Daegu Veterans Office, K-Runner to Hold 11.17-km Run Honoring Patriots
Commemorating Patriots and Veterans Day Around Joyang Hall and Dongchon Amusement Park
A special running event will be held in Daegu ahead of Patriots and Veterans Day, with participants running 11.17 km along the trail of the independence movement to honor the spirit of sacrifice of those who gave their lives for the country.
The Daegu Regional Office of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, together with local running club K-Runner, will hold the “11.17KM: Running Through Memories” event on November 15 at 9 a.m. around Joyang Hall (Anti-Japanese Independence Movement Memorial Tower) and Dongchon Amusement Park in Daegu.
The event was organized to mark Patriots and Veterans Day on November 17. Participants will run an 11.17 km course passing historic sites of the independence movement in the Daegu area, reflecting on the movement’s significance and helping foster a culture of honoring veterans in which citizens and young people can take part naturally in their daily lives.
Adding special meaning to the event, members of K-Runner will take part again. They drew attention last Liberation Day by running 81.5 km and donating 81.5 kg of rice to the Daegu Metropolitan City Branch of the Korea Liberation Association.
The event will begin with participants gathering at Joyang Hall at 8:50 a.m., followed by a moment of silence for the patriots who gave their lives for the country, a commemorative ceremony and safety stretches. The commemorative run will begin in earnest at 9:30 a.m.
Participants are expected to complete the course in outfits inspired by the Taegeukgi, the South Korean national flag. General participants will wear white tops and black bottoms, while pacemakers will wear red and blue tops, adding to the event’s symbolism.
Kim Singyu, president of K-Runner, said, “It is meaningful to mark Patriots and Veterans Day by running together with our members and citizens and remembering the footsteps of those who gave their lives for the country.” He added, “We will continue to contribute to the local community through a healthy running culture and take the lead in promoting the values of honoring veterans.”
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Kim Jongsul, head of the Daegu Regional Office of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, said, “The daily lives we enjoy today were built on the blood, sweat and noble sacrifices of countless patriots who gave their lives for the country.” He added, “We will work together to help young people and future generations experience and carry forward the values of honoring veterans naturally through sports and everyday life.”
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