November 27, 2010

Photostream : Nation mourns two marines killed by N. Korean attack


Nov. 27, SEONGNAM, South Korea -- South Korea holds a nationally televised funeral for two marines killed in an artillery clash with North Korea earlier this week, at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Nov. 27. The two marines and two civilians were killed in the Nov. 23 North Korean artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island. (Yonhap)

Honor guards carry the coffins of two dead marines who were killed by North Korea's artillery shells attack on Yeonpyeong Island, during a funeral at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul November 27, 2010. Four people were killed when North Korea lobbed scores of artillery shells on a South Korean island near the disputed sea border on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Lieutenant General Yoo Nak-Joon, commander of South Korean Marine Corps, salutes during the funeral ceremony for two marines killed during North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island, at a military hospital in Seongnam. South Koreans vowed revenge and a tough line against North Korea as the nation grieved for two marines killed in the regime's artillery strike that caused global alarm this week. (AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

Soldiers salute for two dead marines who were killed by North Korea's artillery shells attack on Yeonpyeong Island, during a funeral at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul November 27, 2010. Four people were killed when North Korea lobbed scores of artillery shells on a South Korean island near the disputed sea border on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

The mother (R) of South Korean dead marine Seo Jung-woo, who was killed by North Korea's artillery shells attack on Yeonpyeong Island, cries during a funeral at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul November 27, 2010. Four people were killed when North Korea lobbed scores of artillery shells on a South Korean island near the disputed sea border on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

MARINE Military officers escort the mother of South Korean dead marine Seo Jung-woo, who was killed by North Korea's artillery shells attack on Yeonpyeong Island, after a funeral at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul November 27, 2010. Four people were killed when North Korea lobbed scores of artillery shells on a South Korean island near the disputed sea border on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Nov. 27, SEONGNAM, South Korea -- Families mourn as South Korea holds a nationally televised funeral for two marines killed in an artillery clash with North Korea earlier this week, at a military hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Nov. 27. Two civilians also died in the Nov. 23 North Korean attack on Yeonpyeong Island. (Yonhap)