Kim Yong-man, the great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'retired soldiers, descendants of meritorious persons, and veterans,' are making a declaration of support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Kim Yong-man, the great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'retired soldiers, descendants of meritorious persons, and veterans,' are making a declaration of support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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Kim Yong-man, great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'retired soldiers, descendants of meritorious persons, and veterans,' are making a 'declaration of support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate,' on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Kim Yong-man, great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'retired soldiers, descendants of meritorious persons, and veterans,' are making a 'declaration of support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate,' on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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Kim Yong-man, great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'retired soldiers, descendants of meritorious persons, and veterans,' are making a 'declaration of support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate,' on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Kim Yong-man, great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'retired soldiers, descendants of meritorious persons, and veterans,' are making a 'declaration of support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate,' on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 2nd, Kim Yong-man, the great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, along with 'reserve soldiers, descendants of patriots, and war veterans,' declared their support for Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the steps in front of the National Assembly main building.


Attending the press conference were Reserve Air Force Lieutenant Kim Yong-man (great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu), Representative Woo Won-shik (descendant of independence activists, reserve Army sergeant), Reserve Marine Sergeant Song Chun-mo (Vietnam War Blue Dragon Unit), Reserve Sergeant Jeong Hyun-hoo (representative of enlisted soldiers), Reserve Major Jeon Mi-seon (officer representative), Former Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Boo Seok-jong (general representative, reserve four-star general), and Ahn Sun-mi (representative of mothers of active-duty soldiers).



In particular, Reserve Air Force Lieutenant Kim Yong-man, the great-grandson of Baekbeom Kim Gu, stated, "The entry of Japanese forces into the territory of the Republic of Korea cannot be tolerated under any pretext," and demanded an apology regarding remarks made by candidate Yoon during a TV debate.


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