@@mk4883 also there will always be people who are bad and good no matter the region. The difference is just out appearances, every country has their share of good and evil.
"North Korea.....is a country that destroys family." Wow that's a powerful quote. Edit: damn whoever this Mich K was, they felt so attacked that they deleted their comment.
That DOES happen when your parent gets Alzheimer's disease when they deteriorate to the stage where they don't recognize their own family members, or even friends. My mother had it, and it was heartbreaking. She would either become fearful of us, or belligerent towards us. My mother was a sweet, loving person who was big on hugs and kisses, she loved EVERYONE. But Alzheimer's took away her memory and the person she used to be. Personality change is a big part of the latter stages of Alzheimer's. It's heartbreaking for the family to watch the person you loved turn into someone completely different. It's an insidious disease and I wouldn't wish it on ANYONE. This video touched my heart seeing her reaction to American soldiers on leave, surprising their families. My heart goes out to the North Korean people, especially after I saw 2 documentaries a few months ago, on life in North Korea. I had NO idea it was so dystopian! I cried watching those documentaries. Thank you for this channel.
@@patticrichton1135 im sorry you had to go through that, even if thats not exactly what the original comment was pertaining to, it doesnt diminish what you went thru or your feelings, or your ability to relate
@@patticrichton1135a while back one of my friends grandfather had Alzheimer’s and it started getting kind of bad. He was about 16 at the time. When my friend and his dad when to visit his grandfather, he looked at my friend and said to his Dad “who is that John” and he said thats your grandson, and he said “When did you get a son John?” It was genuinely extremely sad 😢
You know it’s a bad military experience when a former officer says her most proud moment was sneaking people out just to see their own families. She’s such a kind officer. I salute her, even though I’m not in the military.
"only my parents grave greets me when I go home" There are no words in the English language and korean language that can describe such a painful void in ones heart. That is an overwhelmingly saddening sentence to hear.
It was a terribly sad sentence...and so tragic. I have watched these videos before, but none have brought me as close to tears as her reaction and words.
Watching this has honestly made me more empathetic towards the people of North Korea and how they live. Not recognizing your parents or not recognizing your child after a 10 year military stint is heartbreaking.
The fact that as an officer who was an orphan, she was concerned enough for her soldiers to try to give them covert opportunities to see their parents when she had no one...is just heartwarming...
The risk of breaking the rules too. I can't image it would be a slap on the wrist were she caught. Very brave and very decent of her. A lot of respect for this person.
From what I understood, she wasn't an orphan since young age, but she lost her parents during her military duty, and that's why she takes them home. Because she regrets the fact that she followed the rules and then lost them before she could meet them one last time. So she takes that burden off helping others don't do the same. She's amazing anyway, I'm just saying that it wasn't a case of not understanding the bond between parents and children, because she does
Her being an orphan made me cry so hard she is so empathetic to their issues and can’t even truly experience it. Her loss is the deepest. One day North Korea will be held accountable for holding its citizens hostage
It is Soviet Union who is greatly responsible for that regime in North Korea, I pray for their people to be free at last, here in Ukraine, now being targeted by Soviet descendants.
Soviet Union is dead and gone. Russians are to blame. But I blame leadership in North Korea for how they are mistreating their citizens idc what influenced their regime.
@@Lobos222 lol... tho it's different in that case.. in ISIS, children from a very young are taught to be terrorists, or we can say, they are brainwashed and made to believe into all the shit they are taught
welp. this did it. i already cry at soldiers coming home and they done layered it up with soldiers crying about soldiers coming home. she is such a strong individual that i wish i could just hug so tight and let her know she is loved.
As a US combat veteran I know the importance of family support. To put the needs of your subordinates above your own is the actions of a true leader. I am greatful to you, for them.
It’s not exactly the same but I remember when my grandfather - a man I loved dearly and idolised - entered the late stages of Alzheimer’s. One day I went to spend time with him and he lost it. He thought I was a home invader and tried to call the police. He had no idea who I was. I knew it wasn’t his fault, but it broke my heart. I can only imagine how horrible it would be in the scenario from the video.
“I am an orphan and have only my parents grave to greet me when I come home”. Ohhhh..... that broke me. I’m probably about your age, but my family and I will proudly greet you if you ever come our way.
@@lcs684 In the video, she said her parents were dead. Did you even watch the video and the person who made the original comment meant that her parents are probably watching her from heaven.
I’m a Marine Corps veteran and teared up alongside her during this video, especially when she talked about her parents’ graves. It is amazing to me that she is most proud of helping her soldiers see their families during her service. She sounds like an amazingly compassionate officer, and I think anyone would be lucky to serve with her.
Seeing her cry while she is watching children reunite with her parents, something she will never be able to do anymore, really REALLY makes me hate Kim Jong-Un. You should not kill people - but there are exceptions to every rule. He is one.
There seems to be a lot of propaganda about Kim Jong-Un. These people are paid to tell these stories about him. I don't know what the truth is with him, but I don't trust US propaganda, which South Korea is part of it
God, this destroyed me. What a wonderful woman. Even in a place as cold and hard as North Korea, this orphaned woman would find ways to reunite her soldiers with their families when she could ❤️ So glad she’s in the South now
I am happy you are free. It is a shame how people in the North suffer so much under a terrible government. The difference in the South is proof of how governments can impact lives. Hope you can visit USA.
I would love to see a reaction video about the tomb of the unknown soldiers in the US. They are guarded 24 hours a day, every day, rain or shine, forever out of respect for their sacrifice
The unknown soldier in the UK is representative of all the soldiers who have died and never been identified, they gave the ultimate sacrifice, they gave everything to protect us.
@@marzadky4934 the unknown soldier in the US was from the Korean or Vietnam war i believe, the way he apparently died and with DNA tests they did find his family. The UK unknown soldier was from ww1 so its unknown how he died and he was buried in a time before dna tests could be done
As a Retired Soldier, I thank you for taking care of the troops as best as you could have gotten away with. So sad so hear how parents did not even recognize their own grown children.
