Lee honors fallen troops in Yellow Sea, vows to build peace with strong defense capabilities

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday paid his respects to honor 55 South Korean service members killed during military clashes with North Korea while defending the Yellow Sea maritime border, vowing to build peace on the Korean Peninsula with strong defense capabilities. Lee made the remarks in a speech marking the 11th West Sea Defense Day at the national cemetery in Daejeon, about 140 kilometers south of Seoul, which honored the 55 sailors and Marines killed in clashes with North Korea near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) -- the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas. "I believe that firmly protecting our people and the territory of the Republic of Korea with strong national defense and creating a peaceful Korean Peninsula free from fear of war is the historic mission left to us by the heroes who defended the Yellow Sea," Lee said. "Peace, a state in which there is no need to fight, is the most certain form of security, though it is difficult to achieve," he added. Lee also vowed to provide "special compensation" to the veterans for their "special sacrifices" in defending South Kor

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