July 18, 2017 | 22:33 (GMT+7)
NA leader presents gifts to heroic mothers in Quang Nam
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 17 presented 106 savings books, worth VND 2 million (USD 88) each, to Vietnamese heroic mothers and policy beneficiaries in the Central province of Quang Nam on the occasion of the upcoming Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27).
The NA leader affirmed that the Party and State always pay special attention to supporting those who have contributed to the nation.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in a visit to the Museum of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers
At the same time, the whole community, including businesses, have always accompanied the State in the work, she said.
Earlier the same day, the top legislator laid a wreath at the Monument for Martyrs and the Statue of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers in the province.
She also visited a number of local policy beneficiary families, and offered incense to martyrs at the War Cemetery in Dien Ban district.
Quang Nam is one of the localities suffering from heavy war consequences, with 23 percent of its population being policy beneficiaries. The province has 14,792 Vietnamese heroic mothers, 911 of them are alive. The province is also home to 65,000 martyrs and over 30,000 wounded and sick soldiers.
Source: VNA