1.The judgment of the first instance shall be modified as follows:

The defendant rendered distinguished services to the State on May 16, 2013.

1. The reasoning of the judgment of this court citing the judgment of the court of first instance is as follows, in addition to the part concerning the judgment that was stated between the 5th and 7th of the judgment of the court of first instance, and as stated in the judgment of the court of first instance, it is so accepted in accordance with Article 8(2) of the Administrative Litigation Act and the main sentence of Article 420 of the Civil Procedure Act.

2. Part 1 of the Act on the Support for Persons Eligible for Veteran's Compensation and Support for Persons Eligible for Veteran's Compensation and the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons, etc. of Distinguished Services to the State (hereinafter "the Act") was amended on September 15, 201, and the requirements of persons of distinguished services to the State were changed upon the enforcement of both Acts on July 1, 2012. In other words, unlike before the amendment, a soldier who died in the line of duty or education and training directly related to national defense security or the protection of people's lives and property, who died in the line of duty or education and training under Article 4 (1) 5 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons, etc. of Distinguished Services to the State (hereinafter "the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons, etc. of Distinguished Services to the State") and Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons, etc. of Distinguished Services to the State (hereinafter "the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons of Distinguished Services to the State Act").