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Thua Thien-Hue: 21 women awarded title of “Heroic Mothers”
Updated: 08:54, 21/09/2018
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue held a ceremony on September 20 to confer the noble State-given title of “Heroic Vietnamese Mother” to 21 women whose husbands and children laid down their lives in the struggle for national liberation and protection.
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At the event (Photo: VNA). |
Among them, only Le Thi Hai from Dien Loc commune of the province’s Phong Dien district is still alive.
On the occasion, local authorities presented the Order of Independence to 14 families of martyrs and the Order of Labour to 13 organizations and individuals in the province.
In addition, 15 other organizations and seven individuals with outstanding achievements and great contributions to national building and safeguarding were honored at the event.
According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs, more than nine million people have been recognized as revolutionary contributors to date, including 1.2 million war martyrs, 127,000 heroic mothers, and 800,000 war invalids.
Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited Vietnamese heroic mothers and war veterans in Thua Thien – Hue province on July 7 to mark the occasion of the upcoming 71st anniversary of the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27, 1947 – 2018).
(BGO) – The President has decided to award the honor “Vietnamese heroic mother” title to four mothers in the northern province of Bac Giang for their contributions and sacrifice for national liberation, building and safeguarding.
(BGO) – The President has decided to award the “Vietnamese heroic mother” title to three mothers in Bac Giang province who are Ha Thi Tue, Ngoc Chau commune (Tan Yen disitrct ); Doan Thi Tan, Da Mai ward and Nguyen Thi Bac, Tan My commune (Bac Giang city) for their contributions and sacrifice for national liberation, building and safeguarding.
Source: VNA
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