Thank you for your service Soldier! You are appreciated and loved. Bless you and your family with God's highest blessings! I am the grand-daughter of a Flying Tiger, and the mother of an Army paratrooper. ❤️🇺🇲❤️
The fact that you risked yourself and your job to let your soldiers see their families makes you not only an incredible leader but also a Hero! From a Sgt in the US Army to you. You are a HERO!
My heart breaks for her. I can only imagine that she’s imagining herself as one of those little children, running into the safety of her parents’ arms.
It is not titles that honour humans, but humans who honour titles. She's a hero, because of what she did to help people, and to what she shows people. That even in one of the worlds worst dictatorship, there are people like her with such great hearts and such great courage to try and make humane situations in the most inhumane conditions.
We’re so privileged to be in a country where we can recognize our soldiers’ faces and they can recognize ours. We take too much for granted and complain too much.
That's not a big privilege. They're deprived of something basic, is what it is. We don't complain too much, simply because a different country gives its people nothing. What I'm saying is that our standards can't lower just because another country fails to meet them.
@@paigedavis1307 Can *you* think of any context in which Americans needlessly Karen-on about 1st world problems? Thats the real question. I have no problem doing so, as I've been guilty of it on a daily basis LOL ( I mean I literally just got in fight with Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle because the plastic wrapping on the top wouldn't come off and I cursed the Hershey company to hell :) see .. first world problems lol). It should be painfully obvious that both can be true at the same time; we can be little less whiney and we can certainly do better... except maybe Canada LOL.. I mean those people are so chill and apologize for everything sooo.. exception to the rule? :)
@@paigedavis1307 Also the OP didn't imply we should *lower* our standards, just that we should understand that our standards, while not perfect, are a FAR cry better than many have it, as we see all over the world and appreciate that we are on the right track and should keep going I think.
@@paigedavis1307 I guess I really don't know what you mean. Firstly, if were not for people like this woman making the rest of the world aware just how depraved the NK government is, we would have *no idea* just how "basic" our rights are. I watched a TH-cam video of guy who lives in Morocco telling a guy in Los Angeles "Your rights, are our dreams". Man, that hit me hard. If anything it would make us *double down* on our standards! Not want to lower them! Knowledge of just how shitty things can get in other parts of the world is what makes us appreciate and protect our standards MORE not less.
В каждом уголке нашего мира есть хорошие и теплые люди. Очень жаль, что почтой не отправить теплые обнимашки этой женщине.. Тяжело видеть слезы сожаления на ее лице и очень хочется поддержать. Привет из России!
When she said, "NK is a country that destroys families." I broke down crying. I can't imagine. Those few words hold so much pain and it's gut wrenching to know that it's true. May she find peace and live a very happy life, she deserves it.
It's so sad that her proudest moment of her time in the military was helping people illegally escape for the day. She's genuinely a wonderful person. ♥️
I'm so sorry that your parents passed before you were discharged from the military, but I am grateful to hear that so many people were able to see their families because of your kindness and bravery.
I'm a disabled vet as well as my father and grandfather. Thank you for standing by your son. I hope he will continue to make you proud in even he does. Before we were ever in the military, we were sons.
@@the83rdtrombonist60 My son will make me proud regardless of his choices in life, I know that because I raised him to make good decisions. But thank you for your service too.
@@dalehammers4425 I apologize. The last part of that didn't post. I meant to say we were sons and the paths we take are all because of the fathers who taught how to walk that path.
These videos get me every time (both my wife and I are veterans), but your story about how veterans and active military are treated in NK is just heartbreaking. I know that none of us get to choose where we are born, and we have to make the most of our situations, but my heart goes out to people who live in countries that do not respect them as people. Kim Jeong-ah, I find you to be simply amazing.
All soliders regardless of nationality experience the same thing. She explains how she missed her family and how alone she was during her service. This my friends is why we thank those who serve.
There are some same things they all experience. And there are some that only N. Koreans do, or do experience them harder. I wish I could just take the whole N. Korean military (the ordinary soldiers, not the evil, fat officers), hug them all, buy them each cotton candy, and take them and their families to an amusement park and to a meal in a all-you-can-eat restaurant serving some decent ribs and steaks. And top it off with ice-cream and oreos. And put them in a 5-star hotel at a caribbean seacoast and take them surfing. Those guys have such hard lives and no fun.
@@2300Kenzie I am sorry to hear of your loss. I lost family while deployed too. The worst for me personally was went I lost friends who I served with but did not learn of it until weeks later. I could not shake the feeling that I let my brothers down by not being there to show my respects. We all have our scars even if they are only on the inside.
@@scoutdogfsr The best statement is to honestly say, "I understand". We can't live our lives like the Albert Gyorgy sculpture Melancholy (although that sculpture brought me comfort somehow when I lost my son). Instead, volunteer for a group that helps our brothers overcome feelings of suicide like the Shadow Warrior Foundation. I work with a group that provides service animals.
Kim Jeong Ah is a woman of immeasurable courage, decency and empathy and the world can learn a lot from her. I’m sorry for all the people a cruel system and cruel leaders have brought pain to and I hope for a world that all people are free from these shackles so they can live with decency and happiness
You cannot help where you're born. You don't realize how fortunate you are until you see through the eyes of those less fortunate. Bless Kim Jung Ah. She may not have parents alive, but she has a family here who adopt her as our hero and friend. Many hugs and so much love to you, Jung Ah.
I also want ice cream,maybe peanut butter cup,maybe mint chocolate,maybe blackberry,but I need ice cream after this.If my guy friends knew,they'd probably call me a bitch.I don't really care.This woman is really a hero.
I just want to say this: she is a strong woman. She's strong and amazing for helping her fellow soldiers to see their families. And I wish I could hug her for her loss of her parents.
It takes a different kind of strength to allow one's self to cry and know that millions of others will eventually witness it (the video.) Empathy isn't weakness -- it's the strongest love one human being can have for another.
I think the thing that personally hurt watching this was knowing that she was watching so many parents reunite with their children when she can't see her own children any longer.
