S. Korea vows revenge at funeral of two Marines
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] The government of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has come under intense pressure from the opposition, newspapers and veterans groups to take a more forceful line against the regime of Kim Dear Leader Jong-Il
... hereditary dictator of North Korea. His definition of reunification isn't the same as the definition in Seoul...
over Tuesday's shelling.
General Yoo Nak-Joon, the commander of South Korea's Marine Corps, grimly pledged to "repay North Korea a hundred- and thousand-fold" for the deaths of two marines, at their funeral ceremony televised nationwide.
"We'll engrave this outrage deep into our bones," he said.
Hundreds of mourners, including the prime minister, marines and weeping relatives paid their last respects to Sergeant Suh Jung-Woo, 22, and Private Moon Kwang-Wook, 20, who died Tuesday along with two civilians.
Posted by: Fred 2010-11-28 |