The China Post
Date: August 19, 2016
By: CNA
KAOHSIUNG–President Tsai Ing-wen traveled to Kaohsiung Thursday to personally offer
President Tsai Ing-wen embraces the widow of Sgt. Chen Shih-kun (陳世坤) at a mourning parlor in Kaohsiung City’s Neimen District on Thursday, Aug. 18. Tsai personally offered her condolences to the families of three Army personnel who died after the tank they were traveling in fell into a stream during a training drill on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (Photo courtesy of the Kaohsiung City Government)
her condolences to the families of three Army personnel who died after a tank in which they were traveling fell from a bridge two days earlier.
Tsai first visited the home of Sgt. Chen Shih-kun in the southern city’s Neimen District, where his family had set up a mourning parlor prior to the funeral.
Chen’s wife broke down in tears when Tsai held her in her arms.
The 31-year-old late sergeant left behind a 4-year-old daughter and a son born in June.
The president, accompanied by Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu, then went to the city’s public funeral parlor and met with the families of Cpl. Chen Ping-yi and Pvt. Chang Chih-wei.
The three were killed after the Army CM-11 tank carrying them and two others fell into the Wangsha Stream in Pingtung County Tuesday after a training exercise. [FULL STORY]