岸田首相、殉職自衛官を追悼　「平和な暮らし守り抜く」

　自衛隊の殉職隊員追悼式が２０日午前、防衛省で行われ、岸田文雄首相、岸信夫防衛相と遺族ら約１００人が参列した。首相は「尊い犠牲を無にすることなく、遺志を受け継いでいく。国民の命と平和な暮らしを守り抜き、世界の平和と安定に貢献するため、全力を尽くすことを固く誓う」と述べた。（2021/11/20-11:37）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended a memorial service Saturday for Self-Defense Forces personnel who have died on duty.
   "We will follow your will without wasting your precious sacrifice," Kishida said at the ceremony, held at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. "I'm firmly determined to do all I can to protect people's lives and their peaceful livelihoods, and contribute to world peace and stability.
   The ceremony brought together about 100 participants, also including bereaved relatives and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi.
   The list of 18 SDF personnel who died in the year from September 2020 was placed into the cenotaph. Of the 18, whose deaths have been certified to be linked to their official duties, 12 were from the Ground SDF, three from the Maritime SDF, two from the Air SDF and one from the National Defense Medical College.
   The total number of SDF members who have died on duty since the SDF's predecessor, the National Police Reserve, was launched in 1950 now stands at 2,019.