Rest in Peace

South Korea has raised the stern section of the Cheonan at last:

As tearful families looked on, the South Korean military recovered the bodies of 23 crewmen from the stern of a sunken warship that salvagers raised Thursday from the floor of the Yellow Sea.

Officially, five bodies have been identified and 39 are still considered missing until they’re identified, but it appears that only 21 bodies are still missing.

At a time like this, all I really have to say beyond this is that I hope it will give some closure and comfort to the families of these men that they will finally come home. They died while protecting their country. May they rest in peace.