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  • This page records hostile and non-hostile overseas casualties of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces since the end of the Vietnam War.
  • The star sign indicates that there are uncertainty of measuring exact age due to Korean age system.
  • The rank is honored posthumously in most cases. The rank system of Republic of Korea Armed Forces will be recognized.
  • The cause of death is the official conclusion of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
  • The place of death is recorded as the official name when the event has taken.
Date Personal Information Military Information Casualty Information Notes
Name (Last First) Age Rank Unit Branch Cause of Death Place of Death
1995-09-13 Choe Myeong-seok 36* Joongryeong (LTC) United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - natural disaster Pitsunda, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia [1]
2002-05-12 Jeong Kyeong-moon 40* Joongryeong (LTC) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - illness Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea [2]
2003-01-27 Kim Hyo-seong 33* Daewi (CPT) 924th Medical Assistance Unit, International Security Assistance Force Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - friendly fire Bagram, Parwan Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [3]
2003-03-06 Min Byeong-jo 38* Joongryeong (LTC) Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - natural disaster Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [4]
2003-03-06 Bak Jin-gyu 35* Joongryeong (LTC) Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - natural disaster Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [4]
2003-03-06 Kim Jeong-joong 22* Byeongjang (SGT) Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - natural disaster Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [4]
2003-03-06 Baek Jong-hoon 23* Byeongjang (SGT) Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - natural disaster Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [4]
2003-03-06 Choe Heui 22* Byeongjang (SGT) Task Force Sangroksu, United Nations Mission in East Timor Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - natural disaster Oecusse District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste [4]
2007-02-27 Yoon Jang-ho 26 Hasa (SSG) 100th Construction Engineer Unit, International Security Assistance Force Republic of Korea Army hostile - suicide bomb Bagram, Parwan Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [5]
2007-05-19 Oh Jong-soo 25 Joongwi (1LT) Zaytun Division, Multi-National Force – Iraq Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - suicide Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Republic of Iraq [6]
2008-03-03 Bak Hyeong-jin 50* Daeryeong (COL) United Nations Mission in Nepal Republic of Korea Army non-hostile - helicopter crash Ramechhap District, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal [7]
2014-04-15 Ha (first name unknown) 22* Hasa (PO1) Task Force Cheonghae, Combined Task Force 151 Republic of Korea Navy missing in action off Mukalla, Republic of Yemen, Gulf of Aden [8]

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  7. ^ "고 박형진 대령 탑승헬기 사고원인은 조종사 실수 - 1등 인터넷뉴스 조선닷컴". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. ^ "청해부대 실종 하사, 열흘 수색 작업에도 결국 행방 못 찾아". 27 July 2020.
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