Park Myung-keun

Park was born on September 7, 1928, in 199th district, Yeongtae-ri, Wollong-myeon, Paju, Korea, Empire of Japan. He was the only son of Park Seung-nyun and Kim Jong-sun. When he was two years old, his father died. After graduating from high school, he received a degree in political science from Seoul National University. Park was fluent in Japanese. == Military career ==

When Park was a secretary to President Park Chung Hee, he was known to be one of the President's favorites. Some of the largest projects under the administration in which Park had an instrumental role included the construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway, == Post-political career ==

Park died on December 9, 2004, at Samsung Medical Center. The funeral was held on the 11th at 8 a.m. He is survived by his wife and children. In December 14, 2008, the monument unveiling ceremony was held. The ceremony was attended by over hundred people, including members of the National Assembly, the mayor of Paju, the representative of the Gyeonggi Province, members of the provincial council of Gyeonggi, the chair of the Gyeonggi department of education, and the alderman. The monument was funded by donations. Below is the text engraved on the monument, written by Song Dal-yong, who was a former mayor of Paju, and engraved by Lim Jae-cheol. The text is written in Korean mixed script. ==References==