Inauguration of the Monument to the 27th Infantry Regiment

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 20, at the People's Committee of Nam Anh commune, Nam Dan district, the inauguration ceremony of the Monument to the 27th Infantry Regiment took place.

Attending the ceremony were Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu - Former Deputy Minister of National Defense, Former Commander of Infantry Regiment 27; Lieutenant General Hoang Ky - Former Commander of Battalion 2, Infantry Regiment 27; representatives of Military Region 4 Command; representatives of Nghe An Provincial Military Command...

Representatives of Nam Anh Commune People's Committee and representatives of War Veterans of Infantry Regiment 27 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Memorial Monument.

Established in early 1968, the Regiment has a long history of achievements in combat, and has been awarded many Orders and Medals of various types by the Party and State. Four collectives and individuals have been awarded and posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the State.

In accordance with the wishes of the regiment's veterans across the country, a memorial stele was built and placed at the place where the regiment was founded and held a ceremony to send troops off to war, located within the grounds of the Nam Anh Commune People's Committee.

Comrade Nguyen Huy Hieu presented gifts to two heroic Vietnamese mothers and representatives of the families of martyrs of Regiment 27 in Nam Anh commune.

The memorial stele is made of natural white stone Quy Hop, 3m high, 1.87m wide, 0.53m thick. The front of the stele shows the date the 27th Infantry Regiment was established and held its departure ceremony, the back summarizes the achievements of the officers and soldiers over 7 years of direct combat participation on the battlefields. The entire foundation and pedestal are made of reinforced concrete and covered with natural stone with a total value of more than 100 million VND.

The 27th Infantry Regiment's War Veterans hope that the Memorial will become one of the red addresses for young generations to learn from, follow, and further promote revolutionary heroism in building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Representative of War Veterans of Infantry Regiment 27 presents gifts of encouragement to the People's Committee of Nam Anh Commune

On this occasion, representatives of the 27th Regiment presented gifts to two heroic Vietnamese mothers and representatives of the families of martyrs of the Regiment in Nam Anh commune, and donated 5 million VND to the commune's scholarship fund.

Thanh Cuong