Welcome Stephen Shaw and Virginia Shaw to Korea !          

    Judge Stephen R. Shaw, William Hamilton Shaw¡®s youngest son, visited Korea with his wife Virginia Korte Shaw, his friend Mr. Brad Roush (his former law partner) and Roush's wife Judi Roush on May 26 to June 5.  His travel to Korea has scheduled for the Seoul Foreign School anniversary events in Seoul originally, but he has planned to visit the Shaw¡¯s commemoration park at Eunpyung district in Seoul and Mokwon chapel in Daejon also.  In 2010 he was invited from ROK government to the unveiling ceremony event of William Hamilton Shaw¡¯s park with Shaw¡¯s family members, however, his travel had been cancelled with his wife for sudden his health issue.  Now his health has recovered well so he has planned to visit Korea. This photo album was consisted of the pictures of Stephen R. Shaw and his party photographed by ROK Navy photographer accompanied them during his travel in Korea. You will see Shaw's family visiting Mokwon Methodist Church(in Korean) also.

June 5, 2012


1. That was the first time of all of us we met in the arrival lounge of Inchon Airport on May 26, 2012. 

 

 

 

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2. Bouquet sended by Admiral Choi's wife gived V.Korte Shaw from the LCDR Pyi . Chairman of ROK Veteran Choi JongSik, escort officer LCDR Pyie and I welcomed Stephen R. Shaw and his wife Virginia Korte Shaw.

 

 

 

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3.Stephen R.Shaw visit Korea just in  45 years since he left Korea for his study in America.

 

 

 

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4. Welcomr Shaw and Korte to Korea! In the arrival lounge of ICN Airport on May 26,2012.

 

 

 

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5. Mrs. Hong Eunhae glad to see Stephen Shaw in dinner hosted by Admiral Choi on May 29 at Seoul Navy Club.

Mrs. Hong had closed to Shaw's family on 1940-50s in Seoul.  Mrs. Hong is the widow of the Late Admiral Sohn OneIl who was in McKinley Fleets with William Hamilton Shaw until Inchon landing September 15, 1950.

 

 

 

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6. Admiral Choi proposes to toast for Stephen Shaw and  his party visiting Korea.

 

 

 

 

 

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 7. Admiral Choi proposes to toast for Stephen Shaw and  his party visiting Korea.

 

 

 

 

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8.All the invited guests.

 

  

 

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9. Stephen Shaw shakes hands with the former admiral Lee Seung Ho who was a colleague with William Hamilton Shaw at Chinhae Korean Naval Academy on 1947 to 1948.

 

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10. Stephen Shaw expresses his impression for the Korea and Korean people for which his father sacrificed his life to Korean people.  

 

 

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11. Stephen and Roush visited the cemetery at Yanghwajin in Seoul on May30, 2012.

 

 

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12. Stephen Shaw laid a flower basket at his father's grave as the names of Juanita Shaw and himself.  Shaw's graves are in the section F-6 of the Yanghwajin cemetery in Seoul.

 

 

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13. Stephen Shaw laid a flower basket at his father's grave as the names of Juanita Shaw and himself.  Shaw's graves are in the section F-6 of the Yanghwajin cemetery in Seoul.

 

 

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14. The graves of William Earl Shaw and Adelin Hamilton Shaw (F-7) and William Hamilton Shaw (F-6) are located at the Shaw's family section.  The section F-5 reserved for Shaw's family.  William H. Shaw's tombstone is inscribed as: 

Greater love has no one than this,that he lay down his life for his friends" John 15:13

 

 

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15. Written as:

Recollection with love
Juanita Shaw
Stephen Shaw

May 30, 2012 Seoul

 

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16. Stephen Shaw with Virginia Shaw  with  friends Mr. and Mrs. Roush and Korean friend  Hee-Joong Yun at the tombstones of William Earl Shaw and Adelin Hamilton Shaw(F-7) on May 30, 2012.  William Hamilton Shaw's tombstone (F-6) is located in Shaw's family section.

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17. Stephen Shaw and his party worshipped the Statue of William Hamilton Shaw in the Peace Park located at Eungam square in Seoul on May 30, 2012.

  

 

 

 

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18. Mr. Brad Roush laid flower basket to the statue of William Hamilton Shaw in the Peace Park in Seoul on May 30,2012.   

 

 

 

 

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19. Former Admiral Ahn Beyung Tae glad with Stephen Shaw before the statue in PeacePark May 30,2012. Right of behind on the photo former admiral Lee SungHo, left chairman of the ROK Navy beteran Choi Jongsik.

  

 

 

 

 

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20. All the participants of the worship event for William Hamilton Shaw's statue at the peace park in Eungam district of Seoul. Most of participants are the members of the William Hamilton Shaw's statue construction committee.  

