Jeonju City Strengthens Honors for Patriotic Martyrs

On the 31st, Jeonju Military Cemetery Signboard Ceremony and Completion Ceremony for Comprehensive Maintenance Held

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] On the 31st, Jeonju City held a completion ceremony and plaque unveiling ceremony for the comprehensive maintenance of the Jeonju Military and Police Cemetery at the Jeonju Military and Police Cemetery.

The Jeonju Military and Police Cemetery was first established as a military cemetery to commemorate soldiers who died defending the country during the Korean War in June 1953. In 1966, a police cemetery was additionally established, and in 1973, the name was changed to the Military and Police Cemetery. Currently, the remains of 416 soldiers and police officers are interred there.

At the time of its establishment, the Jeonju Military and Police Cemetery was called the "Naksujeong Military and Police Cemetery" because of a pavilion called "Naksujeong." However, since the pavilion has disappeared, the city changed the name to the current "Jeonju Military and Police Cemetery" and installed plaques and guide signs to widely inform the families of national merit recipients and citizens, fostering a sense of gratitude for the sacrifices of the patriotic martyrs.

Additionally, Jeonju City reorganized the tombstones, which were old and varied in size, to be uniform in size and scale, matching those of the national cemetery, to honor the patriotic martyrs.

The newly replaced tombstones at the Military and Police Cemetery have inscriptions unified in font style according to the national cemetery standards, and the stone material used is Hwangdeungam from Iksan, known as the highest quality in Korea.

Meanwhile, to strengthen respect for national merit recipients and patriotic martyrs, Jeonju City has expanded the eligibility for veterans' allowances and provides a uniform allowance of 60,000 won regardless of the type of national merit. Last year, the old main gate of the Military and Police Cemetery was renovated into a traditional hanok-style gate to harmonize with the Hyunchunggak Shrine and tiled walls within the cemetery.

Furthermore, to honor national merit recipients, Jeonju City is currently creating the Bohun Nuri Park, a long-awaited project by veterans' organizations in the Jeonbuk region, on a 30,366㎡ site near the Jeonbuk Independence Movement Memorial Tower in Songcheon-dong, with a total project cost of 8.5 billion won.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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