Nghe An Youth Volunteer Veterans Association celebrates 50 years since Uncle Ho sent a letter of commendation to Company 333 N69

On January 21, the Nghe An Youth Volunteer Veterans Association held a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Uncle Ho's letter of commendation to Company 333 N69 (January 27, 1969 - January 27, 2019) and summarize the Association's work in 2018 and deploy tasks for 2019.

Attending the conference were Mr. Vu Trong Kim - President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association; Comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province.

In 2018, the Association of Former Youth Volunteers at all levels in Nghe An made great efforts and achieved many outstanding achievements in the work of building and developing the association. The whole province currently has over 21,500 former Youth Volunteers members. Despite their old age, the cadres and members are always actively participating in economic development, comradeship activities, setting good examples, educating the younger generation on ideals, ethics, and revolutionary heroism.

Mr. Vu Trong Kim - Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association spoke to acknowledge and highly appreciate the activities of the Nghe An Youth Volunteers Association in 2018. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the conference, delegates listened to Uncle Ho's Letter of Commendation for the 333rd Nghe An Youth Volunteer Company 50 years ago.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Vu Trong Kim - President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association acknowledged and highly appreciated the activities of the Nghe An Youth Volunteers Association in 2018.Mr. Vu Trong Kim hopes that the Nghe An Veterans Association will always do well the message that Uncle Ho taught in the Letter of Commendation, which is to uphold the will, solidarity, and contribute a lot to the country.

Mr. Vu Trong Kim suggested: In 2019, all levels of the Nghe An Youth Volunteer Veterans Association need to focus on implementing well the work of propagating and educating political ideology for members, especially the content of former youth volunteers setting a good example of "Studying and following the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh"; giving good advice on resolving regimes and policies for former Youth Volunteers; actively directing and participating in emulation movements and comradeship activities.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to two groups with outstanding achievements in gratitude work. Photo: Thanh Chung

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to two groups, Tien Phong Newspaper and Phuc Son Joint Stock Company, for their outstanding achievements in gratitude work; 15 groups and 20 individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit from the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Volunteers Association./.