石破首相「犠牲無にせず日本守る」　殉職自衛隊員追悼式

　自衛隊の殉職隊員追悼式が２６日午前、防衛省で行われた。遺族ら約３００人が参列。石破茂首相は追悼の辞で「尊い犠牲を無にすることなく、激変する安全保障環境の中、国民を守り、日本を守り、世界の平和と安定に貢献するために全力を尽くす」と述べた。
　昨年９月からの１年間に公務災害による死亡が認定された隊員は、４月に発生した海上自衛隊哨戒ヘリコプター衝突墜落事故の乗員８人を含め計３２人。陸上自衛隊１６人、海自１３人、航空自衛隊２人、内部部局１人の名簿が新たに慰霊碑に奉納された。
　自衛隊の前身である警察予備隊が発足した１９５０年以降、殉職隊員の累計は２１１２人となった。（2024/10/26-11:05）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday attended a memorial service for members of the Self-Defense Forces who died in the line of duty, vowing to protect the country without wasting their deaths.
   "In this rapidly changing security environment, I will do my best to defend Japan and its citizens and contribute to world peace and stability without wasting their precious sacrifice," Ishiba said in a speech at the ceremony, which was attended by about 3,000 people, including the bereaved families.
   In the year from September last year, a total of 32 SDF members died in the line of duty, including eight who died in the crash of a Maritime SDF helicopter in April.
   A list of the 32 members, comprising 16 from the Ground SDF, 13 from the MSDF, two from the Air SDF and one from the Defense Ministry's internal organization, was added to the cenotaph.
   The total number of SDF members killed on duty since the launch in 1950 of the National Police Reserve, the predecessor of the SDF, now stands at 2,112.