Lee Ju-wan: “81 Days of Pain, Sorry to Father”…Offered at the National Cemetery,
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| ▲ (Seongnam=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Gi-won = On the morning of the 20th, at the funeral hall of the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, father Lee Ju-wan (left) and mother Park Sun-jeong mourn as they pay their respects at the funeral of the late Air Force sexual assault victim, late Airman Lee Ye-ram. [Joint Coverage] |
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, “I feel so sorry for my father when I think about the 81 days of suffering. He knew about that pain, but never expected it to end like this. My father was foolish.”,
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, ‘Lee Ju-wan, who caressed the urn, burst into tears. He was the father of Airman Lee Ye-ram, who suffered sexual assault by a superior and passed away after 81 days. At the time of her death, she was 23 years old. Her father buried his face in the urn.’,
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, “You’re so warm as if Ye-ram is still alive. You were cold during the funeral.”,
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, Final Farewell in Tears After 3 Years and 2 Months, ‘ \xa0’,
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| ▲ (Seongnam=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Gi-won = The funeral of Airman Lee Ye-ram, who was a victim of sexual assault in the Air Force, was held at the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital funeral hall in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province on the 20th. It was exactly 3 years and 2 months after her sacrifice. Initially, the bereaved family vowed not to hold a funeral until the responsible party was punished. However, considering the deteriorating health of the family and the sentencing of the perpetrator, they decided to send off the airman who had been lying in the mortuary.’, , , “I will see Ye-ram off well.”, , , ‘Lee Ye-ram\’s mother, Park Sun-jeong, steadied her trembling voice. Holding a cross to her chest, she moved from the main funeral hall to the annexed memorial hall at 8:56 a.m. Relatives, friends, and other bereaved families who had lost their children in the military followed behind her. As the Air Force Band started playing, tears began to fall.’, , , ‘The airman\’s portrait was displayed, and in front of it, the coffin draped in the national flag welcomed the bereaved family. As the bereaved family entered the hall, they began to sob. With the recitation of the airman\’s background, born in April 1998, having served for 4 years, the sound of sorrow grew louder. The eulogies by Yim Tae-hoon, former classmates from the Air Force Academy and the director of the Military Human Rights Center, followed.’, , , “Farewell, my daughter…”, , ‘\xa0’,
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