Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2005


The Korean War Abductees' Family Union was founded by its family members on November 30, 2000 and incorporated in Seoul, Korea on October 5, 2001, headed by Ms. LEE Mi-il (www.korwarabductees.org/.)

There is a proverb saying "In consuming itself a candle gives light to others." Also there is a saying "A lamplight goes off when oil is consumed."

We are the generation, the very oil, who cares whereabouts of abductees taken to the North during the Korea War (1950~53); those beloved husbands, fathers, uncles, brothers, sisters, and just name the family tree.

Thousands of South Korean civilians have been missing since the Korean War (1950~53).

Where are they?
Are they still alive?
Aren't they hungry?
Aren't they sick?
Are they dead?
Where are their remains?

Who cares to come to the aid of those questions? Time flew by more than half a century.

This is one area where Foreigners often have little knowledge.
In between 1950 and 1953, many young men were taken (kidnapped) from the South by the Communists and forced to join the miltary forces in the North. Others, both men and women were taken in the night, to meet an unknown fate in the North.
Most were NEVER heard from again.
My wife's eldest brother was one of them. He was about 18 years old. Fifty-five years have passed without any indication if he is dead or alive. Those concerned are aging now, but many have lost relatives whom they loved and hope they might contact now.
The organization Mr. Lee mentions may be able to help those concerned.