Certificates of the “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” title were given to relatives of the women. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of TraVinh on April 23 held a ceremony to present and posthumously award the certificates of the “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” title to 54 local women, ofwhom six have passed away.
Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Nguyen Trung Hoang expressed gratitude towards the mothers and theirfamilies.
He highlighted the glorious traditions of Tra Vinh, as wellas the contributions of the local Party Committee, army, and people to thevictory of the struggle for national independence and reunification.
During the course of the two national safeguarding wars, atotal of 20,000 Tra Vinh locals laid down their lives and later recognised as warmartyrs. Meanwhile, 10,000 others returned from the war as wounded and sickveterans, along with 21,000 families and individuals with contributions to thenational revolution.
Over the years, Tra Vinh has paid great attention to implementingsupport policies to families of those who have made contributions to the nation,including the building of houses, assistance in production, and employmentprovision.
A total of 3,327 women in Tra Vinh have been honoured as VietnameseHeroic Mothers to date who have made numerouscontributions and sacrifices for the cause of national liberation, construction,and defence. –VNA
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