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Busan Veterans’ Organization Leaders’ Roundtable

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The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the Veterans’ Organization Leaders’ Communication Roundtable would be held today (June 13) at 2:30 PM at Domohon in celebration of Patriots and Veterans Month (June).

This roundtable was arranged to share Busan’s major veterans’ policy plans for 2025 and to discuss key issues in close communication with the heads of veterans’ organizations.

The event was attended by Mayor Park Heong-joon and leaders from 12 major veterans’ organizations including the Busan branch of the Liberation Association.

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Event Overview:

• ●Date & Time: Friday, June 13, 2025, 14:30

• ●Venue: Domoheon, Suyeong-gu, Busan

• ●Participants: 13 total – Mayor Park and 12 veterans’ organization leaders

• ●Participating Organizations:
    1. Liberation Association, Busan Branch (Kwon Byeong-gwan)
    2. Korean Disabled Veterans Organization, Busan Branch (Kim Sun-il)
    3. Bereaved Families of the War Dead, Busan Branch (Choi Du-gil)
    4. Widows of War Dead Association, Busan Branch (Park Eun-ju)
    5. April 19 Democratic Revolution Association, Busan Branch (Gwak Geun-su)
    6. April 19 Revolutionary Victims’ Bereaved Families Association, Busan Branch (Lee Jae-dong)
    7. Korean Order of Military Merit Recipients, Busan Branch (Kim Tae-su)
    8. Korea Vietnam War Veterans Association, Busan Branch (Kang Sung-ui)
    9. Special Mission Veterans Association, Busan Branch / Chairman of the Veterans Council (Kim Seok-jong)
    10. 6·25 Veterans Association, Busan Branch (Heo Gyeong)
    11. Vietnam Veterans Association, Busan Branch (Park Sung-woon)
    12. Busan Retired Reservists Association (Park Dong-gil)

• ●Agenda:
    - Overview of 2025 veterans support policies
    - Discussion of key organizational issues

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Busan City has been actively enhancing its veterans’ support system to honor and respect those who served the nation and their families. Key measures include:

• ●Increase in honor allowance and combat veterans’ allowance
      • Honor Allowance: raised from KRW 40,000 to KRW 50,000 per month
      • Combat Veterans Allowance: raised from KRW 100,000 to KRW 130,000

• ●Phased renovations of veterans’ halls and welfare centers

• ●Expanded designated parking zones (91 spaces) for national patriots at public institutions

• ●Overseas historical site visit programs for 80 descendants of independence activists in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Liberation

Veterans’ organizations’ operating funds and program budgets have also been increased.

Furthermore, the City is allocating maintenance budgets for aging veterans’ halls and memorial facilities such as the Patriotic Martyrs Monument and enshrinement spaces.

In June, a series of memorial events are being held across the city, including the Memorial Day Ceremony on June 6 and events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Korean War (6·25).

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Statement from the Mayor:

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated:
“I express my utmost respect and gratitude to the heroes who sacrificed for Korea’s independence, development, and the lives of its people. I also deeply thank the bereaved families who have endured with strength.
Going forward, we will ensure that the values of living remembrance and warm respect for veterans are part of daily life, and we will continue open communication with the 140,000 members of our veterans’ community.”