st Division, Army - Excellence Award), and 'It Was Never Mine' (Major Lee Chang-ho, 1st Logistics Support Brigade, Army - Excellence Award).


Additionally, the Encouragement Awards went to 'Integrity, It Was Neither a Distant Matter Nor a Difficult One' (Grade 7 Kim Dae-hyun, Defense Security Command), 'Self-Justification' (Major Kim Jun-hyun, 37th Division, Army), 'Cutting the Crooked Beard' (Corporal Baek Geon-hwan, Army Training Center), 'If My Heart Is Cloudy, The Whole World Is Cloudy' (Sergeant Seong Yun-ho, Defense Security Command), and 'To Become an Honest Soldier and an Honorable Soldier Dad' (Staff Sergeant Han Sang-yeop, 23rd Security Brigade, Army).


At the ceremony, presided over by Deputy Minister of National Defense Shin Beom-cheol, the Grand Prize winners received a certificate from the Minister of National Defense and a prize of 1,000,000 KRW; Excellence Award winners received a certificate and 500,000 KRW; and Encouragement Award winners received a certificate and 200,000 KRW.



The Ministry of National Defense plans to publish the winning entries in the Defense Daily to use them as educational materials on integrity for soldiers.


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