Lee Haebong was born on July 8, 1980. He was the teacher for the 10th grade class #5 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. He lived for 33 years, 9 months and 8 days.
Haebong was born in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do. He grew up there, and graduated from Wonkwang University with a major in history and education in 2001. He accepted the position to be the sophomore class #5's teacher at Danwon High in February 2014. Although he was only there a short time, he was a respected, well-liked teacher. When the accident happened, survivors remembered hearing him encourage students to stay on the deck and fasten their life jackets. He went back inside the ship to save more students but never returned.
Haebong was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Haebong and most of the Danwon faculty on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins with their students, who passed the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The victims' loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 304 innocent people, especially 250 children, had to die…and those answers may never come.
Haebong's body was recovered, and he is now resting at the Hwaseong Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Brenda for sponsoring Haebong's memorial!
Haebong was born in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do. He grew up there, and graduated from Wonkwang University with a major in history and education in 2001. He accepted the position to be the sophomore class #5's teacher at Danwon High in February 2014. Although he was only there a short time, he was a respected, well-liked teacher. When the accident happened, survivors remembered hearing him encourage students to stay on the deck and fasten their life jackets. He went back inside the ship to save more students but never returned.
Haebong was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Haebong and most of the Danwon faculty on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins with their students, who passed the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The victims' loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 304 innocent people, especially 250 children, had to die…and those answers may never come.
Haebong's body was recovered, and he is now resting at the Hwaseong Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Brenda for sponsoring Haebong's memorial!
Lee Haebong was born on July 8, 1980. He was the teacher for the 10th grade class #5 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. He lived for 33 years, 9 months and 8 days.
Haebong was born in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do. He grew up there, and graduated from Wonkwang University with a major in history and education in 2001. He accepted the position to be the sophomore class #5's teacher at Danwon High in February 2014. Although he was only there a short time, he was a respected, well-liked teacher. When the accident happened, survivors remembered hearing him encourage students to stay on the deck and fasten their life jackets. He went back inside the ship to save more students but never returned.
Haebong was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Haebong and most of the Danwon faculty on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins with their students, who passed the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The victims' loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 304 innocent people, especially 250 children, had to die…and those answers may never come.
Haebong's body was recovered, and he is now resting at the Hwaseong Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Brenda for sponsoring Haebong's memorial!
Haebong was born in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do. He grew up there, and graduated from Wonkwang University with a major in history and education in 2001. He accepted the position to be the sophomore class #5's teacher at Danwon High in February 2014. Although he was only there a short time, he was a respected, well-liked teacher. When the accident happened, survivors remembered hearing him encourage students to stay on the deck and fasten their life jackets. He went back inside the ship to save more students but never returned.
Haebong was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Haebong and most of the Danwon faculty on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins with their students, who passed the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The victims' loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 304 innocent people, especially 250 children, had to die…and those answers may never come.
Haebong's body was recovered, and he is now resting at the Hwaseong Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Brenda for sponsoring Haebong's memorial!
