(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a meeting with Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, martyrs’ relatives and representatives of Vietnam Martyr Families’ Support Association in Hanoi on Monday on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets heroic mothers in Hanoi on July 25, 2022. (Photo: VNA) |
Having promoted the Vietnamese tradition of “When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree,” the Party and State have introduced various preferential policies for contributors to the struggle for national independence, built houses for those in need, and allocated a large budget for the search and repatriation of martyrs’ remains over the last 75 years, President Phuc said.
On this occasion, the State has earmarked 17 million USD to present gifts to more than 1.3 million revolutionary contributors nationwide, he said.
President Phuc hailed the efforts made by the Vietnam Martyrs Families’ Support Association in paying tribute to martyrs and their families.
 Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan presents a portrait of President HCM to the Female Truong Son Soldiers’ Association. (Photo: VNA) |
During a reception on Monday for a delegation of the Female Truong Son Soldiers’ Association, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan said that Party and State leaders always pay special attention and are continuously fine-tuning policies dedicated to people who served the nation.
The Vice President said she was touched after talking to female Truong Son soldiers who fought and served logistics in the anti-American resistance war, whose services contributed greatly to national reunification in 1975.
“I hope that you’ll continue to play a key role in national construction and defense and build happy, wealthy, and equal families,” she said.
The same day, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visited and presented gifts to a center for war invalids and people who contributed to the revolution.