This happened to me but my mom didn’t come back alive, but even still I took that flag with a huge smile on my face knowing my mom saved 3 people from and IED
Governments don’t represent the people. I’ve met many Iranians and most Americans think they hate us but I worked with so many who are amazing loving people who love America. I love this so much. What a beautiful person
Ma'am, I know that your home country and my country don't like each other, well, at least our governments, but I have respect out the wazoo for service people, and especially such a strong, lovely, kind person as yourself, so thank you for your service ma'am. I wish all good things for you and yours.
wwatching these videos of soldiers returning home was already enough to make you cry. Watching a North Korean veteran whos been through soo much, watch these videos is the tipping point of my tears :'(
When I came home from Desert Storm, my wife had decided we should divorce so I had nowhere really to go. My guys offered but I couldn't. I feel so badly for this woman.
God love you sweet girl. I am from the United States. Love watching this channel. Love watching you on it. I may not be old enough to be your Mother, but you sure bring out the Mother in me. I wish you and your family all the best. Sincerely hope you do get to visit one day.
Man she turned me into a dribbling mess when she cried, it is a tragedy that she can't be greeted by her parents, we all need to unite and do all we can to liberate the Nth Koreans, no one should have to deprived of being with their loved ones. I truly wish this Amazing an Brave woman all the best in the Future. Merry Christmas all from Australia and lets hope 2021 is much Kinder.
I wish there was more we could do. Anyone with half a brain can see that these people, even ones in their military, even ones who've done horrible things at the coercion of their leaders and superiors, are trapped. It's such a farce of a country, and I don't know how anyone could believe that anyone is truly happy there. There's so much more to life than what they're allowed to have.
I'm a combat vet, Army... seeing families reunite always gets me because I did 3 tours, 2 in Iraq and 1 in Afghanistan. When she said "North Korea, is a country that destroys families" I lost my shit. No matter where you are, your military is your most valuable asset and to hear that from a woman who appears to have spent a good amount of time serving her country, it kills me inside! It's not the country that is bad, it's the leaders!
DIMPLE likes to make videos about North Korea in a fun and educational way which sometimes makes us forget how horrific the experiences are there. “North Korea destroys families.” I won’t forget. Thank you to this woman.
"North Korea is a country that destroys family" - is a very powerful statement. I hope as all Koreans do that one day the two Korea will be reunified and again become ONE KOREA and families that were separated by war will be able to see each other again.
My mom told me it felt really good when Dad came home from his travels when he was working in the Air Force. Without them, I wouldn't be doing stuff like this; so, thank you and I love you, dad.
Your pain is so tangible. I felt your pain through the screen. My heart is with you, and your parents would have been so proud for you taking the other soldiers to see their families 👪
I always tear up watching these videos. Hearing the story about your husband's visit with his parents after 10 years and neither of them recognizing each other was awful. Your story of being an orphan was really awful. I'm sorry you and your husband have experienced what you both have and I wish it was different. I am in Oklahoma in the middle of the United States but I know a lot of American's would be your family. God Bless and stay strong. ❤️🇺🇲
As a US Marine, I am so so sorry that you weren't able to see your family when you came home. Truly, that breaks my heart. God bless you! Your parents love you and are watching what an amazing woman you are!!!❤❤❤❤
I hope you find a big family who cries when you come home. This video must have been very hard for you to watch. I live in the US but you would be very welcome in my family. Much love to you and please take care of yourself.
When she said how she was an orphan it hit hard and I started to cry a bit because I am also a orphan but I was adopted so knowing how if I wasn’t adopted I would have nobody to call family it hurts me :(
Dang!!! I’m a 48 year old guy and a military police veteran, as I watched this………. I started tearing up 🥹 Remembering the times I came home from a deployment and seeing my kids! Awesome 👏 Young lady?! We’re glad you’re getting a taste of freedom!!! Send it back home to your loved ones if you can!
I cried and I’m a man. It a shame what a dictator does to his open people that he literally destroys the family unit. I can’t even fathom the idea of being away from my kids,
Ten years is such a long time to be in the military and to not be able to see your family for so long is heart wrenching. Makes me so sad for all those NK soldiers. 😢
American Veteran here from Denver Colorado. You are so powerful and brave to risk everything just so your fellow soldiers could see their parents and family. I salute you.
I cry when i see the reunion videos and I cried hearing about North Korean families who don't see each other for years and that her husband and his mother didn't even recognize each other. 😪 Blessings on you for trying to give soldiers some time with their families. They will never forget that.
I can't imagine what she is going through her life without having a parents without having friends who couldn't escape from NK.. watching with these videos along with her i can't stop my tears...!! 😭😭 and these kind of videos always gets me...
You are not alone, you are not without parents, because each heart you have touched, and each heart that has touched you is family. Each of us hold you in our arms, your tears, your joy, sadness, and happiness is shared. From now on, forever and always, you are not alone.
I think the U.S. and the international community should be doing more to pressure North Korea's leaders into easing up or abdicating. Hearing of what goes on there makes me so sad and ANGRY for the people of that country; it's so dangerous and complicated to maneuver, but my best wishes go to North Korea and those who escaped, as well as South Korea for taking in their fellow Koreans and remaining the bulwark against NK. Young American man over here, admiring the spirit of Korea and the people's will to fight against the oppression. The spirit of Arirang is strong, and I hope we can foster it into something stronger. 💛💙
Absolutely. How much more time does the international diplomacy need to realize APPEASEMENT IS NOT WORKING. AGAIN. For all the awful things Trump did or said, or the needed ones he neglected to do, he was probably closer than any other world leader to treating Kim Jon Un the way he deserved be and handling N. Korean regime the way it should be.
The reason we can't, is because they are allied with china. Also they might try to destroy us or south Korea which makes it hard because China is one of the smarter places in the world, and have a lot of military upper hands
Trump said that he was doing great things in North Korea ..... I’m not sure how that could be seen as handling North Korea well. He continues to praise Kim Jung Un and suck up to dictators. He acted as if he was going to handle the situation then praised him and turned it into a bigger mess. I say this as a Korean American.
