President Yoon Visits Veterans Nursing Home... Gifts 'Hero's Uniform'

First Visit by a Sitting President

President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers a commemorative speech at the 69th Memorial Day ceremony held at the National Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, on the 6th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the morning of the 21st, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Suwon Veterans Nursing Home to commemorate the Month of Patriots and Veterans, offering words of comfort to elderly national merit recipients and expressing gratitude for their dedication and sacrifice to the country.

This marks the first time a sitting president has visited a veterans nursing home as a solo schedule.

President Yoon first visited the rehabilitation therapy room to observe physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological stabilization therapy used by the elderly national merit recipients. He then moved to the nursing ward, inquiring about the residents' opinions on life at the nursing home and checking on their well-being.

At this event, President Yoon presented the elderly veterans who participated in the Korean War with the "Hero's Uniform," expressing appreciation for their dedication to the nation. The Hero's Uniform is a tribute the government bestows to honor and thank veterans.

The presidential office stated that the government has consistently emphasized realizing a society where the dedication of elderly national merit recipients is properly respected.

Following this, President Yoon visited the program room and participated in a "Making Love for the Country Picture Frame" activity with war veterans and elderly family members of the wounded and fallen soldiers.

Meanwhile, the Suwon Veterans Nursing Home, opened in 2008, is the first veterans nursing home in Korea established by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (currently the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans). It provides elderly care services to about 200 elderly national merit recipients and their families.

Attending the event from the government were Kang Jeong-ae, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, among others, and from the presidential office were Jeon Gwang-sam, Senior Secretary for Civil Society, among others.

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