Police Officer Park Yang-gyu Selected as 'October's National Defense Hero'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Police Officer Park Yang-gyu has been selected as the "October National Defense Hero."

According to the Gwangju Regional Veterans Affairs Office on the 5th, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs recently selected Police Officer Park Yang-gyu, a Korean War national defense hero from Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, as the National Defense Hero of October.

Officer Park was born on February 15, 1924, in Gwa-won-dong, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, and worked at the Naju Police Station.

About a month after the outbreak of the Korean War, on July 23, 1950, the North Korean 6th Division, which had taken control of Gwangju, was attempting to advance in the directions of Mokpo, Boseong, and Suncheon.

When the North Korean army approached Naju on July 25, Police Officer Park Yang-gyu took the lead in organizing a suicide squad and was dispatched to Naju to observe enemy movements.

On July 29, while ambushing in the chimney of Naju Middle School located in Gyodong, Naju-si, Officer Park was discovered by the enemy while observing their situation. He fought alone with great courage, killing seven enemies and seriously wounding five before dying heroically in battle.

At that time, the "National Salvation Total Effort Naju County Federation" erected the "Park Yang-gyu Memorial Monument" in Jukrim-dong, Naju-si, on April 20, 1951, to honor his loyalty, and the Naju Police Station holds a memorial event every year on Police Day to commemorate Officer Park.

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