South Koreans are gathering to honor the soldiers who lost their lives defending the country against attacks from North Korea... at a ceremony marking West Sea Defense Day.
Some seven-thousand people... including bereaved family members, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and military personnel are to participate in a ceremony held on Friday at the Daejeon National Cemetery.
South Korea designated the day to commemorate those who were killed during a series of North Korean provocations,... including the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong in 2002, the torpedo attack on the Cheonan warship in 2010, which killed 46 South Korean sailors... and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island later that year.