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The get-together was attended by Major General and Deputy
Commander of Military Zone 7 Phung The Quang, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial
People’s Committee Vo Van Mot, Colonel and Commander of Dong Nai Armed Forces Vo
Minh Luong and the representatives of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee,
People's Committee and Fatherland Front Committee, committees, sectors, unions
and generations of soldiers and armed forces heroes in Dong Nai.
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Get-together participants |
On behalf of Dong Nai Ministry of Military and of the
generations of soldiers and armed forces heroes attended the get-together.
Colonel and Deputy Commander of Dong Nai Military Headquarters
Duong Hoa Hiep reminisced about the traditions of forming and combating of
Vietnam People's Army.
66 years ago, the Liberation Propaganda Army Force – the fomer
name of Vietnam People’s Army – was established according to President Ho Chi
Minh’s guidelines in Tran Hung Dao forest in Chau Nguyen Binh, Cao Bang
province, Vietnam on December 22, 1944.
Since then, this day has been a yearly traditional day of
Vietnam People's Army.
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Chairman
of Dong Nai People’s Committee Vo Van Mot is delivering a speech at
the get-together |
After the French reoccupied Bien Hoa (October 24, 1945), due to
the revolutionary task, under the leadership of the Party and local authorities,
and thanks to the people’s love and protection, armed forces in Dong Nai were
gradually formed.
Early 1946, all armed forces were unified into Battalion 20 led
by Mr. Huynh Van Nghe.
At Cu Lao Vit meeting in May 1946, Den village in Tan Hoa
commune, Tan Uyen district, Bien Hoa Party Committee convened a military
meeting, deciding on unifying all armed forces.
Then, the name National Protection Union of Bien Hoa was born.
Then, War Zone was built and became Dong Nai then’s resistance
base.
Over 64 years of fighting for the country and growing up, Dong
Nai armed forces have continually developed and contributed greatly to the
national struggle and liberation, making glorious victories to enrich Vietnam’s
military arts.
Such typical victories as Gia Huynh, Trang Bom, Bao Chanh, Bau
Ca with the peak of La Nga on March 1, 1948, the offensive into the Great Long
Binh Depot and Bien Hoa Airport contributed to making historic Spring 1975
victory.
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Generations of soldiers at the get-together |
In the new revolutionary period, Dong Nai Party organs and armed
forces are required to master their two strategic tasks: Construct and Protect
the country as follows:
+ Promote solidarity traditions and maintain training towards a
strong and modern tendency. Particularly in 2010, Dong Nai Military Headquarters
took an initiative to provide levels of Party committees and levels of
authorities with advice on how to implement local military tasks and national
defense effectively.
+ Create a potential strength and People’s national defense
front associated with people's security.
+ Form a solid defense area.
+ Offer 320 classes to nearly 32,000 people who want to improve
their knowledge of national defense and security.
+ Complete selection and military recruitment at three levels.
+ Continue forming regular units that are fully clean and
strong.
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The air defense drill of People’s Armed Forces |
Addressing the meeting, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s
Committee Vo Van Mot commended and highly appreciated the achievements Dong
Nai’s armed forces have obtained.
Mot expressed his gratitude to generals, revolutionary veterans,
People’s armed forces heroes, Vietnamese heroic mothers, officers and soldiers.
Reported by Do Quyen, Translated by Duy Minh