“The waves of courage turn into a tidal wave”… Commemoration Day for the Comfort Women of the Japanese Military

Grandma Kim Hak-soon, the first to testify about comfort women 33 years ago
“Grandma Kim Hak-soon, giving courage to other war victims”
Grandma Lee Yong-soo: “Government, step up for compensation from the Japanese government”, ‘[Anchor]’,
, “Today (August 14), one day before Liberation Day, is commemorated as the ‘Comfort Women Memorial Day’ to mark the day when Grandma Kim Hak-soon first testified about the comfort women victims.”,
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, ‘Grandma Kim’s voice not only gave courage to other comfort women victims but also brought hope to war victims around the world.’,
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, ‘Reporter Pyo Jeong-woo reports.’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
, ‘[Kim Hak-soon / Comfort Women victim of the Japanese military (First public testimony on August 14, 1991): “They pulled my arm and said, ‘Come with us.’ Do you think I would have followed them? Because I was scared, I resisted. They kicked me with their feet…”]’,
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, ’33 years ago, the courageous outcry of Grandma Kim Hak-soon revealed the truth about the comfort women victims of the Japanese military to the world.’,
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, ‘To commemorate this day, the nation has designated it as the Comfort Women Memorial Day.’,
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, ‘The event, held in conjunction with the 1,661st Wednesday demonstration, was attended by 145 organizations and citizens from 8 countries.’,
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, ‘Participants say that thanks to the efforts of victims like Grandma Kim, the younger generation will not forget the atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial Army.’,
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, ‘[Na Bo-yeon / Yangseo High School, Gyeonggi Province: The courage of Grandma Kim Hak-soon, who first shed light on this issue, and the courage of many comfort women who stood by her side, was an immense power that cannot be exchanged for anything else.]’,
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, ‘They also expressed gratitude for bringing hope to the hearts of victims suffering from other wars around the world.’,
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, ‘[Dong-ya-ha-pping / Palestine Peace Alliance: Teacher Kim Hak-soon and all surviving teachers have taught us what it means to resist injustice. We will fight together so that the courage of the teachers and the courage of Palestine can bring about a peaceful tsunami.]’,
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, ‘Another comfort women victim, Grandma Lee Yong-soo, participated in the government’s commemoration event and urged the government to step up for compensation from the Japanese government, saying that there are not many survivors left.’,
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, ‘The wave of courage created by Grandma Kim is now surging in our hearts on the 79th anniversary of Liberation Day.’,
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, ‘This is YTN reporter Pyo Jeong-woo.’,
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