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Mourners carry portraits of Shim Mi-seon and Shin Hyo-sun, who were struck and killed in 2002 by a U.S. military vehicle, at a memorial in Yangju, South Korea, on June 13. (Photo by Steven Borowiec)

STEVEN BOROWIEC

YANGJU, South Korea -- Near the site of one of South Korea's most emotive tragedies, dozens of mourners gathered Friday to remember the lives of two schoolgirls and hope for better times ahead.

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