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Remains of centenarian independence fighter to return home this week
April 20, 2026
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The remains of centenarian independence activist Lee Ha-jun, who fought under the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial rule, will return home this week from the United States to be laid to rest at a national cemetery, the veterans ministry said Monday. Lee, who took part in various independence movements, died at his home in California in February at the age of 104.
He was the oldest surviving independence fighter living abroad. His remains will arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on
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