Her channel is following ☞
www.youtube.com/@tv-iv5ic
Respect ma’am ❤
It's not the people of a country that are bad, its the government, she is living proof
Mich K there are evil individuals in all countries, not just America.
@@mk4883 And then there’s the US Air Force Veteran Bob Ross
@@mk4883 americans were the ones who supported south korea the most after the korean war.
@@mk4883 I'm a korean, I know my history.
@@mk4883 also there will always be people who are bad and good no matter the region.
The difference is just out appearances, every country has their share of good and evil.
"North Korea.....is a country that destroys family."
Wow that's a powerful quote.
Edit: damn whoever this Mich K was, they felt so attacked that they deleted their comment.
@@mk4883 every country has killed people and by extension "destroyed families", so this point is stupid
@@mk4883 and what are you talking about with covid? Covid didn't originate from America 😂
@@mk4883 you're trying to be woke but failing at it
@@mk4883 your comment had a nice mixture of truth and bullshit, and I don't have the energy or time to try and correct it, have a good day lol
Mich K you’re more delusional than woke sis
"a living parent cannot recognize a living child" may be one of the most depressing things I've heard in my life.
That DOES happen when your parent gets Alzheimer's disease when they deteriorate to the stage where they don't recognize their own family members, or even friends. My mother had it, and it was heartbreaking. She would either become fearful of us, or belligerent towards us. My mother was a sweet, loving person who was big on hugs and kisses, she loved EVERYONE. But Alzheimer's took away her memory and the person she used to be. Personality change is a big part of the latter stages of Alzheimer's. It's heartbreaking for the family to watch the person you loved turn into someone completely different. It's an insidious disease and I wouldn't wish it on ANYONE. This video touched my heart seeing her reaction to American soldiers on leave, surprising their families. My heart goes out to the North Korean people, especially after I saw 2 documentaries a few months ago, on life in North Korea. I had NO idea it was so dystopian! I cried watching those documentaries. Thank you for this channel.
@@patticrichton1135 that’s not what he meant
@@patticrichton1135 im sorry you had to go through that, even if thats not exactly what the original comment was pertaining to, it doesnt diminish what you went thru or your feelings, or your ability to relate
@@patticrichton1135a while back one of my friends grandfather had Alzheimer’s and it started getting kind of bad. He was about 16 at the time. When my friend and his dad when to visit his grandfather, he looked at my friend and said to his Dad “who is that John” and he said thats your grandson, and he said “When did you get a son John?” It was genuinely extremely sad 😢
You know it’s a bad military experience when a former officer says her most proud moment was sneaking people out just to see their own families. She’s such a kind officer. I salute her, even though I’m not in the military.
Very brave to risk certain severe punishment for her troops.
I liked her before, but that was just such a wonderful story I like her even more.
😥😢😭😭
@@nicolesands2752 yes, i can just see who she is as a person from her opening up. What beautiful moments.
God bless you Madam. Sooner God execute judgment upon your leaders for the suffering of your countrymen. Your leaders are demons in disguise.
"only my parents grave greets me when I go home"
There are no words in the English language and korean language that can describe such a painful void in ones heart. That is an overwhelmingly saddening sentence to hear.
This kinda killed me a bit.
In a video punching you in the feels that was the fatality
I got chills when she said this and could hear and feel her pain.
I read this comment before the video got to this point but it also killed me how she said she was an orphan & has no family to greet her 🥺
It was a terribly sad sentence...and so tragic. I have watched these videos before, but none have brought me as close to tears as her reaction and words.
Watching this has honestly made me more empathetic towards the people of North Korea and how they live. Not recognizing your parents or not recognizing your child after a 10 year military stint is heartbreaking.
We should remember that North Koreans aren't evil, they are just victims of brainwashing.
Mandatory military service
People are just people. We're all the same at heart, we're just different products of the environments we live in.
@@6maria94 you're wrong. They weren't evil. Unfortunately they are now because of the brainwashing
The people have absolutely never been the problem.
The fact that as an officer who was an orphan, she was concerned enough for her soldiers to try to give them covert opportunities to see their parents when she had no one...is just heartwarming...
This woman is nothing short of amazing ❤️❤️❤️
The risk of breaking the rules too. I can't image it would be a slap on the wrist were she caught.
Very brave and very decent of her. A lot of respect for this person.
I've decided she's officially one of the bravest, sweetest women I know of ❤️
That was beautiful! ❤️🤧I hope that she will go on to enjoy the rest of her life with an abundance of health and the joys of freedom.❤️✌️✌🏻✌🏽✌🏾✌🏿🤩✨✨✨
From what I understood, she wasn't an orphan since young age, but she lost her parents during her military duty, and that's why she takes them home. Because she regrets the fact that she followed the rules and then lost them before she could meet them one last time. So she takes that burden off helping others don't do the same. She's amazing anyway, I'm just saying that it wasn't a case of not understanding the bond between parents and children, because she does
“North Korea... is a country that destroys families.”
Barely 30 seconds in and she’s breaking my heart, there’s nothing funny about a soldier crying.
Nothing funny about anyone who's suffered hardships crying
When you want to destroy a society, you begin by destroying the family. The family unit is the glue to holds a society together.
I asked myself, didn't she risk something by admitting NK does this to society? I mean, lose her positions or something like
@@SaraVenerdiano she's not currently in NK Lol she's a defector
@@vallano8970 Ohh, thanks! I didn't get that part!
Her being an orphan made me cry so hard she is so empathetic to their issues and can’t even truly experience it. Her loss is the deepest. One day North Korea will be held accountable for holding its citizens hostage
WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT 🤧
Praying for the day freedom comes to the citizens. Praying for the day justice will come for their leaders of this country
It is Soviet Union who is greatly responsible for that regime in North Korea, I pray for their people to be free at last, here in Ukraine, now being targeted by Soviet descendants.
