2023-09-10 11:14:00
It was revealed that another Marine died in the line of duty while Lim Seong-geun, division commander of the 1st Marine Division, which was the unit of the late Corporal Chae Soo-geun, was serving as a battalion commander. Even at that time, Division Commander Lim was not disciplined.
According to KBS coverage, in October 2009, a non-commissioned officer from the 63rd Battalion, 6th Brigade, Marine Corps, where Marine Corps 1st Division Commander Lim Seong-geun was serving as the battalion commander, fell into the sea and disappeared while going out for rappel inspection and training. At the time, a maritime search operation was conducted, but the missing non-commissioned officer was never found and he was killed in the line of duty.
In particular, the Marine who died in the line of duty was a person who had a wrestling match with Kang Ho-dong on KBS’s ‘1 Night 2 Days Baekryeong Island (Marine Corps)’ broadcast in 2008, and it was reported that he was regarding to get married at the time of the accident.
A Marine who served in the unit at the time explained in a phone call with KBS, “At the time of the accident, the wave height was 4 meters, making entry into the sea impossible.” “(The non-commissioned officer who died on duty) said, ‘I have to go now to check the sea descent rappel,’ and I asked him back, ‘Are you talking regarding this weather?’” An hour later, another unit member told him that the non-commissioned officer in question was unable to get out of the sea. He said he heard it through.
Regarding unit command responsibilities such as accident management, the Marine serving at the time said, “I remember at least that the battalion commander tried to take responsibility,” but “I didn’t remember (regarding disciplinary action). If such a measure had been taken, I would have been dismissed from my position.” “It is,” he said.
The Marine Corps told KBS, “A non-commissioned officer working at the training center at the time died while arbitrarily conducting long descent training without approval while inspecting the training facility.” He then explained, “The person involved was referred to the unit’s disciplinary committee in accordance with regulations and procedures. As a result of deliberation, it was decided that the battalion commander (Lim Seong-geun) was ‘not suspected of disciplinary action,’ and disciplinary action was taken once morest two people, including the training commander.”
‘Resistance and external pressure’ contains suspicions that arose during the handling of Corporal Chae’s case, including the controversy over division commander Lim Seong-geun. The episode “Marines Ask About the Meaning of Loyalty” will be broadcast on KBS 2TV at 10:40 pm on the 10th.
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