Shortly after graduation , then-Lieutenant Chun was selected as an aide to Lieutenant General Lee Ki-Baek , making him the youngest officer in the history of the army to be appointed aide to a three-star general . In October 1983 , General Lee was nearly killed in a terrorist bombing in Rangoon and Chun was credited with saving Lee ’s life in the aftermath of the attack . He was awarded the National Security Medal ( Kwang-Bok ) for his actions
terrorist bombing
Rangoon bombing
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