Muan-gun Holds the 66th Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony

Noble Sacrifice, Deeply Engraved in Our Hearts.

Kim San, the governor of Muan County, is laying a wreath at the Muan Namsan Memorial Tower Square. (Photo by Muan County)

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 7th that it held the 66th Memorial Day Ceremony to honor the patriotic martyrs and war heroes at 10 a.m. on the 6th at Namsan Chung-hon Tower Plaza.

The ceremony was scaled down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and about 60 attendees including Governor Kim San, provincial and county council members, heads of veterans' organizations, and heads of social institutions paid tribute to the patriotic martyrs and war heroes in a solemn and reverent atmosphere.

The ceremony proceeded in the order of a one-minute moment of silence following the nationwide siren, flower offering and incense burning, memorial address, visit to the police fallen officers memorial, the anti-Japanese independence merit monument, and the March 1st Independence Movement Muan Righteous Deeds Monument.

In his memorial address, Governor Kim San said, "It is a natural duty to never forget those who dedicated and sacrificed for the country and to take full responsibility until the end," adding, "We will continue to do our best to honor national veterans and their families and actively promote veterans' affairs to remember their sacrifices."

Meanwhile, Muan-gun is making every effort to strengthen the honor and respect for national veterans and their families this year by carrying out the construction project of the War Veterans Memorial Tower and increasing the honorary allowances for veterans and veterans' families.

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