Photo Gallery: Former comfort women visit peace monument dedicated to sex slaves

Former Japanese Imperial army sex slave Ok-Seon Lee, 87, wipes tears away after visiting the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The Korean woman was used as sex slave during World War II by the Japanese army.

Former Japanese Imperial army sex slave Ok-Seon Lee, 87, wipes tears away after visiting the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The Korean woman was used as sex slave during World War II by the Japanese army.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Two former sex slaves of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, commonly known as “comfort women,” visited a Glendale statue that honors their struggles on Thursday to commemorate the upcoming third anniversary of the city’s “Comfort Women Day” on July 30.

Photo Gallery: Former comfort women visit peace monument dedicated to sex slaves

Surrounded by Korean and Japanese media, former Japanese Imperial army sex slaves Il-Chul Kang, 85, left, and Ok-Seon Lee, 87, right, caress the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The two Korean women were used as sex slaves during World War II by the Japanese army.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Former comfort women visit peace monument dedicated to sex slaves

Former Japanese Imperial army sex slaves Il-Chul Kang, 85, left, and Ok-Seon Lee, 87, right, visit a Comfort Women exhibit at the Central Library after visiting the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The two Korean women were used as sex slaves during World War II by the Japanese army.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Former comfort women visit peace monument dedicated to sex slaves

Former Japanese Imperial army sex slaves Il-Chul Kang, 85, right, and Ok-Seon Lee, 87, left, arrive at the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The two Korean women were used as sex slaves during World War II by the Japanese army.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Former comfort women visit peace monument dedicated to sex slaves

Former Japanese Imperial army sex slave Ok-Seon Lee, 87, visits an exhibit of paintings about Comfort Women at the Central Library after visiting the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The Korean woman was used as sex slave during World War II by the Japanese army.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Former comfort women visit peace monument dedicated to sex slaves

Former Japanese Imperial army sex slaves Il-Chul Kang, 85, left, and Ok-Seon Lee, 87, right, caress the Peace Monument dedicated to comfort women at Central Park in Glendale on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The two Korean women were used as sex slaves during World War II by the Japanese army.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)