The late Corporal Chae Su-geun, who died during a search without a life jacket, was buried today (22nd) at the Daejeon National Cemetery. The day before his death, the corporal’s words, “It’s hard, but it’s a good thing, so let’s work harder tomorrow” hurt the hearts of those left behind.
This is Reporter Lee Eun-jin.
[Reporter]
Cries are heard intermingled with the music mourning the dead soldiers.
In the portrait, 20-year-old Corporal Chae Su-geun is still smiling.
A coffin wrapped in a Taegeukgi is brought in and his fellow soldiers salute him.
The motives we ate, ran, and talked about every day still can’t believe this situation.
[Jin Seung-hyeon/Private Corps, 1st Marine Corps: Let’s go bowling next time we go out and have a drink when we go on vacation.] The
small wishes of young people cannot come true anymore.
Her mother, who tried to hold back her tears, eventually cried again.
[Jin Seung-hyeon/Private Corps, Marine Corps 1st Division: ‘It’s hard,안전놀이터 but it’s a good job and it’s something we have to do’, saying ‘Let’s work harder tomorrow’… ]
The soldiers who were seated also began to cry here and there.
I had to stay afloat, but in the end I didn’t hesitate.
Her mom hugged her son-like motive and patted her on the back.
Her wreath was then followed by her mother’s turn.
The emotions I had been suppressing came out.
[The late Corporal Chae Su-geun’s mother: We have to save our son.]
Even before the funeral ceremony was over, my mother was carried out.
The survivors still don’t know exactly why Corporal Chae left.
[The late corporal Chae Su-geun’s aunt: Through this accident, the Marine Corps, which Su-geun loved, thoroughly investigated the cause… ]
On the way to the crematorium, even if the coffin is loaded onto a truck, the family cannot easily send it away.
[Su-geun, Su-geun. {Mom, Mom, no.}]
Corporal Chae’s body was reduced to ashes and buried at the Daejeon National Cemetery.
The military did not reveal why the minimum safety rules were not followed today, and where the responsibility was located.