The U.S. military’s long, uncomfortable history with prostitution gets new attentionThe U.S. military’s long, uncomfortable history with prostitution gets new attention South Korean prostitutes sit in their shop in 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) A group of women in South Korea sued their own government in June, alleging that it trained them to serve as “patriots” or “civilian diplomats” in the 1960s and 1970s. Their real job: work as prostitute