Soviet Union is dead and gone. Russians are to blame. But I blame leadership in North Korea for how they are mistreating their citizens idc what influenced their regime.
hope youre doing well in ukraine, a lot of us havent lost support, love from ireland. @@alexandermatchay460
The fact she gave those soldiers time with their parents at such a risk proves how amazing she is. She has a giant heart.
Even when she served under that regime...
I would argue that would make her an exemplary officer and worthy of the highest regard
@@mikekriger8732 We would argue that great officers follow rules , great leaders know when to break them
@@mikekriger8732 She would be shot if the wrong people found out. She is amazingly brave.
Realest comment on this! Lady has a beautiful soul!
"Only my parents graves greet me when I come home." Well fuck...gonna need another whole box of tissues.
Passes virtual tissues. I have extra.
Honestly😭😭😭😭
I'm late to the party, but you made me Laugh/cry which is really hard on a person dammit!!
I had to go and call my mom after that statement........(sob)
@@richardsimon5388 hahaha and I'm laughing while wiping my snot reading this comment
"I'm an orphan so I don't have any parents to greet me whenever I visit home...."
Gut punch. Hard.
My hat's off to you, Madam.
she took a hella risk to let her troops have a moment w/their families. she seems a fine troop and fine officer. so happy she made it out.
Made it out? Is she in south korea rn?
@@se7nn1120 Yes.
@@se7nn1120 yeah, SK is alot better than NK
@@se7nn1120 The only reason she is speaking
@@se7nn1120 she wouldn't even be on here if she was still in NK
She was a good officer. She did her best for her soldiers.
I truly hope after her escape, there is someone out there in N. Korean army that is good for those guys too.
Just like an ISIS troop leader... /sarcasm
❤❤❤❤ well said 😊
@@Lobos222 lol... tho it's different in that case.. in ISIS, children from a very young are taught to be terrorists, or we can say, they are brainwashed and made to believe into all the shit they are taught
That’s all you ever want from your officer. That’s all I ever wanted from my officer when I served
welp. this did it. i already cry at soldiers coming home and they done layered it up with soldiers crying about soldiers coming home. she is such a strong individual that i wish i could just hug so tight and let her know she is loved.
My feelings exactly. I so want to give her a hug. 😔
As a US combat veteran I know the importance of family support. To put the needs of your subordinates above your own is the actions of a true leader. I am greatful to you, for them.
Thank you for serving our country. Big props to you.
@@matthewplayz7285 I feel the same. Thank you for serving for us! ❤️
Thank you for your service, sir!
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service.
She’s a beautiful person showing her genuine feelings. Her cry made me cry. She deserves all the good things in life!
same dude.... same.... i want to give her a big hug
It’s worse when you know she couldn’t take her kid with her when she escaped.
This really gets me .
@@terence_k Omg so sad.. I pray she will get to see them someday! 💕
Hear, hear😭
Her husbands story hurts me so much. "Who is this man" would hurt so much
It’s not exactly the same but I remember when my grandfather - a man I loved dearly and idolised - entered the late stages of Alzheimer’s.
One day I went to spend time with him and he lost it. He thought I was a home invader and tried to call the police. He had no idea who I was.
I knew it wasn’t his fault, but it broke my heart.
I can only imagine how horrible it would be in the scenario from the video.
“I am an orphan and have only my parents grave to greet me when I come home”.
Ohhhh..... that broke me. I’m probably about your age, but my family and I will proudly greet you if you ever come our way.
I know. That part really got to me
That messed me up too. I would be proud to greet her if she makes her way to the US.
Well said.
Me too
I'm just a middle-aged white lady in the Southern US and I will happily adopt her as a sister if she was to ever get over here.
Soldiers are soldiers no matter what country they fight for. They're all humans in the end
agree all solder are hero , both sides fighting for freedom and for family , but reality is different ,government lie to everybody
@Alexi Malenkov Those aren't soldiers
@Alexi Malenkov they ain't human
@@junxzckmultistan8405 but I thought war on terror was aye failure war👀
But not worth to get shot all the time like call of duty 👀
Did I know this video was going to make me cry if I clicked on it?
Yes.
Did I watch it anyway?
Also yes.
Did I cry?
YES.
I knew it was going to be a tear-jerker too... and yet, here I am.
I’m sure your parents are very proud of you even if they can’t tell you.
@@lcs684 She told us in the video that they are. I believe that they are proud of her.
@@cindyknudson2715 I'm from Asia, the communists used to destroy my country, so sad
@@lcs684 In the video, she said her parents were dead. Did you even watch the video and the person who made the original comment meant that her parents are probably watching her from heaven.
"Only my parents grave greets me when I get home"
This made me cry. She is such a strong veteran.
Yeah, that real shit hit me, too. She's got my respect.
When she said “parents don’t even recognize their own child” I was like “whaaaaaaa????”😳
Yeah, if you meet your son aged 29 for the first time after last seeing him aged 19... it'd be hard.
@@JohnYoo39 I’m so sorry 🥺
Imagine how hurt he was when he heard his own mother saying that she didn't recognize him :(
A true soldier fights not because he hates what’s in front of him, it’s because he loves what’s behind him.
underrated comment
Truer words were never spoken.
🥺
Deeper then the sunken titanic
I’m a Marine Corps veteran and teared up alongside her during this video, especially when she talked about her parents’ graves. It is amazing to me that she is most proud of helping her soldiers see their families during her service. She sounds like an amazingly compassionate officer, and I think anyone would be lucky to serve with her.
I know I would if I could.
Seeing her cry while she is watching children reunite with her parents, something she will never be able to do anymore, really REALLY makes me hate Kim Jong-Un. You should not kill people - but there are exceptions to every rule. He is one.
He is insanely out of proportion with his ruling. All of the shit they deal with over there is insane
@@SavageHenry777 gonna correct it
There seems to be a lot of propaganda about Kim Jong-Un. These people are paid to tell these stories about him. I don't know what the truth is with him, but I don't trust US propaganda, which South Korea is part of it
@@matthewplayz7285 no worries I got what you meant. Ill delete because it wasn't that funny.
