Korean Family Reunions Get Off to Good Start

The long awaited reunions of Korean separated families got underway Tuesday as the first group of mostly elderly participants from the South crossed into the North in a caravan of buses. "I feel really thrilled and happy. I just couldn't sleep until 2 a.m. I am 77 years old and my brother is 83 years old. I want to see him, I want to see him right away,” said South Korean Oh Cheol-Hwan, who will meet her older brother in North Korea. The participants have been organized into...

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