For Our Friends Fallen and Vanished Here -

I ask you, Saipan, a lonely island in the vast ocean, the Pacific. Do you ever remember those who breathed their last breaths so tragically here, those who, longing for the dear ones living somewhere in the mountainous Korean Peninsula, died so miserably here long, long ago. The war was fierce and terrible and living was hard and unbearable. We the living erect here a small stone monument to comfort your still bleeding hearts. Do come and stay with us here to share our love that is eternal.

March 1, 2006
Donggill Kim