@@SavageHenry777 you're good dude
She has such a good heart, God bless her.
God bless you Unni.
god bless you optimus prime
God, this destroyed me. What a wonderful woman. Even in a place as cold and hard as North Korea, this orphaned woman would find ways to reunite her soldiers with their families when she could ❤️ So glad she’s in the South now
I am happy you are free. It is a shame how people in the North suffer so much under a terrible government. The difference in the South is proof of how governments can impact lives. Hope you can visit USA.
She’s visited the US already they talked about it in a different video
I would love to see a reaction video about the tomb of the unknown soldiers in the US. They are guarded 24 hours a day, every day, rain or shine, forever out of respect for their sacrifice
imagine seeing the country you thought of as monsters for so long treating their dead with more respect than your own country treats your people...
The unknown soldier in the UK is representative of all the soldiers who have died and never been identified, they gave the ultimate sacrifice, they gave everything to protect us.
Is there a dna database for those soldiers? With continuing growth of 23andMe and all the others, their relatives can be found.
@@marzadky4934 the unknown soldier in the US was from the Korean or Vietnam war i believe, the way he apparently died and with DNA tests they did find his family.
The UK unknown soldier was from ww1 so its unknown how he died and he was buried in a time before dna tests could be done
Yet we have 60,000 vets that live on the streets...rain or shine...winter or summer. So we are not that respectful now are we?
She’s suffered so much but still has spent so much of her life’s effort trying to help other people. Mad respect
Beautifully stated.
She's exceptionally kind and brave to cover for her officers so they could see their families.
In a nation of concentration camps, absolutely.
As a Retired Soldier, I thank you for taking care of the troops as best as you could have gotten away with. So sad so hear how parents did not even recognize their own grown children.
Thank you for your service Soldier! You are appreciated and loved. Bless you and your family with God's highest blessings!
I am the grand-daughter of a Flying Tiger, and the mother of an Army paratrooper. ❤️🇺🇲❤️
The fact that you risked yourself and your job to let your soldiers see their families makes you not only an incredible leader but also a Hero! From a Sgt in the US Army to you. You are a HERO!
My heart breaks for her. I can only imagine that she’s imagining herself as one of those little children, running into the safety of her parents’ arms.
She is a wonderful woman, and she can teach much to those of us who live such plentiful lives without fully appreciating it.
She is so genuine and nice and she is very knowlagable I really like her.
It is not titles that honour humans, but humans who honour titles. She's a hero, because of what she did to help people, and to what she shows people. That even in one of the worlds worst dictatorship, there are people like her with such great hearts and such great courage to try and make humane situations in the most inhumane conditions.
You can see the sadness in her eyes. I truly hope she's able to find happiness in whatever form it takes.
We’re so privileged to be in a country where we can recognize our soldiers’ faces and they can recognize ours. We take too much for granted and complain too much.
That's not a big privilege. They're deprived of something basic, is what it is. We don't complain too much, simply because a different country gives its people nothing.
What I'm saying is that our standards can't lower just because another country fails to meet them.
@@paigedavis1307 Nope; we are spoiled and complain too much, AND we can be better. Both can be true at the same time.
@@paigedavis1307 Can *you* think of any context in which Americans needlessly Karen-on about 1st world problems? Thats the real question. I have no problem doing so, as I've been guilty of it on a daily basis LOL ( I mean I literally just got in fight with Hershey's chocolate syrup bottle because the plastic wrapping on the top wouldn't come off and I cursed the Hershey company to hell :) see .. first world problems lol). It should be painfully obvious that both can be true at the same time; we can be little less whiney and we can certainly do better... except maybe Canada LOL.. I mean those people are so chill and apologize for everything sooo.. exception to the rule? :)
@@paigedavis1307 Also the OP didn't imply we should *lower* our standards, just that we should understand that our standards, while not perfect, are a FAR cry better than many have it, as we see all over the world and appreciate that we are on the right track and should keep going I think.
@@paigedavis1307 I guess I really don't know what you mean. Firstly, if were not for people like this woman making the rest of the world aware just how depraved the NK government is, we would have *no idea* just how "basic" our rights are. I watched a TH-cam video of guy who lives in Morocco telling a guy in Los Angeles "Your rights, are our dreams". Man, that hit me hard. If anything it would make us *double down* on our standards! Not want to lower them! Knowledge of just how shitty things can get in other parts of the world is what makes us appreciate and protect our standards MORE not less.
В каждом уголке нашего мира есть хорошие и теплые люди.
Очень жаль, что почтой не отправить теплые обнимашки этой женщине.. Тяжело видеть слезы сожаления на ее лице и очень хочется поддержать.
Привет из России!
When she said, "NK is a country that destroys families." I broke down crying. I can't imagine. Those few words hold so much pain and it's gut wrenching to know that it's true. May she find peace and live a very happy life, she deserves it.
It's so sad that her proudest moment of her time in the military was helping people illegally escape for the day. She's genuinely a wonderful person. ♥️
I'm so sorry that your parents passed before you were discharged from the military, but I am grateful to hear that so many people were able to see their families because of your kindness and bravery.
She said she was an orphan...she can be my sister or cousin if she wants. Everyone needs family and should never be alone.
Count me in!
I hope she knows how many of us would willingly adopt her. My family and I would happily call her family as well.
Such bravery and compassion is an automatic induction into our family......Kim Jeong Ah and husband.......welcome to the family
I'm also in
I'm a military father and havent seen my son in almost a year and a half, I miss him so much. These videos get me every time.
Please thank him for his service, and thank you for raising a man who honors us and keeps us free.
@@msdarby515 Absolutely. He's proud of what hes doing. He wants to do 40 years if possible.
I'm a disabled vet as well as my father and grandfather. Thank you for standing by your son. I hope he will continue to make you proud in even he does. Before we were ever in the military, we were sons.
@@the83rdtrombonist60 My son will make me proud regardless of his choices in life, I know that because I raised him to make good decisions. But thank you for your service too.
