Memorial on Yeonpyeong Island to Be Erected for 10th Anniversary of Unprovoked North Korean Attack
It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 years since this attack happened:
![Marine Corps servicemen pay respects on Sunday at a memorial to the two marines who died during the North Koreans' shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010. Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the incident. [KIM SUNG-TAE]](https://i0.wp.com/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2020/11/23/34a1139d-038b-4497-98f5-c2803e11b355.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
South Korea will memorialize a site on Yeonpyeong Island shelled by North Korean forces in an unprovoked attack a decade ago, according to Seoul’s military.
Joong Ang Ilbo
A Marine Corps official told the JoongAng Ilbo Sunday that an area used to station field artillery on the island that was bombarded by North Korean artillery on Nov. 23, 2010, would be turned into a memorial.
The memorial will stand at the “gun platform where, amid the flames of the North Korean military’s bombardment, we pulled out our K-9 [howitzers] and immediately returned fire,” the official said.
Construction on a memorial that tourists can visit on Yeonpyeong Island, located around 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the western coast, will be complete around mid-December, the official added.
Currently, the main reminder of the bombardment of the island is the rubble of a house torn apart by the North’s shelling.
The North Koreans are believed to have fired around 170 rounds from a multiple-rocket launcher, hitting various spots on the larger of the two Yeonpyeong islands including a village and South Korean military installations.
The shelling killed two South Korean civilians — both construction workers — as well as two Marines stationed on the island. Around 30 more people were injured, while most of the island’s 1,780 civilian residents were evacuated on government vessels to Incheon.
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