South Korea Remembers Cheonan Sinking -- Wall Street Journal
Memorial events are being held on Tuesday in South Korea to mark the 3rd anniversary of the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan.
In the night of March 26, 2010, the ship exploded into two parts and sank in the Yellow Sea, leaving 40 sailors dead and 6 missing, presumed dead. An international investigation found North Korea responsible for torpedoing the ship, something that Pyongyang still denies.
On Tuesday morning, President Park Geun-hye visited the National Cemetery in Daejeon and urged the North to end its provocative behavior.
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Update #1: South Korea marks Cheonan sinking -- UPI
Update #2: Cheonan sinking-third anniversary -- Global Post/Yonhap News
Update #3: Eighth Army remembers fallen Cheonan heroes -- Army.mil
My Comment: If such an event today .... with U.S. and South Korean forces on a constant state of high alert .... I suspect that we would be at war right now.
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