@@dalehammers4425 I apologize. The last part of that didn't post. I meant to say we were sons and the paths we take are all because of the fathers who taught how to walk that path.
These videos get me every time (both my wife and I are veterans), but your story about how veterans and active military are treated in NK is just heartbreaking. I know that none of us get to choose where we are born, and we have to make the most of our situations, but my heart goes out to people who live in countries that do not respect them as people. Kim Jeong-ah, I find you to be simply amazing.
All soliders regardless of nationality experience the same thing. She explains how she missed her family and how alone she was during her service. This my friends is why we thank those who serve.
There are some same things they all experience. And there are some that only N. Koreans do, or do experience them harder. I wish I could just take the whole N. Korean military (the ordinary soldiers, not the evil, fat officers), hug them all, buy them each cotton candy, and take them and their families to an amusement park and to a meal in a all-you-can-eat restaurant serving some decent ribs and steaks. And top it off with ice-cream and oreos. And put them in a 5-star hotel at a caribbean seacoast and take them surfing. Those guys have such hard lives and no fun.
@@OstblockLatina I like your dream! The more I see in this world the more I realize how simple and common people actually are. We are all one race.
My best friend died while I was deployed. I didn't hear about it until 2 weeks later. I appreciate your thanks.
@@2300Kenzie I am sorry to hear of your loss. I lost family while deployed too. The worst for me personally was went I lost friends who I served with but did not learn of it until weeks later. I could not shake the feeling that I let my brothers down by not being there to show my respects. We all have our scars even if they are only on the inside.
@@scoutdogfsr The best statement is to honestly say, "I understand". We can't live our lives like the Albert Gyorgy sculpture Melancholy (although that sculpture brought me comfort somehow when I lost my son). Instead, volunteer for a group that helps our brothers overcome feelings of suicide like the Shadow Warrior Foundation. I work with a group that provides service animals.
Kim Jeong Ah is a woman of immeasurable courage, decency and empathy and the world can learn a lot from her.
I’m sorry for all the people a cruel system and cruel leaders have brought pain to and I hope for a world that all people are free from these shackles so they can live with decency and happiness
You cannot help where you're born. You don't realize how fortunate you are until you see through the eyes of those less fortunate. Bless Kim Jung Ah. She may not have parents alive, but she has a family here who adopt her as our hero and friend. Many hugs and so much love to you, Jung Ah.
"...I'm an orphan..."
OK, that made me cry.
I feel it the most!
Same 😔
OMG, when she started crying, I started crying, then my cat started crying, and now I want ice cream. 😭😭 Bless this woman!
I also want ice cream,maybe peanut butter cup,maybe mint chocolate,maybe blackberry,but I need ice cream after this.If my guy friends knew,they'd probably call me a bitch.I don't really care.This woman is really a hero.
As soon as I saw the intro I went and poured a glass of wine.
Hmmm...a glass of wine. Maybe that would’ve helped...😥😭
Did you get your ice cream?
How tf did your cat start crying
I hope this brave woman finds peace, tragic what goes on in North Korea.
I just want to say this: she is a strong woman. She's strong and amazing for helping her fellow soldiers to see their families. And I wish I could hug her for her loss of her parents.
Kim Jeong Ah is a woman I admire very much. I would be so humbled to listen to her lecture.
You are a princess... maybe not in Nth Korea, but to the rest of the world... you are a princess. X
Don’t make her cry again..... Please. She’s amazing 😉.
It takes a different kind of strength to allow one's self to cry and know that millions of others will eventually witness it (the video.) Empathy isn't weakness -- it's the strongest love one human being can have for another.
I think the thing that personally hurt watching this was knowing that she was watching so many parents reunite with their children when she can't see her own children any longer.
I doubt she had any, and if she did she earned them a ticket to their graves because they kill three generations of family for defecting
Your people in North Korea have suffered so much. They dint know what they are Missing. I wish I could hug all of you
She’s an absolute saint for allowing fellow soldiers to see their families. Her parents must be looking down from heaven so proud.
This happened to me but my mom didn’t come back alive, but even still I took that flag with a huge smile on my face knowing my mom saved 3 people from and IED
A hero through and through.
Please know that you are not an orphan - you have a global family of people who respect, admire, and love you and all that you share!!!
Governments don’t represent the people. I’ve met many Iranians and most Americans think they hate us but I worked with so many who are amazing loving people who love America. I love this so much. What a beautiful person
She is good example how in the darkest times you could be someone's candel light, someone's hope.
Ma'am, I know that your home country and my country don't like each other, well, at least our governments, but I have respect out the wazoo for service people, and especially such a strong, lovely, kind person as yourself, so thank you for your service ma'am. I wish all good things for you and yours.
wwatching these videos of soldiers returning home was already enough to make you cry. Watching a North Korean veteran whos been through soo much, watch these videos is the tipping point of my tears :'(
When I came home from Desert Storm, my wife had decided we should divorce so I had nowhere really to go. My guys offered but I couldn't. I feel so badly for this woman.
That is brutal.
So sorry to hear that man
Thank you for your service
Dude your wife is not a real woman, thank you for your service and welcome home soldier
God love you sweet girl. I am from the United States. Love watching this channel. Love watching you on it. I may not be old enough to be your Mother, but you sure bring out the Mother in me. I wish you and your family all the best. Sincerely hope you do get to visit one day.
Man she turned me into a dribbling mess when she cried, it is a tragedy that she can't be greeted by her parents, we all need to unite and do all we can to liberate the Nth Koreans, no one should have to deprived of being with their loved ones. I truly wish this Amazing an Brave woman all the best in the Future. Merry Christmas all from Australia and lets hope 2021 is much Kinder.
I wish there was more we could do. Anyone with half a brain can see that these people, even ones in their military, even ones who've done horrible things at the coercion of their leaders and superiors, are trapped. It's such a farce of a country, and I don't know how anyone could believe that anyone is truly happy there. There's so much more to life than what they're allowed to have.
