General Lee Soon Shin: A Hero that will be Remembered Forever

     The society consists of numerous people. All people have roles, and influence the society in any way. Among them, a very few people enormously improves the society. People call them ‘heroes’. A hero exerts great abilities and decent spirits to make huge advancements in the society. Therefore, the greatest heroes would be remembered forever. Lee Soon Shin, a Korean general in the 16th century, is one of them.

     Lee Soon Shin was a general who saved Korea from the biggest crisis of the Joseon Dynasty. In 1592, Japanese army assaulted Joseon. The war is named ‘Imjinwaeran’. The Japanese were armed with high-technology weapons and were trained well. However, due to the dispute between the cliques, the Joseon government could not unite. The army was not trained well, too. Therefore, at first, the Joseon army lost to Japan army in every battle. Japan became confident and attacked severely. Joseon Dynasty confronted the crisis of collapse.

     However, one day, Korean army beat Japan for the first time. Joseon marines led by General Lee Soon Shin destroyed most of the ships of Japan. The battle was named ‘Ok Joo Battle’. After the first victory, general Lee Soon Shin led most of the marine battles to victory of Korea. Japan could not attack more, so they retreated. His clever strategies, knowledge about the topography, and ‘Turtle Ship’, the battle ship invented by General Lee, made the victories possible. Unfortunately, General Lee was shot by a gun and died in the last battle, which occurred during the retreat of Japanese army. He left his famous quote, “Don’t imply my death to the enemies”.

     General Lee Soon Shin was a hero who saved a country. If General Lee did not exist, Korean would have been defeated by Japan, and the Koreans would have become slaves of the Japanese. However, due to his bravery and wisdom, the Korean marines could beat the Japanese, and eventually brought victory to Korea. Ever since, General Lee is remembered as a hero to every Koreans. Koreans respect his loyalty, and feel proud that he was born in a country same as theirs. Undoubtedly, the new generation of Korea would learn about him and feel the same way, too. Therefore, General Lee would be remembered as the greatest hero in the Korean history forever.

     In conclusion, General Lee was a great hero, and he will be remembered forever in the hearts of every Koreans. If one desperately dreams to have the courage and wisdom of General Lee and tries hard, he would also be able to be a great hero that can greatly improve the society.