Gwangju Regional Veterans Office Holds 'Nameplate Attachment' Event for Independence Patriots on March 1st Movement Day

慰問品 Delivered to Grandchildren of the Late Shin Hongsik, One of the 33 National Representatives

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Regional Veterans Affairs Office held a visit and nameplate attachment event for the bereaved families of the 33 national representatives on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the March 1st Movement.

According to the Gwangju Veterans Affairs Office on the 28th, Lim Jong-bae, head of the Gwangju Veterans Affairs Office, visited the grandchildren of the late Shin Hong-sik, one of the 33 national representatives, presented consolation gifts in the name of the President and the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, and attached a nameplate honoring the independence merit.

Kim Sam-ho, mayor of Gwangsan District, Gwangju, also participated in the event.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, the event was conducted simply without a tea meeting or other gatherings.

Meanwhile, the late Shin Hong-sik attended as a national representative during the March 1st Movement, circulated the Declaration of Independence, and shouted three cheers for independence, for which he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962.

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