Paik Sun-yup, major South Korean war hero, dies at 99

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean army Gen. Paik Sun-yup, who was celebrated as a major war hero for leading troops in several battle victories against North Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, has died. He was 99. Born in 1920 in what is now North Pyongan province in North Korea, Paik […]