25th anniv. of victory in Yeonpyeong Battle
25th anniv. of victory in Yeonpyeong Battle
Participants, including Naval Chief of Staff Adm. Yang Yong-mo, pose for a group photo during a ceremony at the Navy’s 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 14, 2024, marking the 25th anniversary of South Korea’s victory in a 1999 skirmish with North Korea off the South Korean northwestrn island of Yeonpyeong near the inter-Korean sea border. (Yonhap)