'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Text Fwd: Wolmido residents demand joint investigation into Korean War massacre

Image Source/ Caption: Same as article below:
'Surviving family members petition Obama for his support to resolve situation surrounding Incheon landing'

Hankyoreh
Wolmido residents demand joint investigation into Korean War massacre
Posted on : Sep.16,2009 12:35 KST

Wolmido island residents hold a memorial service at Wolmi Park for the victims who died as a result of U.S. Air Force bombing during the Korean War, Sept. 9, 2008.

Former residents of Wolmido island, located near Incheon City, read a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama during a memorial service for victims who were killed during the Incheon landing led by General MacArthur 59 years ago.

In the letter, they are asking Obama for South Korea and the U.S. to conduct a joint investigation and to offer proper compensation for the families’ relatives. The former Wolmido residents plan to deliver the letter to the U.S. embassy in Seoul on September 16.

The letter says, “We lost our family members due to U.S. bombing on September 10, five days ahead of the Incheon landing, and we were expelled from the island without being able to bury their corpses.” It also says, “We are writing this letter with the hope that President Obama will be able to address our heartbreak.”

At dawn on September 10, 1950, the U.S. Army started to bomb Wolmido island with 93 napalm bombs in an effort to annihilate the North Korean army staying on the island. Several hundred civilians were killed as a result of the five days of bombing.

South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has confirmed facts surrounding this incident and is recommending that both South Korea and the U.S. government conduct a joint investigation in order to resolve the matter, however, both governments have not yet responded.

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