"Dien Bien Phu - Heroic Epic of the Ho Chi Minh Era"
That was the theme of the exchange session organized by the Center for Vietnamese History and Tradition Education in collaboration with the Monthly Magazine Events and Witnesses (People's Army Newspaper) on the morning of May 4, at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. 450 delegates who were People's Armed Forces Heroes honored at the Dien Bien Phu front, Dien Bien soldiers, Veterans (CCB), former Youth Volunteers (TNXP), frontline workers and meritorious people from the Hanoi area and the Northern provinces attended the program.
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| A performance in the exchange program. |
In his opening speech, Mr. Le Xuan Niem, Director of the Center for Traditional and Historical Education, emphasized that before this exchange program, the Center had successfully organized the trip "Back to the source - Through the Northwest" from March 16 to March 20 for nearly 1,000 delegates. This is a meaningful activity, contributing to making the traditional values, sacrifice, courage, and creativity of the Vietnamese people in the Dien Bien Phu Victory deeply permeate into social life as well as continue to be promoted in the current period of building and defending the Fatherland.
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| Honoring the Heroes and Soldiers of Dien Bien. |
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| Colonel, People's Armed Forces Hero Le Duy Ung painted a portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap right on stage. |
Right at the beginning, the program devoted solemn moments to remembering and expressing gratitude to General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Elder Brother of our army, the Commander of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Listening to the stories of the guest delegates, the songs that have accompanied the years such as: Hoo chien si Dien Bien, Qua mien Tay Bac, Ho keo Phao... performed by the artists of the Center's Art Troupe and the Dien Bien soldiers of the past, the entire audience seemed to relive the boiling atmosphere of 56 days and nights of "digging mountains, sleeping in tunnels, pouring rain, sticky rice, blood mixed with mud". The American writer, Ms. Lay-di Boc-ton, the special guest of the program, did not hesitate to step onto the stage to interact and participate in a bamboo dance with the artists. She emotionally said: "Meetings like this are traditional and historical, I am very happy to participate with you"'
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| American writer Lay-di-Boston interacted with delegates. |
Closing the program, the Organizing Committee awarded Certificates of Honor to nearly 100 outstanding Dien Bien soldiers, meritorious families and meritorious people.
According to QĐND
