Turtle marathon

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) and the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, co-hosted the 458th Turtle Marathon which started from Baekbeom Square in Namsan Park, central Seoul, Saturday. Participants including MPVA Vice Minister Choi Wan-keun, sixth from the left; Hankook Ilbo President LeeJun-hee, seventh from the left; and MPVA Seoul Director General Lee Kyung-geun, eighth from the left, clench their fists in a show of team spirit before the start of the marathon. The contestants of 2015 Miss Korea and bereaved family members of veterans also joined the event sponsored by KB Kookmin Bank. / KoreaTimes photo by Shin Sang-soon