Gwangju Veterans Affairs Office Holds Ceremony for National Patriots' Day... Awards Presented to Independence Patriots

On the 17th at Gwangju Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Regional Veterans Affairs Office announced on the 16th that it will hold the '81st Memorial Day for the Patriots and Veterans' ceremony at the Gwangju Student Independence Movement Memorial Hall on the 17th.

The Gwangju-Jeonnam Branch of the Liberation Association (Branch Chief Kim Juwon) plans to honor the spirit and heroic deeds of the patriots who sacrificed their lives resisting Japanese colonial rule for the restoration of the homeland.

The ceremony will proceed in the order of the national anthem, a report on the history of Memorial Day for the Patriots and Veterans, introduction and awarding of independence merit recipients, a commemorative speech by Im Seonghyun, head of the Gwangju Regional Veterans Affairs Office, singing of the Patriots' Song, and three cheers of "Manse".

In particular, on the occasion of this Memorial Day for the Patriots and Veterans, government awards will be given to six independence merit recipients in Gwangju and Jeonnam.

At the ceremony, awards will be presented to four people including the bereaved family of the late patriot Song Byeongyeop, and on the 19th at Jangheung County Office, awards will be given to two people including the bereaved family of the late patriot Go Yeongtae.

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