Chae Myung-shin

Chae Myung-shin
Chae in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1969
Born(1926-11-27)27 November 1926
Kokuzan, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Koksan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea)
Died25 November 2013(2013-11-25) (aged 86)
Seoul, South Korea
AllegianceSouth Korea
Service / branchRepublic of Korea Army
Years of service1948–1972
RankLieutenant general
Commands38th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
Capital Mechanized Infantry Division
South Korean forces in South Vietnam
2nd Field Army Command
Battles / warsKorean War
Vietnam War
RelationsMoon Jeong-in (wife)
Chae Myung-shin
Hangul
채명신
Hanja
蔡命新
Revised RomanizationChae Myeongsin
McCune–ReischauerCh'ae Myŏngsin

Chae Myung-shin (Korean채명신; Hanja蔡命新; 27 November 1926 – 25 November 2013) was a South Korean army officer who commanded South Korean military forces in the Vietnam War. He was also the co-founder of the Korean Taekwondo Association.