Uiwang City Unveils Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Tower... Third Memorial Tower Built This Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Chung-young] Uiwang City constructed and unveiled the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Tower on the 4th to commemorate the sacrifice of war veterans who dedicated themselves to world peace and their homeland.

The unveiling ceremony, held in front of Arumchae Senior Welfare Center, was attended by approximately 500 people including Kim Sung-je, Mayor of Uiwang City, Kim Hak-gi, President of Uiwang City Council, Kim Young-guk, Chairman of Uiwang City Chapter of the Korean Vietnam War Veterans Association, chapter leaders from various cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, war veterans, bereaved families, and citizens.

The memorial tower, standing 8.8 meters tall to represent the 8 years and 8 months of Vietnam War service, has the names of 515 Uiwang City Vietnam War veterans engraved on it to ensure they are remembered.

The city conducted a design proposal for a patriotic memorial in June 2022 and began construction of three patriotic memorial towers (monuments) throughout the city starting in April 2023.

With this, Uiwang City now has the Independence Patriot Memorial at Wongsong Lake Park unveiled last October, the 6·25 War Veterans Memorial at Galmoe Hangeul Park unveiled last month, and the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Tower as the third and final tower.

Mayor Kim Sung-je said, "I hope this memorial will serve as a place to remember those who dedicated themselves to their nation and world peace, and as a venue to educate future generations about our correct history."