New York, NY: On Friday, November 13, the remains of late Mr. Sung Don Na departed from JFK International Airport with his bereaved family members. Consul General Amb. Won-sam Chang led the farewell at the airport.

The decision to lay late Mr. Na to rest at Daejeon National Cemetery in Korea was made by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Korea following his death on June 27, 2020. Late Mr. Na, who resided in the United States, devoted himself to the cause of his native land’s independence during Imperial Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. The ceremony to receive his remains will be held at Incheon International Airport on November 16 and the burial ceremony on November 17.

* Receiving Ceremony (November 16, 15:00 Incheon International Airport) and Burial Ceremony (November 17, 10:00 Daejeon National Cemetery)

* About late Mr. Sung Don Na

August 1944, Enlisted in the 3rd Company, Korean Independence Army

March 1945, Served as an underground operative in the central region of China.

May 1945, Transferred to Special Training Unit

1990, Awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, National Medal

June 2020, deceased in the United States

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York, together with the Korean community, remembers late Mr. Sung Don Na’s noble sacrifice and patriotism. We wish him eternal rest in his native land, and our thoughts are prayers go to his bereaved family members.