Hanwha Ocean Donates Scholarship Fund at '2nd Yeonpyeong Sea Battle Victory Commemoration' Ceremony

Hanwha Ocean Vice President and Head of Special Ship Division Lee Yong-wook (third from left), Navy Chief of Staff Yang Yong-mo (fourth from left), Chairman of the 2nd Battle of Yeonpyeong Victory Commemoration Association Choi Yoon-hee (fifth from left), Chairman of the 2nd Battle of Yeonpyeong Bereaved Families Association Seo Young-seok (sixth from left), and other officials attended the event where Hanwha Ocean donated a scholarship fund to the 2nd Battle of Yeonpyeong Victory Commemoration. Photo by Hanwha Ocean

Hanwha Ocean has stepped up to support the families of fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the territorial waters.

On the 19th, Hanwha Ocean donated 30 million KRW to the nonprofit organization commemorating the victory of the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong. The donation aims to honor the patriotic spirit of the martyrs who died in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong in 2002 and to comfort their bereaved families.

The donation ceremony was attended by Lee Yong-wook, Vice President and Head of Hanwha Ocean’s Special Ship Division, Choi Yoon-hee, President of the commemorative association, Navy Chief of Staff Yang Yong-mo, and Seo Young-seok, Chairman of the Bereaved Families Association, among others.

The Second Battle of Yeonpyeong was a great victory in which the South Korean Navy firmly responded to a surprise attack by North Korean forces near Yeonpyeong Island in the West Sea on June 29, 2002. At that time, the North Korean patrol boat crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) and launched a preemptive attack, but the South Korean Navy’s high-speed patrol boat, Chamsuri 357 (commanded by the late Major Yoon Young-ha, then Captain), fought back resolutely. The North Korean forces suffered over 30 casualties and retreated with their patrol boat severely damaged. In the process of defending the Northern Limit Line, six soldiers, including the late Major Yoon Young-ha, commander of Chamsuri 357, lost their lives.

The scholarship fund donated by Hanwha Ocean will be fully used for the education of the families of the fallen and veterans of the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong, as well as for nurturing national talents. This is the first time a private company has sponsored the commemorative association.

Hanwha Ocean plans to continue supporting the veterans and bereaved families of the navy soldiers who participated in the battle, starting with this fund donation. The company also reaffirmed its commitment to honoring the spirit of the soldiers who protected the seas with their lives by building high-performance naval vessels and supporting the South Korean Navy’s determination to defend the territorial waters.

Lee Yong-wook, Vice President and Head of the Special Ship Division at Hanwha Ocean, said, "On behalf of all employees, I express our deep gratitude to all the soldiers who participated in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong to protect our country’s territorial waters and to the families of the fallen heroes. As a leading maritime defense company in Korea, Hanwha Ocean will fulfill its social responsibilities and carry forward the founding philosophy of serving the nation through business by engaging in various activities."

Last June, Hanwha Ocean also carried out various activities to commemorate the Month of Patriots and Veterans by visiting UN combat memorials in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, cleaning the surroundings, and holding memorial events.

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