<Issue with Teacher PICK> ‘Defense Veterans Month Project’ For memory, commemoration, and forgotten heroes

2024-05-31 22:11:04

However, the remains of many independence activists who worked abroad, including Dr. Ahn Jung-geun, have been forgotten or disappeared and cannot be found to this day.

In celebration of Patriots and Veterans Month, which will air on June 2, we take the time to listen to the stories of forgotten heroes of the independence war and remember them with historian Park Hwan, professor emeritus of the Department of History at Suwon University.

Then, when Professor Park asked where the tomb of martyr Yu Gwan-sun, which we all know so well, is located, Hong Seok-cheon surprised the panelists by saying that it was in Byeongcheon-myeon, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, where the March 1 Independence Movement took place.

However, Professor Park answered that the tomb of Yu Gwan-sun in Byeongcheon is not a real tomb but a tomb for the soul.

It is believed that Ahn Jung-geun was buried in the cemetery north of Lushun Prison after his execution.

Lee Beom-jin, the first ambassador to Russia, and his two sons, Lee Gi-jong and Lee Wi-jong, were all independence activists, but Lee Beom-jin committed suicide in St. Petersburg and his remains were lost, and his eldest son, Lee Gi-jong, died suddenly from the aftereffects of torture by the Japanese.

Professor Park introduced Governor Nam Nam-hyun, who served as the motif for Ahn Yoon-ok, played by Jeon Ji-hyun in the movie, and Doctor Ahn Kyung-sin, who fought fervently as a pregnant woman, saying, "We must remember that women were also a part of the independence movement. “I do it,” he emphasized.

Lastly, Professor Park gave the example of the parenting diary of Yang Woo-jo and Choi Seon-hwa, who were young agents of the Provisional Government, and said, "The records are also part of the independence movement, and because the records remain, we can feel the will and breath of our ancestors for independence." Finished.

 

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