Geochang Youth After-School Academy, Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the 'Geochang Incident'

‘Geochang Ae Ollae’ Campaign, Fostering Youth Patriotism

At the Geochang Incident Memorial Park, students from the After-School Academy for Youth are holding a 70th anniversary memorial event. [Image source=Geochang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Thirty elementary and middle school students participating in the Geochang Youth After-School Academy visited the Geochang Incident Memorial Park on the 30th and held a memorial event.

Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 1st that students participated in a Saturday experience program to reflect on and commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Geochang Incident.

The students listened to a professional guide's explanation about the Geochang Incident that occurred in February 1951 and carried out the mission "Remembering That Day" and the activity "Our Message" dedicated to the victims.

During the event, time was taken to understand the cause of the Geochang Incident and to honor the spirits of the victims who lost their lives.

A youth participant in the program said, "It was heartbreaking to hear that 364 friends of a similar age to me were massacred," and added, "I hope that the 719 victims of the Geochang Incident will not be forgotten and that such a tragedy will never happen again."

Gu In-mo, the county governor, said, "It has become possible for young people to share the significance of the Geochang Incident on its 70th anniversary," and added, "If they did not know, they should learn, and if they knew, they should remember for a long time. We will provide programs for youth to visit and learn at historical sites in Geochang."

This year's "Geochang Ae (Love) Ollae?" was organized into a total of four sessions. After visiting Geochang-eup, Wolcheon, Namsang, and Namha-myeon, the final activity was held in Sinwon-myeon under the theme "Straight to Geochang Sinwon Village!"

The Geochang-gun Youth After-School Academy Saturday Experience is an activity under the theme "Geochang Ae (Love) Ollae?" where youths explore and experience local villages to learn about the history and culture of Geochang.

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