Endless search for graves of forgotten independence fighters
At a ceremony held at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 on Nov. 15, 2022, to repatriate the remains of independence fighters buried overseas, the voice of Hwang So-young, the great-great-granddaughter of independence fighter Lee Han-ho (1895-1960), trembled slightly as she reached the final lines of a letter she had written to him. Until then, she had read it in a calm, steady voice.…
The Korea Times reported on a solemn ceremony held at Incheon International Airport on November 15, 2022, where the remains of independence fighter Lee Han-ho were repatriated to South Korea after 107 years. Lee, who died in Switzerland in 1960, had lived in various countries including China and Russia, fighting for Korean independence.
His great-great-granddaughter, Hwang So-young, delivered a letter to him during the ceremony, which she had initially read in a calm voice before breaking down emotionally. This event marked the final resting place of Lee in his homeland, 62 years after his death.
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