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South Korean soldiers take part in a military drill on scenic Mallipo Beach in western South Korea on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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A former South Korean underwater demolition team member shouts a slogan during an anti-government rally in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. (Photo: Associated Press)
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Former South Korean marines burn images of North Korean leader Kim Jong il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un, during a rally denouncing North Korea on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is gearing up for joint military maneuvers with the U.S. starting Sunday that are likely to keep tensions soaring following the attack on a South Korean island, which killed two two marines and two civilians. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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South Korean marines carry a flag-draped casket containing the remains of a marine, killed in Tuesday's North Korean bombardment, during a funeral service at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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An anti-North Korea protester threatens police trying to extinguish burning icons of North Korea during a demonstration on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. Fresh artillery shots were heard Friday on the tense South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, three days after it was devastated by a North Korean attack and hours after Pyongyang warned that the peninsula was on the brink of war. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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Police officers patrol near houses destroyed by North Korean shelling on the Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. North Korea warned Friday that planned U.S.-South Korean military drills are pushing the peninsula to the brink of war. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young prepares to place a flower at the altar during a memorial service for South Korean Marines at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, on Thursday. The Marines were killed in a North Korean artillery barrage on the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong. Mr. Kim resigned on Thursday, two days after the artillery attack by North Korea killed four people on the small island near the disputed border. (Associated Press)
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A South Korean police officer patrols near the destroyed houses on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean marines collect an unexploded shell fired from North Korea into a straw bag on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Park Ji-ho)
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Destroyed houses are evident from the air Wednesday on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Officials say they found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in the North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis. (Associated Press/Yonhap)
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South Korean soldiers carry an injured man upon arrival from the island of Yeonpyeong at a military port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean firefighters extinguish a fire at a house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis and escalating tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap)
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A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)
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Destroyed houses are seen on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis and escalating tensions between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)
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Destroyed houses are seen on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae)
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An unidentified family member of Seo Jeong-woo, a South Korean Marine who was killed on South Korean Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea's artillery attack, weeps during a memorial service at a military hospital in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea said Wednesday the burned bodies of two male civilians found on the island, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Young-gun)
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South Korean survivors arrive as they are surrounded by relatives and media at a port in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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South Korean coast guard help people to disembark from a ship at a port in Incheon, South Korea after they were evacuated from Yeonpyeong Island, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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In this photo released by Korea Coast Guard, its members evacuate residents from Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Korea Coast Guard, Ko Jae-young)
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A woman takes a photograph of an electronic stock board at the Korea Stock Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea's won dropped to a two-month low and stocks declined after North Korea fired artillery at its southern neighbor, killing two soldiers. Government bonds recovered from initial losses. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
