Gimhae City Builds Memorial Monument for Civilian Victims of the Korean War

Provision of a Joint Memorial Space within Samgye Neighborhood Park

The memorial monument for civilian victims of the Korean War installed at Samgye Neighborhood Park, 32 Samgye-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. (Photo by Gimhae-si)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, has erected a memorial monument for civilian victims of the Korean War.

The city announced on the 12th that it has completed the memorial monument construction project, which has been promoted since 2019 in collaboration with the "Association of Bereaved Families of Civilian Victims of Massacres in Gimhae City Before and After the Korean War."

This project, with a budget of 150 million KRW, installed three 6-meter-high memorial monuments and sculptures symbolizing longing and consolation at Samgye Neighborhood Park, 32 Samgye-dong. It plans to use the site as a joint memorial altar for commemorating the victims and as a place for historical education.

Among those who were unjustly sacrificed without knowing the reason due to incidents such as the National Guidance Alliance Incident before and after the Korean War, 272 victims from Gimhae City have been confirmed, and the actual number of victims is estimated to be much higher.

A city official said, "Through the construction of the memorial monument, we provide comfort to the bereaved families who do not even know the time of death or have not found the remains, while also offering a space for memorial services. It will serve as an educational venue to inform future generations about the historical truth and the horrors of the war for those who were brutally sacrificed during the Korean War."

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