An additional 86,000 US veterans who
were exposed to herbicides during the war in Vietnam or their
spouses will be entitled to allowances paid by the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA).
A five-member US war veterans’
delegation led by Dan Tocker arrived at Phuoc Tuong mountain pass in
Phu Loc district of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on March 20
to identify a mass grave of liberation soldiers who died on duty at the
US’ former Tomahawk artillery base.
Vietnamese and US veterans held talks in Hanoi on March 16 as part of activities
to increase mutual understanding and promote reconciliation between the two
nations after the war.
US war veterans commended the
Vietnamese people for their spirit of reconciliation and their support
in the search for the remains of the US servicemen reported missing in
action (MIA) during the Vietnam War.
War veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia will tighten their cooperation in a myriad
of fields after a deal on friendship and cooperation was inked between war
veterans’ associations of the two countries in Phnom Penh on March 2.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the
Hanoi AO/dioxin Victims’ Association on February 7 presented gifts to
two war veterans who are heavily affected by the Agent Orange/dioxin on
the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
The Party and State have paid special
attention to the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA), President
Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed during his pre-Tet visit to the association
in Hanoi on January 21.
Strengthening friendship and
cooperation with people of neighbouring countries is one of key tasks
for 2010 set by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) at
a meeting in Hanoi on January 14.
President Nguyen Minh Triet praised the
work of Construction Materials Company No 1 at a ceremony to inaugurate
the building of its Fico-Tay Ninh cement plant on December 28.
State President Nguyen Minh Triet
received outstanding individuals in the Navy’s emulation drive during
the 2004-2009 period in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the
Vietnam People’s Army on Dec. 22.
A meeting to celebrate the 65 th
anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army Day (Dec. 22) was held in the
Lao capital city of Vientiane on Dec. 22 by the Lao Defence Ministry.
Many war veterans, heroic mothers,
heroes from the armed forces and those involved in the renovation
process gathered in Hanoi on Dec. 1 for a ceremony to mark the 20th
establishment anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Association (VVA).
The largest free programme in the
20-year history of Operation Smile Vietnam is expected to bring smiles
to the faces of 2,000 Vietnamese underprivileged and disadvantaged
children until Nov. 14.
A State-level requiem, the first of its
kind in Vietnam, is scheduled for October 22-24 to pray for soldiers
killed on Lao soil during their war-era international mission.
Vietnamese and Lao politicians, war
veterans and historians have recalled common hardship experiences
during two major wars 60 years ago, when soldiers from the two
neighbours shared “every grain of salt and every stalk of vegetables”.
A Vietnam-the Republic of Korea (RoK)
Peaceful Village will be built in the central province of Quang Nam,
following the Vietnamese government’s approval of a non-refundable aid
worth two million USD from the Korean War Veterans’ Association.
Central Ha Tinh Province’s Culture,
Tourism and Sports Service said that it has discovered 110 ancient
rank-bestowing records at a pagoda in My Loc commune, Can Loc district.
