Vietnamese Veterans in Germany bring charity home
(VOV) - The Dresden and Surrounds branch of the Vietnamese War Veterans Association in Germany presented gifts to the war veterans and children of Hanoi’s Thinh Quang ward, Dong Da precinct, on February 5.
On January 27, the association distributed gifts worth VND8.5 million to 17 Agent Orange victim war veterans in Chi Hoa village, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province. It also gave VND500,000 to a war veteran in Nghe An’s Thanh Chuong district and EUR100 to children of AO victims in Hanoi’s Me Linh district.
The association consists of Vietnamese war veterans and German Vietnamese living and working in Dresden and its adjacent areas. German authorities recognise the organisation as a legal charity. .
Association member Tran Van Toan said association representatives often present gifts to disadvantaged people when returning home for the Lunar New Year (Tet).