Honouring golden hearts for AO victims

Outstanding people include General Vo Nguyen Giap and late professor and people’s teacher Tran Van Giau

01/11/2011 - The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) held a press briefing in Hanoi on January 11 to announce a plan for the “Honouring Golden Hearts for Agent Orange victims” programme.

Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Van Rinh, VAVA president, said this was part of a programme to compose songs for AO victims and honour outstanding individuals and organisations who supported AO victims and actively participated promoting struggle for justice for more than 3 million AO victims.

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The “Honouring Golden Hearts for Agent Orange victims” programme will be held in Hanoi on January 24 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the spraying of Agent Orange in Vietnam (August 10, 1961- August 10, 2011). {continue}