People even waited in the pouring rain for their turn to place a white chrysanthemum or say a brief prayer for those who had lost their lives recently.
Others preferred to post messages of condolences and grief on public boards.
Update from Chosun Ilbo 30 April 2010: Sailors fly balloons in the Navy colors white and black at the funeral of the victims of the sunken Navy corvette Cheonan at a base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province on Thursday.
Update: from the JoongAng Ilbo article "Heartfelt Poems To Mourn The Dead".
On April 29, the JoongAng Ilbo published a poem written by the parents of the late Petty Officer Third Class Cho Ji-hun.
“Become the sun./ The sun never goes away but it goes up every morning./ Become a bird and fly high. Come flying home to us.”
찬란한 태양이 되거라,/ 없어지지 않고 매일 뜨지 않느냐. / 새가 되어 훨훨 날아라, / 우리 집에도 찾아오너라.
Condolences to the families of the all sailors and rescuers who perished in this tragic incident.
sources:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/117_64865.htmlhttp://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/30/2010043000423.html
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919894
