Mayor Oh Se-hoon Meets Veterans Organizations, Pledges to Strengthen Veterans' Honor and Support

Attended Meeting with 15 Veterans Organizations' Seoul Branch Heads
"Seoul's Task is to Honor National Merit Recipients"
Mayor Oh Expands Support Targets and Scale Since Inauguration

On the 24th, a day before the June 25th anniversary, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with the heads of 15 veterans' organizations' Seoul branches and promised, "Seoul City will engrave in its heart the sacrifices of the patriots and national merit recipients who sacrificed for the country and nation, and will strive to strengthen veterans' honors and support."

At the meeting held on the 8th floor of City Hall that morning, 15 people attended, including Ryu Jae-sik, head of the Seoul branch of the 6.25 War Veterans Association, Kim Bu-gil, head of the Seoul branch of the Vietnam War Veterans Association, Kim Dae-ha, head of the Seoul branch of the Liberation Association, and Koo Bon-wook, head of the Seoul branch of the Disabled Veterans Association.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon attended the '2024 Veterans Organizations Meeting' held on the 8th floor of Seoul City Hall on the morning of the 24th.
[Photo by Seoul City]

Before the meeting, Mayor Oh said, "No matter how much gratitude we express, it is always insufficient for the dedication and sacrifice of national merit recipients," adding, "Seoul City considers it a mission to protect the honor of national merit recipients who devoted themselves to the country and to provide them with appropriate honors."

Currently, since Mayor Oh's inauguration, Seoul City has been steadily expanding the scope and scale of support for veterans to strengthen their honors. In 2022, the veterans' honor allowance paid to surviving patriots was increased from 200,000 KRW to 1,000,000 KRW per month, and last year, the living assistance allowance paid to national merit recipients themselves or their primary surviving family members who are basic livelihood security recipients or belong to the lower-income bracket was raised from 100,000 KRW to 200,000 KRW per month. This year, the combat honor allowance paid to war veterans was increased from 100,000 KRW to 150,000 KRW per month.

Concluding the meeting, Mayor Oh added, "It is important that national merit recipients live long, healthy, joyful, and happy lives," and pledged, "We will continue to strive to strengthen veterans' honors and support."

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