26 Government Awards for Patriotic and Veterans Month

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu]The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced on the 23rd that it will award government honors to 26 exemplary patriots and veterans at 11 a.m. on the 24th at the Conrad Hotel in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

At this event, presided over by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, 20 exemplary patriots and veterans and 6 individuals who have led efforts to improve the treatment of national merit recipients will receive government awards. Three will receive the Order of Civil Merit, two will receive the Presidential Citation, ten will receive the President's Commendation, and eleven will receive the Prime Minister's Commendation.

Jeon In-sik (78), who will be awarded the Order of Civil Merit, Dongbaek Medal, is a bereaved family member of a national merit recipient. He has served as a director of the Korea War Veterans Association and has personally funded scholarships for descendants of national merit recipients.

Kim Won-jin (82), the only son of patriot Kim Chang-do (1898?1967), who founded the Heungsadan Chungbuk Branch to carry on the spirit of the independence movement, and Lee Byung-yeol (77), who organized the Gwangju April 19 Revolution Memorial Committee, will receive the Order of Civil Merit, Magnolia Medal.

The oldest awardee, Kim Young-eun (87), is a disabled veteran injured in the Korean War. He will receive the President's Commendation for activities such as repairing houses free of charge for neighbors in difficult circumstances.

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