S. Korean 'comfort women' speak in defense of memorial

S. Korean 'comfort women' speak in defense of memorial

LOS ANGELES, United States - Lee Ok Seon (L), 87, and Kang Il Chul, 85, meet the press in Los Angeles on July 22, 2014. The two South Korean women have offered statements about their wartime experiences of being forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers, in support of the California city of Glendale which is fighting a lawsuit that seeks to remove a "comfort women" memorial in a city park.

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      LOS ANGELES, United States - Lee Ok Seon (L), 87, and Kang Il Chul, 85, meet the press in Los Angeles on July 22, 2014. The two South Korean women have offered statements about their wartime experiences of being forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers, in support of the California city of Glendale which is fighting a lawsuit that seeks to remove a "comfort women" memorial in a city park. (Kyodo)