December 11, 2017 | 21:23 (GMT+7)
HCM City honors 18 “Heroic Mothers”
Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on December 11 to confer posthumously the noble State title of “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” to 18 women whose husband and children laid down their lives in the struggle for national liberation and protection.
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The title "Vietnamese Heroic Mother" conferred posthumously on 18 women. Photo: sggp.org.vn
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Addressing the ceremony, Vice
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vo Thi Dung expressed her
gratitude to the mothers who devoted their beloved to the struggle for national
independence.
She also asked local authorities to
take care of living conditions of those who have made contribution to the
country and their families.
To date, 5,296 women in Ho Chi Minh City were
awarded with the Heroic Mother title, with just more than 200 being still
alive.
Source: VNA