 

 

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21. Befor the father's statue, Stephen R. Shaw and Virginia Shaw in peace park in Seoul, May 30,2012.

  

 

 

 

 

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22. At the W. H.Shaw's atatue, in the Peace Park on May 30,2012.

  

 

 

 

 

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23. Former Eunpyung mayer Noh Jaedong and his wife welcomed Stephen Shaw and his wife at Grand Hilton Seoul on May 30,2012. ..

  

 

 

 

 

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24. Stephen R. Shaw party with former Eunpyung mayer Noh Jae Dong and Eunpyung Methodist Pastor Rev. Young_Hun Kim with their wifes at Grand Hilton Seoul on May 30, 2012.

  

 

 

 

 

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25. Stephen Shaw party visited Eunpyeong Mayer Kim Woo Young.

 

 

 

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26. Stephen Shaw party visited Eunpyeong Mayer Kim Woo Young on May 30, 2012, then introduced to the Peace Park to worship Shaw's statue located at the area of Eunpyeong district of Seoul.

 

 

 

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27. In the Eunpyeong Methodist Church just beside the Peace Park.

 

 

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28. Stephen looked forth the hillside, at which Lt. Shaw killed in the Rockbunree field in September 22, 1950 from the terrace of the church.  Stephen point to the spots under the forest of Mt. Baryon west-east part of Seoul, at which the monument erected originally on September 22, 1956 by Korean people for memorizing the sacrifices of Lt. Shaw, relocated again beside the Show¡¯s statue in the Peace Park 2010.   

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29. Enterance of the William Hamilton Shaw's Commemoration Chapel on Mokwon campus hill.

  

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30.  Enterance of the William Hamilton Shaw's Commemoration Chapel on Mokwon campus hill.

  

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31. Stephen Shaw with his wife Verginia Shaw and Brad Roush with his wife Judi Roush attend to Sunday service of Mokwon church, that is the William Hamilton Shaw's Commemoration Chapel(same church) June 3,2012. 

 

 

 

 

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32. Stephen Shaw expressed his thanks to church members at Sunday service June 3, his talk interpreted by Prof. Lee.  The sermon conducted by Dr. Lee Gunho, was a student of Missionary William Earl Shaw, about the Shaw¡¯s family love for Mokwon society. 

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33. President of Mokwon University, Dr. Kim Wonbae, presented Stephen R. Shaw a permanent membership award of Mokwon University.

  

 

 

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34. The monument duplicated in Mokwon campus hill, which erected May 28, 2010 memorizing  Shaw's family visited Mokwon Commemoration Chapel.

  

 

 

 

 

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35. Shaw's family with Mokwon family at Shaw's monument on the campus hill. 

  

 

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36. Shaw's family with Mokwon family at Shaw's commemoration chapel on the campus hill. 

  

 

 

 

 

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37. Befor left for Seoul on June 3,2012 with new friend Dr. Ko Kwanggook.   

 

 

 

 

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38. Stephen Shaw party arrived at Daejon from Jinhae Korean Naval Academy to attend the Sunday service afternoon June 2,2012.  After dinner with former pastor Dr. Kim Nakhwan.

 

 

 

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39. New friend Mr. Choi BeyeongIn before the Shaw's statue in Peace Park in Seoul on May 30,2012.

 

 

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40. Stephen Shaw party visited Korean Naval Academy at Jinhae on June 2, 2012.  Stephen's father, William Hamilton Shaw was an instructor of the Korean Naval Academy as a civilian employee of the military government on 1947 to 1948.  Hamilton Shaw taught students 'seamanship' in Korean speaking fluently.  He lived in Chinhae with his wife Juanita Shaw and two-year-old son William Robinson Shaw until he left for Seoul as an EMC officer in 1948.

 

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41. Stephen Shaw party in the Korean Naval Academy. 

 

 

 

 

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42. Stephen Shaw party in the Korean Naval Academy. 

 

 

 

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43. Stephen Shaw party in the Korean Naval Academy. 

 

 

 

 

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44. Stephen Shaw party visited Incheon Jayu(Freedom) Park June 4, 2012.

 

 

 

 

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45. Stephen Shaw party visited the memorial places memorizing his father fought in the Inchon landing operation on September 15, 1950.  

 

 

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46. Stephen Shaw party visited the memorial places memorizing his father fought in the Inchon landing operation on September 15, 1950.  

 

 

 

 

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47. Stephen Shaw party visited the memorial places memorizing his father.

Stephen Shaw have stayed in Korea until June 5 because he would like to meet his father¡¯s birthday in Korea, the country that his father was born on June 5, 1922 at Pyongyang.  Finally, they departed for America afternoon on June 5, 2012 from Inchon Airport.                   

                         

                     

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