Statue symbolizing comfort women erected in southern U.S.

Statue symbolizing comfort women erected in southern U.S.

A statue symbolizing Korean women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military is erected in a park in the southern U.S. city of Brookhaven, Georgia, on June 30, 2017. The statue, provided by a local organization of Korean Americans, was green-lighted for public display in a unanimous vote by Brookhaven's City Council in late May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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  • ILEA000111582
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  • 2017/7/01 00:33:22
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2017 Kyodo News
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  • 1437 × 1245 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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