An air force veteran who fought in the Korean War has been reunited with a South Korean woman, he helped when she was badly burned as a girl. (April 1)
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SOURCE – RESTRICTION or COURTESY: AP Television – AP Clients Only
Location – Date: SEOUL, South Korea – April 1
1. Richard Cadwallader embraces Kim Yeon Soon
2. SOUNDBITE: Richard Cadwallader, 82, US veteran who fought in the Korean War
See transcription below
3. Cadwaller talking with Soon
4. Photo of Kim as a child
5. Kim family dressing Cadwallers in traditional Korean clothing
6. Pan of photos of Cadwaller and Kim 60 years ago
7. Various of Cadwaller and Kim at presser
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Cadwallader, 82, US veteran who fought in the Korean War
9. Open Nat of Kim
10. Various of Cadwaller and Kim at presser
SCRIPT:)
60 YEARS AFTER THE KOREAN WAR–THIS EMBRACE IS A SYMBOL OF PEACE.
(SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Cadwallader, 82, US veteran who fought in the Korean War:)
“I can’t tell you how, what a brave young lady this woman was 60 years ago in terms of recovering from her burns. They were very, very severe.”
U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN RICHARD CADWALLADER HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH A KOREAN WOMAN HE HELPED — WHEN SHE WAS BADLY BURNED AS A GIRL.
AT 72-YEARS OLD–KIM YEON-SOON’S (yee-ahn soonz) SCARS ARE STILL VISIBLE…SHE WAS 12 WHEN AN ACCIDENT WITH AN OIL LAMP LEFT HER WITH THIRD DEGREE BURNS…HER MOTHER SOUGHT HELP AT A NEARBY U.S. BASE–AND FOUND CADWALLADER
CADWALLADER HELPED THE GIRL GET EMERGENCY FIRST-AID AT THE BASE AND LATER ARRANGED FOR HER TO BE FLOWN TO A SURGICAL HOSPITAL FOR MORE ADVANCED TREATMENT.
HE’S SPENT SIX DECADES WONDERING WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE GIRL…BUT FINALLY WITH THE HELP OF A VETERANS AFFAIRS GROUP–HE WAS ABLE TO TRACK KIM DOWN.
(SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Cadwallader, 82, US veteran who fought in the Korean War:)
“She and her mother were two examples of the most courageous people I’ve ever known. So this is a monumental day for me. I am very happy.”
(Open nat)
KIM SAYS CADWALLADER HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON HER MIND–BUT SHE DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO FIND HIM…THE KIM FAMILY SAYS THEY’RE GRATEFUL FOR CADWALLER’S HELP AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REUNITE.
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