December 21, 2017 | 18:48 (GMT+7)
84 women in Dong Thap awarded with “Heroic Mother” title
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap held a ceremony on December 20 to present posthumously the noble State title of “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” to 84 local women whose husband and children laid down their lives in the struggle for national liberation and protection.
With the recognition, the province
currently has a total of 1,868 heroic mothers.
Addressing the ceremony, Vice
Chairman of the Dong Thap provincial People’s Committee Doan Tan Buu stressed that the
province over the years has focused on taking care of people who rendered
services to the nation, including the heroic mothers. The work also helps
foster patriotism among local people, especially youths.
According to the Ministry of Labor,
Invalids and Social Affairs, more than nine million people have to date
been recognized as revolutionary contributors, including 1.2 million martyrs, 127,000 heroic mothers and 800,000 wounded soldiers.
Source: VNA