"I hope the sad sacrifice doesn't happen again..." The 10th Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Disaster Nationwide Remembrance Wave
"May there be no more tragic sacrifices in the world...... On the 10th anniversary of the Sewol tragedy, a wave of mourning has been set off across the country
On the 16th, the 10th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster, memorial events were held in various parts of the country, including Gangwon, Daejeon, Daegu, Jeju, and Jeonbuk, in addition to Gyeonggi Ansan and Jindo in South Jeolla Province.
The Chronicle tragedy celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2024. On April 16, in addition to Gyeonggi Ansan and Jeonnamjindo, various memorial events were held in various parts of Korea, including Gangwon, Daejeon, Daegu, Jeju, and Jeonbuk.
Jeonbuk Wonkwang School held a memorial service for the victims, including alumni teachers Ko Chang-seok (graduated from the Department of Physical Education in 2000) and the late Hae Hae-bong (graduated from the Department of History Education in 2007).
At Jeonbuk Wonkwang University, a memorial ceremony was held for the deceased teachers Ko Chang-seok (graduated from the Department of Physical Education in 2000) and the deceased teacher Lee Hae-bong (graduated from the Department of History Education in 2007).
President Park Sung-tae said, "Today's memorial service is an occasion to comfort the victims and their families and to remember and resolve to prevent the recurrence of the sad sacrifice," adding, "I hope that our society's interest and efforts to prevent unjust sacrifices will be paid more attention in the future."
Park Sung-tae, President of Wonkwang University, said, "We held this memorial service to comfort the deceased and their bereaved families, remember history, and prevent the tragic sacrifice from happening again. It is hoped that in order to prevent the recurrence of unexpected sacrifices, society will devote more attention and efforts. ”
Teacher Ko Chang-seok died while helping his students escape during the disaster, and Lee Hae-bong went missing after rescuing about 10 students who were clinging to the railings of the Sewol ferry and re-entering the boat to rescue the remaining students.
At the time of the incident, teacher Ko Chang-seok was killed while helping students escape. Teacher Li Haifeng was trying to rescue more than 10 students hanging on the railing of the Sewol, and rescued the remaining students, who disappeared after re-entering the Shiyue.
The two teachers were buried at the National Daejeon Memorial Center's Cemetery for Retired Civil Servants.
The two teachers were buried in the cemetery of the deceased civil servants of the National Daejeon Hyunchungwon National Institute.
A total of 18 victims of the Sewol ferry disaster are buried at the Daejeon Memorial Park, including teachers who died in the line of duty, firefighters who died in the rescue helicopter crash, and the crew and crew of the Sewol ferry.
A total of 18 deceased people were buried in Daejeon Hyunchung-in. These include teachers who died in the line of duty, firefighters who died in the line of duty when a rescue helicopter fell, the chief of affairs and the crew of the Sewol.
The Daejeon Preparatory Committee for the 10th Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Disaster, a coalition of civil society and religious organizations in the Daejeon area, held a remembrance ceremony for them at the Daejeon National Memorial Center this morning.
Ota City civil society and religious groups jointly established the Daejeon Preparatory Committee for the 10th anniversary of the Sewol tragedy. On the morning of the same day, a memorial ceremony was held for the deceased of the Sewol at the Daejeon Hyunchungin National Institute.
After the wreath-laying ceremony, a memorial Mass was held at the Catholic Diocese of Daejeon.
After the flower laying, a memorial mass was held at the Catholic diocese of Daejeon.
After holding a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster, the Chungnam Office of Education visited the April 16 Democratic Citizenship Education Center's Remembrance Classroom in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, to commemorate the victims.
After the 10th anniversary of the Sewol tragedy, the Chungnam Education Agency visited the memorial classroom of the 4.16 Democratic Citizen Education Center in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, to pay tribute to the victims.
All employees of the school district wore yellow ribbon badges on duty that day.
On that day, all staff of the Department of Education wore yellow bow badges to work.
At Seojeon High School in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, a memorial event was held for the 10th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster organized by the student council, and students hung memorial ribbons and wrote words of remembrance to honor the souls of the victims.
At Chuan Nishida High School in Chungbuk Town, the student council held a memorial service for the 10th anniversary of the Sewol tragedy. During the event, students tied memorial ribbons and wrote memorial words to remember the souls of the deceased.
In Jeju, the Jeju Remembrance Ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Disaster was held prepared by the April 16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Families Council and the Sewol Ferry Jeju Memorial Hall 9th Anniversary Preparation Committee.
Jeju held a meeting for the families of the April 16 tragedy. In addition, the Jeju Memory Museum 9th Anniversary Preparatory Committee of the Sewol Memorial Museum also prepared the Jeju Memory Ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the Sewol tragedy.
At the Jeju Memorial Museum, an incense booth for the victims continues to attract visitors to commemorate them, and memorial exhibitions, caricatures, and hands-on events are also being held.
The Jeju Memorial Museum operates an incense center for the deceased, and there is an endless stream of mourners. In addition, various memorial exhibitions, caricatures, and experiential events were held.
