[News] Women’s Union Conducts Volunteer Activities Nationwide in Honor of Patriotic Month

Over 200 members of the Women's Federation for World Peace Seoul and Incheon chapters carried out volunteer activities on June 28 at 16 locations in Seoul and Incheon, including the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery, in commemoration of June as the Month of Patriots and Veterans.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] The Seoul and Incheon branches of the Women’s Federation for World Peace held volunteer activities on the 28th in honor of the Month of Patriots and Veterans. Over 200 members participated in cleaning tombstones and tidying burial sites at 16 locations, including the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery, the Korean War Memorial, the Children’s Grand Park Korean War Statue, and Incheon Freedom Park.

To commemorate the noble sacrifice of the patriots and war heroes, this volunteer event was held under the theme "Your sacrifice and dedication, the Women’s Federation for World Peace will remember." It was conducted simultaneously in 147 regions nationwide, including Seoul and Incheon, with about 900 members attending.

Moon Hoon-sook, Chairwoman of the Women’s Federation for World Peace, stated, "South Korea has developed into an advanced country beyond imagination in the past, becoming a leading nation in various fields such as culture and IT. Without the sacrifice of the patriots and war heroes, we would never have been able to enjoy the current environment."

Chairwoman Moon added, "By having Women’s Federation members across the country engage in volunteer activities at places imbued with the spirit of the patriots on the same day and time, we pay our gratitude and respect to them and ensure their sacrifices are not in vain. I hope this volunteer activity becomes a time to reaffirm our determination to achieve peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula and world peace."

Following this volunteer activity, the Women’s Federation plans to hold a nationwide "DMZ Peace Zone Symposium" to discuss the utilization of the DMZ for peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

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