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THANKS from page 29
Please allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is Hiyang and
I am from South Korea.
It was April 2009. My son was invited to come to Washington D.C.
to receive an award. My husband and I were so excited and decided
to go to D.C. to see our son and to attend the award ceremony.
We had been to D.C. once before. I believe it was about 25 years
ago when my son was about five. It was a short visit and we did not
see much of the D.C. area at that time.
The next day, after the exciting award ceremony, we decided to go
to the Mall with our son before he left to go back to his home. It was
great to be with him again and to spend some time together. The
weather was warm already, even though it was spring, but it was
very nice to see the flowers blooming everywhere.
The National Mall was so huge. The wind was blowing and the
flower smells from the nearby trees were so refreshing. We went to
the Lincoln Memorial first. It was great to see it again. I barely
remembered the statue and the facial expressions of the great former
president. There were many people taking pictures and looking
around.
After that, we had a chance to visit the Korean War Memorial at the
National Mall. I was looking at the statue of the soldiers and country
names that sent troops to Korea. I was so grateful that all those
countries sent their troops and medical teams to South Korea to
fight for our freedom.
When I was a student, I learned about the Korean War and how
many countries sent their troops to Korea. But, being at the Korean
War Memorial was a great reminder of what they have done for us.
As I walked around the area, I was so overwhelmed by the number
of soldiers who lost their lives during the Korean War! I was deeply
moved by their love and by their sacrificial death. Soon, I was sobbing
and tears were streaming from my eyes immediately. It was so
incredible to be reminded of all those who came to fight and of all
those who came to fight and lost their lives.
It was during the Korean War that I was born. I could have been
killed right after I was born if the U.S. and other nations did not send
their soldiers! My mom could have been killed even before she gave
birth to me if there were no helping hands from the U.S. and other
nations!
The freedom is not free! Yes, indeed! The freedom that I enjoyed all
these years was not free! The freedom that my family enjoyed all
these years was not free! The freedom all of the South Koreans
enjoyed all these years was not free!
Thank God who intervened in that desperate situation of my country
and allowed for the leaders of those nations to make the decision to
send out troops to South Korea! Thank God for the leaders of those
nations who made the decisions! Thank God for the individual soldiers
who made the decision to come to fight for us!
She became the nation of South Korea of today because of those
who came to fight for us during the Korean War. South Korea was
able to become a nation of independence because of those who
came to help.
I owe you so much for all the freedom I enjoyed.
I owe you so much for the freedom of speech that I enjoyed.
I owe you so much for the freedom of writing that I enjoyed.
I owe you so much for the freedom of faith in Christ that I enjoyed.
If there was no freedom, my mom would have not become a
Christian. I would not have become a Christian. My sisters would
have not become Christian. My husband would have not become a
Christian. All of my family members and some of my relatives would
have not become Christians.
If all the troops did not come to fight for us, and if we lost in that
Korean War, South Korea would have not become a nation of
today. We would have been under communism all these years. That
would have been horrible for me and for all of the South Koreans!
Thank you so very much for coming!
Thank you so very much for rescuing our lives!
Thank you so very much for sacrificial love you showed to me and
to all of us!
I am so sorry for all the family members, children, and relatives of
the Korean War veterans who lost their loved ones!
Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart!!!!!!!
I wish I could shake all of your hands and give thanks in person to
all of you who came.
I wish I could shake all of the family members’ hands that lost their
loved ones and give thanks in person.
If I did not have the freedom, I would probably have had no chance
to get higher education. My family would have had no freedom to
move to the USA. My son would not have had any chance to be educated
in the USA. Thus, he would have not received the very special
award he got. All the contributions he would make in the future for
the humanity in the field of science would have not been thinkable.
Thank you!
How can I give thanks to you enough for what you have done!!!!!!!
We are praying for all those who came to fight and for all the family
members who lost their loved ones during the Korean War. I pray
that God will bless every one of you with His special blessings. And
He will give you peace that passes all understanding.
And please remember that there are so many of us who are so
grateful to you all even though we do not have chance to tell you
how much we do appreciate you all!!!!!!!
Sincerely yours,
Hiyang,
A Korean, American & Christian,
choifromkorea@hotmail.com
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