Earlier, on the 9th, about 20 members of the April 16 Youth Bicycle Pilgrimage Group left Jeju by boat and rode bicycles to Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, on the 16th, and on the 14th, a book talk with the surviving students and a yellow culture festival were held.
Previously, on April 9, more than 20 members of the April 16 Youth Bicycle Parade left Jeju by boat, and on the 16th, they rode bicycles to Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, where they carried out the 416-kilometer "Road Home" project, and on April 14, they also held a "BookTalk" and a yellow culture festival with the surviving students.
In Changwon, Gyeongsangnam, the Gyeongnam Preparatory Committee for the 10th Anniversary of the 4.16 Sewol Ferry Disaster, in which local civil society groups participated, held a cultural festival at the Sangnam Fountain Square and hung ribbons to create a space to remember and commemorate the victims of the disaster.
In Gyeongnamwon, the Gyeongnam Preparatory Committee for the 10th anniversary of the 4.16 Sewol Massacre held a cultural festival at Sangnam Fountain Square, with the participation of a large number of local civil society groups, and also held activities such as hanging bows, creating a space for commemoration and memorial services for the deceased in the tragedy.
In Busan, 'Busan Hwamyeong Candle', a group of residents of Hwamyeong-dong, Buk-gu, which has been holding a candlelight memorial rally every week since the Sewol ferry disaster in 2014, will hold a cultural festival to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sewol ferry at 7 p.m. at Hwamyeong-dong Rose Park.
Since the 2014 Wolmyeong-swook tragedy in Busan, the Hwammyeong-dong residents' gathering in Buk-gu "Busan Hwammyeong Candlelight" has held a weekly candlelight memorial rally. At 7 p.m. today, the rally will be held at Hwamyeong-dong Rose Park to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Seol.
After the cultural festival, they will march in remembrance of yellow pinwheels for about 1 km from the Rose Park in Hwamyeong-dong, and the bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster will also attend the memorial event.
After the festival, residents hold yellow windmills and march through Hwamyeongdong Rose Park for about 1 kilometer. The bereaved families of the Itaewon tragedy will also participate in this memorial service.
Chuncheon Citizens' Action to Investigate the Truth of the Sewol Ferry Disaster and Punish Those Responsible, led by civil society organizations in Chuncheon, Gangwon, will also hold a memorial service at Geosa Street in Chuncheon City this evening.
A memorial service will also be held tonight at the Chuncheon City Giant Intersection, led by civil society organizations in the Chuncheon area of Gangwon to find out the truth about the Sewol tragedy and punish those responsible.
In some areas, voices called for measures to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy and the establishment of a safe society.
In some areas, residents have also proposed that they should formulate measures to prevent the recurrence of accidents and promote the creation of a safe society.
The Gangwon Coalition, a group of labor, farmers, and civil society organizations in the Gangwon region, held a press conference in front of the provincial government office this afternoon and called for the investigation of the Sewol ferry, the punishment of those responsible, and the construction of a safe society.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Gangwon Joint Council, which is composed of laborers, farmers, and civil society organizations in the Gangwon area, held a press conference in front of the Provincial Office to urge the investigation of the truth about the Sewol, the punishment of those responsible, and the creation of a safe society.
The survivors and bereaved families of the Osong underpass tragedy, which claimed the lives of 14 people in July last year, plan to hold a remembrance festival to commemorate the victims at Seongan-gil in Cheongju on this day with the Sewol Ferry Chungbuk Task Force.
In July last year, the Wusong subway lane tragedy claimed 14 precious lives. The survivors and their bereaved families plan to hold a cultural festival to commemorate the deceased in collaboration with the Sewol Chungbuk Countermeasures Committee at Cheongju Seongnai-ro.
Park Jong-soon, a member of the executive committee of the Chungbuk Sewol Ferry Task Force, said, "I believe that the Itaewon and Osong disasters occurred because there has been no clear investigation into the Sewol ferry disaster or the punishment of those responsible," adding, "We gathered our voices in the hope that a national investigation to find out the truth and measures to prevent recurrence will be established as soon as possible."
Park Jong Soon-in, executive member of the Sewol Chungbuk Countermeasures Committee, said, "Ten years have passed, and the truth of the Sewol tragedy has not yet been clarified, and no clear punishment has been imposed on those responsible. Because of this, we have the Itaewon and Gosong massacres again. It is the common aspiration of all of us that we hope that the government will find out the truth as soon as possible and formulate countermeasures to investigate the national policy and prevent recurrence. ”
Key words:
Remembrance【名词】追悼
Sacrifice【名词】牺牲
Junjik【名词】殉职
헬기 [noun] helicopter
헌화 [noun] offer flowers
Ferry 【名词】乘船
목숨 [noun] life, life
캐리커처【名词】caricature,讽刺漫画
Key Grammar:
- Only for
Indicates limitations, limitations.
Items that are less than 1 year old will be repaired free of charge.
The goods that are not up to one year are repaired free of charge.
Sleeping rooms will be visited only by guardians.
Only guardians are allowed to visit.
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