Founding Staff Member of KNAST, Mrs. Kang Chun Kang, Pledges $1 Million Donation

Mrs. Kang Chun-kang, who worked as an employee at the Defense Science Research Institute (DSRI) when it was founded in 1970, has decided to donate an inheritance worth approximately one million dollars to the institute.

On the 7th, the Defense Science Research Institute invited Mrs. Kang, who resides in Philadelphia, USA, to the Daejeon research institute and held a donation agreement ceremony.

Mrs. Kang served as the secretary to the first director, Shin Eung-gyun, from the founding of DSRI in August 1970 until March 1972. After emigrating to the United States, she studied counseling psychology and worked for 24 years evaluating and counseling special needs children. Even after emigrating, she maintained a steady interest in defense research, and following Poland's defense industry export, she sent a letter expressing her intention to donate to Director Park Jong-seung of DSRI in August of this year.

Mrs. Kang said, "I am proud of the growth of Korea's defense industry and believe that self-reliant defense capabilities are important to prepare against the threat from North Korea. I hope this donation decision will be the starting point of a donation relay in Korea's defense research field."

Director Park Jong-seung responded, "You have practiced patriotism beyond time and distance and have become a model of patriotism. We will devote ourselves to defense research and development to fulfill self-reliant defense and advance the defense industry so that your patriotism may shine."

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