And the CCP while we're at it
I'm a combat vet, Army... seeing families reunite always gets me because I did 3 tours, 2 in Iraq and 1 in Afghanistan. When she said "North Korea, is a country that destroys families" I lost my shit. No matter where you are, your military is your most valuable asset and to hear that from a woman who appears to have spent a good amount of time serving her country, it kills me inside! It's not the country that is bad, it's the leaders!
I hope she will have friends like family in South Korea that treat her truthfully
DIMPLE likes to make videos about North Korea in a fun and educational way which sometimes makes us forget how horrific the experiences are there. “North Korea destroys families.” I won’t forget. Thank you to this woman.
"North Korea is a country that destroys family" - is a very powerful statement. I hope as all Koreans do that one day the two Korea will be reunified and again become ONE KOREA and families that were separated by war will be able to see each other again.
Will never happen until the government collapses.
May they be united in freedom and liberty not under the bloody fist of a rapacious tyrant.
This woman is amazing. In the truest sense of the word.
This officer talking about being an orphan was more than I could take. You are an amazing human being.
My mom told me it felt really good when Dad came home from his travels when he was working in the Air Force. Without them, I wouldn't be doing stuff like this; so, thank you and I love you, dad.
Your pain is so tangible. I felt your pain through the screen. My heart is with you, and your parents would have been so proud for you taking the other soldiers to see their families 👪
Her personal story breaks my heart. What a kind soul having gone through all that.
I always tear up watching these videos. Hearing the story about your husband's visit with his parents after 10 years and neither of them recognizing each other was awful. Your story of being an orphan was really awful. I'm sorry you and your husband have experienced what you both have and I wish it was different. I am in Oklahoma in the middle of the United States but I know a lot of American's would be your family. God Bless and stay strong. ❤️🇺🇲
As a US Marine, I am so so sorry that you weren't able to see your family when you came home. Truly, that breaks my heart. God bless you! Your parents love you and are watching what an amazing woman you are!!!❤❤❤❤
Absolutely agree. And thank you for your service from your fellow American patriot.
Well said. Bless you and thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service Marine! You are appreciated and loved.Bless you and your family with God's highest blessings!
❤ 🇺🇲 ❤️
@@ladyonthelake8866 thank you so very much. God bless you and your family:) I hope you are having a wonderful day
Out of all the comments yours is the one that made me the happiest
When she cried and explained how this affects her so much because shes already lost her parents I couldn't hold back anymore. I just wanted to hug her
I hope you find a big family who cries when you come home. This video must have been very hard for you to watch. I live in the US but you would be very welcome in my family. Much love to you and please take care of yourself.
When she said how she was an orphan it hit hard and I started to cry a bit because I am also a orphan but I was adopted so knowing how if I wasn’t adopted I would have nobody to call family it hurts me :(
Dang!!! I’m a 48 year old guy and a military police veteran, as I watched this………. I started tearing up 🥹
Remembering the times I came home from a deployment and seeing my kids! Awesome 👏
Young lady?! We’re glad you’re getting a taste of freedom!!! Send it back home to your loved ones if you can!
I cried and I’m a man. It a shame what a dictator does to his open people that he literally destroys the family unit. I can’t even fathom the idea of being away from my kids,
God bless you and hopefully we'll see all North Korean people reunited with their families, dignity and freedom. ❤🙏😔🇺🇲
This lady gave kindness to others while she wasn't able to experience the same. She will always have my respect.
I think a lot of people would be proud to call you family.
The one person that disliked this is one sad individual
Probably Kim jong un
@@conorflynn6666 kim jung un and his 7 generals now
I wish her so much happiness.
I want to give her a big hug.
Ten years is such a long time to be in the military and to not be able to see your family for so long is heart wrenching. Makes me so sad for all those NK soldiers. 😢
God bless this woman that she can still feel love after all she has suffered.
May her future be blessed with good things.
American Veteran here from Denver Colorado. You are so powerful and brave to risk everything just so your fellow soldiers could see their parents and family. I salute you.
I cry when i see the reunion videos and I cried hearing about North Korean families who don't see each other for years and that her husband and his mother didn't even recognize each other. 😪 Blessings on you for trying to give soldiers some time with their families. They will never forget that.
I can't imagine what she is going through her life without having a parents without having friends who couldn't escape from NK.. watching with these videos along with her i can't stop my tears...!! 😭😭 and these kind of videos always gets me...
You are not alone, you are not without parents, because each heart you have touched, and each heart that has touched you is family. Each of us hold you in our arms, your tears, your joy, sadness, and happiness is shared. From now on, forever and always, you are not alone.
I think the U.S. and the international community should be doing more to pressure North Korea's leaders into easing up or abdicating. Hearing of what goes on there makes me so sad and ANGRY for the people of that country; it's so dangerous and complicated to maneuver, but my best wishes go to North Korea and those who escaped, as well as South Korea for taking in their fellow Koreans and remaining the bulwark against NK.
Young American man over here, admiring the spirit of Korea and the people's will to fight against the oppression. The spirit of Arirang is strong, and I hope we can foster it into something stronger. 💛💙
Absolutely. How much more time does the international diplomacy need to realize APPEASEMENT IS NOT WORKING. AGAIN.
For all the awful things Trump did or said, or the needed ones he neglected to do, he was probably closer than any other world leader to treating Kim Jon Un the way he deserved be and handling N. Korean regime the way it should be.
Amen brother!
The reason we can't, is because they are allied with china. Also they might try to destroy us or south Korea which makes it hard because China is one of the smarter places in the world, and have a lot of military upper hands
Trump said that he was doing great things in North Korea ..... I’m not sure how that could be seen as handling North Korea well. He continues to praise Kim Jung Un and suck up to dictators. He acted as if he was going to handle the situation then praised him and turned it into a bigger mess. I say this as a Korean American.
It's not so much North Korea, but China's & Russia's support of the regime that perpetuates the misery in that country.
She was a real g letting soldiers see their family I wanna meet her
As a military wife, I cried this entire video. I remember bringing my boys to meet their father on the runway at Ft Hood.