Warrior Leaders meet with Dongducheon City Mayor

By Staff Sgt. Almon J. BateAugust 14, 2018

Warrior Leaders meet with Dongducheon City Mayor
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – DONGDUCHEON, Republic of Korea -- Dongducheon City Mayor Choi Yong-deok and Maj. Gen. D. Scott McKean, commanding general, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division shake hands upon initially meeting at the Dongducheon City Hall Aug. 14. The m... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Warrior Leaders meet with Dongducheon City Mayor
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – DONGDUCHEON, Republic of Korea --Maj. Gen. D. Scott McKean, commanding general, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division presents the traditional 2nd Infantry Division Tomahawk as a gift to Dongducheon City Mayor Choi Yong-deok at Dongducheon... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Warrior Leaders meet with Dongducheon City Mayor
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – DONGDUCHEON, Republic of Korea --Maj. Gen. D. Scott McKean, commanding general, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division and Brig. Gen. Kim, Yong Chul, deputy commanding general for ROK visit Dongducheon City Mayor Choi Yong-deok and his staf... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

The mayor of Dongducheon City, which is home to Camp Casey, and 2ID/RUCD commanding general met for the first time to discuss ways to enhance partnership between local citizens and U.S. Soldiers.

Both leaders expressed their mutual goal of maintaining a strong partnership and the importance of Soldiers partaking in local customs, food and events with the local communities in which they live and serve.

The mayor presented McKean with a Certificate of Honorary Citizenship, while the commanding general presented Yong-deok with a Tomahawk to signify their enduring partnership between the City of Dongducheon and the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division.

Both leaders expressed their mutual goal of maintaining a strong partnership and the importance of Soldiers partaking in local customs, food and events with the local communities in which they live and serve.

The mayor presented McKean with a Certificate of Honorary Citizenship, while the commanding general presented Yong-deok with a Tomahawk to signify their enduring partnership between the City of Dongducheon and the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division.