Discarded by society, S Vietnamese war veterans welcomed and cared for by Saigon Redemptorists
Over the years, the priests have helped some 5,000 Republic of Vietnam war veterans in Ho Chi Minh City with free medical check, as well as material and economic aid. The initiative was launched in collaboration with a Buddhist pagoda. The former soldiers, wounded during the war, have been abandoned by the Communist government. "I lost my leg in battle and only after 40 years I got an adequate prosthesis thanks to the Redemptorist Fathers,” said one veteran.
