'If we can make this happen before I die,' my father's friend said, 'then I can say I have accomplished my life's work.'
My father was nine when he fled his house and ran for cover in an abandoned factory building asaircraft flew overhead. As bombings intensified during the cold winter months, my father and his family were forced to evacuate.
My dad's second oldest brother was conscripted into the North Korea army. Forcibly taken from his home, he left behind his young wife and one-year-old daughter, my cousin, who stayed in North Korea with my grandfather, awaiting his return.Sharon Soldati and her father, Don Kim.Courtesy of Sharon Soldati
Sharon Soldati and her cousin Hunsoo Kim traveled up to the 38th parallel in South Korea in November 2022 to retrace the steps of their fathers' journey out of North Korea. Here they are pictured standing near the banks of the Imjin River . As we were standing there, Hunsoo's wife who took the picture said,"Birds can fly to North Korea, but we can't.
"If we can make this happen before I die," he said,"then I can say I have accomplished my life's work." "My niece might still be alive in North Korea," my father says, a glimmer of hope shimmering in his eyes. I sense their urgency. After all, 72 years is a long time to wait.Courtesy of Sharon Soldati
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