HWPL Daegu Gyeongbuk Branch held the 1st Peace Lecture online and invited Mr. Ahn Hyung Jun, the Branch Manager of Vietnam War Veteran Committee, Daegu Branch, Korea. Mr. Ahn gave a lecture on the sacrifice of Vietnam war veterans and the necessity and value of HWPL’s peace activities under the title of “The Beginning of the Republic of Korea.”
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He vividly described the devastation he faced during the Vietnam war and emphasized the importance of peace and peace activities.
He explained how his heart broke for mothers who had to send their children to war without knowing if they would come back dead or alive by saying, “Even during the war, my homesickness and thoughts of my mother made me reflect back on the times before the war.
When I had cut my hair, fingernails, and toenails and submit them in an envelope, I thought these were going to be my remains. Wouldn’t you have cried if your fear of war and the battleground made you feel like you were like a cow being taken to the slaughterhouse?”
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Mr. Ahn, who is well-familiar with the horrors and pains of wars, emphasized that we must remember the importance of HWPL Chairman Lee Man-hee’s message for cessation of war and world peace and his peace works, as Chairman Lee is also a veteran who personally fought in the Korean War.
He said that the 10 articles and the 38 clauses of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) must be submitted to the UN as it is a groundbreaking legal document that will end wars and create peace and urged that everyone should participate in HWPL’s peace activities because there should be no more wars and war-related horrors on this earth.
Lastly, he said to the youth of the Republic of Korea that, “The Republic of Korea was born through the blood, sweat and sacrifices of the those who came before us.
You are blessed because you were born as a citizen of Korea” and that they should never forget the noble mentality of those who protected peace by even going to war and always remember the necessity and value of HWPL’s peace activities.
A beautiful post. The Chairman of HWPL, Man-hee Lee, is a Korean War veteran who has travelled the world 31 times meeting politicians, Heads of State, religious leaders and international law experts to discuss the DPCW and gain the support of citizens around the world. 21 international law experts were involved in the drafting of the DPCW. HWPL currently has support in 192 different countries with over 600,000 members working to help establish peace throughout the world. It is a miracle that a 92-year-old man can spearhead such a peace movement. Kudos to Chairman Lee.
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