Otto＇s Parents， Fred and Cindy Warmbier， are with us tonight －－ along with Otto＇s brother and sister， Austin and Greta. You are powerful witnesses to a menace that threatens our world， and your strength inspires us all. Tonight， we pledge to honor Otto＇s memory with American resolve.
Finally， we are joined by one more witness to the ominous nature of this regime. His name is Mr. Ji Seong－ho.
In 1996， Seong－ho was a starving boy in North Korea. One day， he tried to steal coal from a railroad car to barter for a few scraps of food. In the process， he passed out on the train tracks， exhausted from hunger. He woke up as a train ran over his limbs. He then endured multiple amputations without anything to dull the pain. His brother and sister gave what little food they had to help him recover and ate dirt themselves －－ permanently stunting their own growth. Later， he was tortured by North Korean authorities after returning from a brief visit to China. His tormentors wanted to know if he had met any Christians. He had －－ and he resolved to be free.
Seong－ho traveled thousands of miles on crutches across China and Southeast Asia to freedom. Most of his family followed. His father was caught trying to escape， and was tortured to death.
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