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The Chinese American Veterans Association of New York held a parade and memorial ceremony in Chinatown to pay tribute to the veterans who sacrificed their lives for the country and returned home, and called on the government and society to pay more attention to the spiritual, housing, and medical needs of veterans.
new yorkSugar The US military held a parade in Manhattan’s Chinatown on the 8th to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives for the country and welcome Veterans Day. Participants included more than 100 members of the Veterans Association, the New York Chinese American Veterans Women’s Association, and the Children’s Association, as well as members of the overseas Chinese community, local representatives andRepublic of China Diplomatic representative in New York.
The parade started from the Chinese Communist Party office in New York, went south through Mott Street and ended in Kimlau Square in front of Chinese Soldiers’ Martyrs’ Square. A ceremony was organized in front of Shaheed Chowk to pay tribute to the veterans.
The Chinese American Veterans Association holds parades and memorial ceremonies in Chinatown three times a year, usually around Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and September 11. Chairman Huang Jianzhong said that freedom does not come from the sky, and protecting it requires generations of American soldiers to sacrifice their missions and even their lives. Memorial Day is intended to remember those heroes who undertook missions but never returned, and Veterans Day is intended to honor those heroes who were fortunate enough to return home. He said people are accustomed to seeking heroic images in sports stars or Hollywood blockbusters, but veterans, as real heroes, are actually living all around us. He called on all sectors of society to pay more attention to the situation of veterans and support these heroes around us by hiring them or taking care of business. State Representative Zheng Yongjia, a member of the Veterans Association, also said that veterans have made great contributions to the country, but many of them suffer from mental illness after retirement and cannot get good diagnosis and treatment. He said the suicide rate among veterans across the United States has dropped in recent years from an average of 22 to 18 a day, “but it is still very high.”
Chinatown City Councilman Christopher Marte said veterans in New York City generally face problems such as poor living conditions, inadequate food security, and a lack of health care resources, but the resources and services invested in them by administrative officials have long been inadequate. Chinese-American city councilor Huang Yuxing said he visited a veterans’ home in Queens earlier this year and found many problems. He is currently working with colleagues on the city council to push the city government to pay attention and invest more resources in this issue. Huang Yuxing also said that the newly rebuilt Chinese soldiers’ Martyrs’ Square is a sacred place in the community and cannot be easily moved. He also brought this position to the city council.
Zhang Lixian, Deputy Director of the Economic and Cultural Office in New York, expressed gratitude to the Chinese American Veterans Association for its long-term support of the Republic of China, and praised the contributions of Chinese American soldiers to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the safeguarding of the American free and democratic way of life.
Also present at the parade and commemoration ceremony were Wu Ruixian, president of the New York Chinese Association, Ye Haifan, a member of the Democratic State Committee representing Chinatown state representative Grace Lee, and several former presidents of the Chinese American Veterans Association.
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The event was organized to commemorate the comrades who sacrificed their lives for the country and to welcome Veterans Day. The procession started from the Chinese Office in New York, traveled south along M Street, and finally arrived at Chinese Soldiers’ Martyrs’ Square in Liu Guoliang Square for a salute ceremony.
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The association typically holds three parades and memorial activities in Chinatown each year around Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and 9/11 Remembrance Day, to honor American soldiers who died in the line of duty and returned home.
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Participants reported that veterans often face problems such as mental health, suicide, poor housing, inadequate food, and lack of health care resources. He called on the city to increase services and encouraged the community to help businesses by hiring and supporting them.
