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Moon Jae-In
South Korea's 12th president, Moon Jae-In, 2017.
In 1975, Moon Jae-In was conscripted into the South Korean army, where he served as a special forces commando.1
During his service, he participated in Operation Paul Bunyan in August 1976. This mission was a significant show of force conducted in the demilitarized zone following the murder of two U.S. Army officers by North Korean troops. Moon completed his military service in 1978 before returning to his studies to earn a law degree.1