S. Korea marks memorial day for fallen soldiers in Yellow Sea Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (2nd from R) visits the tombs of the two Marines killed in North Korea’s 2010 shelling of Yeonpyeong Island on the western sea border, at the national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on March 22, 2019, the commemoration day for soldiers who died in three major clashes with North Korea in the Yellow Sea, including the North’s shelling of the island. The government has designated the fourth Friday of March as the commemoration day for them. (Yonhap)
Marine Corps chief pays tribute to marines killed in N.K. shellingSouth Korea’s Marine Corps Commander, Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo, burns incense in front of the graves of two marines killed in North Korea’s 2010 shelling of Yeonpyeong Island on the western sea border as he attends a memorial at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, central South Korea, on Nov. 23, 2018. (Yonhap)
