World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
South Korean veterans ministry staff help family of Yeonpyeong battle casualty
About 40 South Korean veterans ministry staff volunteered at an apple orchard in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province.
The orchard is run by Seo Young-seok, whose son was killed in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
Seo’s son, Petty Officer Seo Hoo-won, died in the 2002 naval clash between South and North Korea.
Staff from the ministry’s headquarters and its North Gyeongsang regional office took part in the work.
The activity was support for the family of a fallen sailor.
The ministry said the staff carried out the volunteer work at the orchard on November 13.
About 40 South Korean veterans ministry staff volunteered at an apple orchard in Uiseong County.
The orchard is run by Seo Yeong-seok, the 73-year-old father of the late Petty Officer Second Class Seo Hu-won.
Seo Hu-won was killed in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
The volunteers included staff from the ministry’s headquarters and the North Gyeongsang Northern Veterans Office.
- Who
- About 40 staff from South Korea’s veterans ministry, including headquarters and regional office employees.
- What
- They volunteered at an apple orchard run by the father of a serviceman killed in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
- When
- November 13, according to the ministry’s statement.
- Where
- An apple orchard in Oksan-myeon, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Volunteers
- About 40 veterans ministry staff
- Orchard location
- Oksan-myeon, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province
- Orchard owner
- Seo Yeong-seok, 73
- Family connection
- Father of the late Petty Officer Second Class Seo Hu-won
- Battle
- Second Battle of Yeonpyeong