2024-06-14 10:47:17
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Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Lee Yong-min, the battalion commander of the late Corporal Chae Soo-geun who was discharged from hospital yesterday, inspected the accident web site right this moment.
Lieutenant Colonel Li inspected the place the place his subordinates died within the line of obligation the day following he was discharged. He stated that even the duty of the commander shouldn’t be handed on to his subordinates. He would bear duty for the dying of Corporal Cai till the tip.
Reporter Cho Hee-hyung experiences.
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Naeseongcheon River, Yecheon Metropolis, North Gyeongsang Province.
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Yong-min, the battalion commander of Corporal Chae, stopped in the midst of Bomun Bridge on the opposite aspect of the river.
A chrysanthemum (the image of the Marine Corps) with a crimson title tag was thrown into the flowing river.
Then, they got here to the river, poured their drinks into the river, and saluted.
On July 19 final 12 months, Corporal Cai was washed away by rising floods and died right here.
[이용민 중령/고 채상병 소속 포7대대장]
“I will come once more, Soo-geun.”
On July 18 final 12 months, the day earlier than the accident, it rained closely.
[이용민 중령/포7대대장 – 7여단 작전과장(2023년 7월 18일)]
“Oh, it is raining so laborious now.”
On the time, Lieutenant Colonel Lee Yong-min referred to as for no search operation as a result of it was too harmful.
[이용민 중령/포7대대장 – 최 모 중령/포11대대장]
“I can not. Seniors. You should not do that. It is harmful. It is harmful.”
The following day, July 19, a search and rescue operation was carried out with out carrying life jackets in a river whose water degree had risen considerably because of heavy rain the day earlier than.
For some cause, the on-site commander tried to point to Division Commander Lin Chenggen that they have been looking out within the water.
[이용민 중령/포7대대장 – 박 모 대령/7여단장]
“If you wish to see what’s within the water, I believe you possibly can go to the Gampang Bridge space.”
About two hours later, at 8:30 a.m. on July 19, Corporal Choi was swept away by the rapids close to Bomun Bridge, 5 kilometers away from the place the crew member was stated to have fallen into the water.
[이용민 중령/포7대대장 – 병기 소대장]
“Ah what?! The place? Bomun Bridge? Look? Are you able to see my face?”
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Yong-min, who was later relieved of his duties, was unable to attend Corporal Choi’s funeral.
[이용민 중령/포7대대장 – 노 모 대령/포병 여단장]
” Sure Sure”
Division Commander Lin Chenggen just lately submitted a petition to the police, claiming that Lieutenant Colonel Lee and others had misunderstood the directions and that the duty lay together with his discipline battalion commander.
He as soon as once more claimed that he was not accountable, within the type of a act of contrition from the battalion commander who had made the error.
Then once more, Lieutenant Colonel Li Yongmin stated that the one strategy to apologize to the household of the deceased was to confess his duty and stated that he would bear full obligation.
I am Jo Hee-hyung from MBC Information.
Video Reporter: Cha Younger-woo (Andong)/Video Editor: Cho Min-woo
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