▲ On the 23rd, crew members of the Hwangdo Hyeonham in honor of the warriors of the Cheonan were consecrated by the marines at the sea near the Wiryeong Tower of Cheonan in Baeknyeongdo.


Today (26th) is the 10th anniversary of the Cheonan attack. Our naval patrol ship PCC 772 Cheonan was bombed on March 26, 2010 at 9:22 p.m. by a torpedo attack by a North Korean submersible off the coast of Baeknyeong-do. 46 Cheonan warriors were sacrificed and Lieutenant Han Joo-ho was killed during the rescue operation.

The 10th anniversary of the Cheonan's 46th Champion's memorial event will be held at 2 pm in the Pyeongtaek 2nd Fleet. Minister of Defense Chung Kyung-doo presides over. However, the Ministry of National Defense decided not to provide the press for the 10th cycle event, but decided to release the video as soon as the accusation dated.

In addition, tomorrow is the day of the protection of the West Sea. On the 4th Friday of March every year, it is a day to honor the souls of young soldiers who oxidized to protect the West Sea. The 5th commemoration ceremony will be held. There are many opinions that the name of the Yeonpyeong shelling provocation, which marks its 10th anniversary on the 23rd of this year, should also be fixed by the Yeonpyeong Island shelling battle, but the Ministry of National Defense is not surprised.

● Ministry of National Defense wants to hide 10 cycles of Cheonan

It is okay to remember the sacrifices and meanings of the time in the 10th anniversary, the 8th and 9th year. At the time, many shouted that they would not forget them, but it is cognitive that they will be forgotten after 10 cycles. So, in the 10th cycle, several people need to try and remember the time.

Of course, if there are crowds in the 10th anniversary of the Cheonan ship attack, Corona 19 is probably a concern. In light of these concerns, the 10th cycle was prepared with a focus on naval reserves, active duty members, and survivors other than the defense minister. Reporters were also banned. This is an acceptable step.

However, the Ministry of National Defense went a long way further. The Ministry of National Defense was not planning to provide self-photographed videos to the media until yesterday evening. Unexpectedly, "The Corona 19 may spread during shooting" was an explicit reason not to be provided. Whether it's the Ministry of National Defense or the Navy, I don't know if I don't shoot the event on my own, but I'm sorry for the excuse that I'm planning to shoot and not going to release it. I think the Ministry of National Defense hates the highlight of the 10th anniversary of the Cheonan.

The defense ministry changed its policy to release the video yesterday evening as reporters protested that it would be necessary to provide video for broadcast news even if it was impossible to report on the spot. What is the real reason for secretly holding the 10th anniversary of Cheonan? In response to a reporter's question, "Do you think you're going to press the 5th anniversary of the West Coast Guardian Day, when the 10th cycle of the Cheonan ship is high?"
● Yeonpyeong Island cannot be called a shelling battle…

On November 23, 2010, an attack by the North Korean anti-aircraft artillery attack on the north and south of the Marine Corps, Yeonpyeong Corp. It is a clear engagement in which the Marines responded to North Korea's preemptive fire. The North Korean army descended first and the North Koreans were much larger even if they were killed. This is a victorious battle.

So what happened on November 23, 2010 in Yeonpyeong-do was the Yeonpyeong-gun artillery battle. There is no other name for military doctrine or tactical. Yeonpyeongdo shelling. The Marine Corps are also called Yeonpyeongdo Shell Artillery, and Daejeon Hyeonchungwon manages the graves of the two Marines by registering them as Yeonpyeong Shell Bomber's graves.

However, the Ministry of National Defense calls the incident on November 23, 2010 as the shelling provocation of Yeonpyeong Island. It is a nuance that seems to have been unilaterally suffered by North Korea, but the shelling provocation of Yeonpyeong-do is the official name of the government. We will call it Yeonpyeong Island shelling provocation at the ceremony to celebrate the protection of the West Sea tomorrow. In response to a reporter's inquiry, "Isn't it a shelling provocation, not a shelling provocation?"

In 2012 and 2015, the Marine Corps and the Joint Chiefs of Staff promoted the naming of Yeonpyeong Island. In 2015, the Ministry of National Defense temporarily decided to change the name of the Yeonpyeong Island shelling provocation to the Yeonpyeong Island shelling battle. But it was not realized.

Even in order not to in vain the sublime courage and sacrifice of the heroes of the Yeonpyeong troops who fought back in 13 minutes after defeating the late Seo Jeong-woo, Moon Kwang-wook, the Marines who had died fighting the North Korean army, and the pouring radiation shells, the battle of the day even more focused on North Korea. It is not a passive Yeonpyeongdo shelling provocation, but Yeonpyeongdo Marines fought like a lion. It is the 10th anniversary of the Yeonpyeong Island shelling battle, so please make sure to correct your name this year.