Solemn rally to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army

On the morning of December 20, in Hanoi, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense, solemnly held the ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2014), the 25th anniversary of the National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2014) and to receive the 5th Gold Star Order for the Vietnam People's Army.

President Truong Tan Sang awarded the Gold Star Order for the 5th time to the Vietnam People's Army.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission; former General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu, Nong Duc Manh; President Truong Tan Sang, former Presidents Le Duc Anh, Tran Duc Luong; National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An; Le Hong Anh, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat; Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister; Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Party Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; To Huy Rua, Politburo member, Head of the Central Organization Department... Along with many comrades of the Politburo, former Politburo members, comrades of the Central Party Secretariat, former secretaries of the Central Party Committee, comrades: Vice President, former Vice President; Deputy Prime Minister, former Deputy Prime Minister; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Party Central Committee members, former Party Central Committee members. Leaders of ministries, central agencies, provinces and cities..

Also attending the ceremony were leaders of the Central Military Commission, former leaders of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, veteran revolutionaries, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces; representatives of military attaches from various countries in Vietnam and outstanding generals, officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army nationwide. Former General Secretary Do Muoi and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent congratulatory flower baskets.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, President Truong Tan Sang respectfully sent to the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers; Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, war invalids, sick soldiers, families of martyrs, people with meritorious services to the revolution; generals, senior officers, cadres and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army his warmest greetings and best wishes on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 25th anniversary of the National Defense Day.

70 years ago, implementing the policy of the Party Central Committee and the Directive of President Ho Chi Minh, on December 22, 1944, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army - the first main force, the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army was established. This was a great historical event of the Vietnamese revolution. Born and developed on the basis of the Party's revolutionary armed forces, the Vietnam People's Army is a new type of army organized, led, educated and trained by the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, with the nature of the working class, deep national character and people's character, with the goal of fighting for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for socialism, for the happiness of the people. With that meaning, December 22 every year has become the traditional day of the Vietnam People's Army.

President Truong Tan Sang emphasized: Over the past 70 years, under the absolute and direct leadership in all aspects of the Party, with the love, protection and assistance of the people, inheriting and promoting the patriotism and military art of the Vietnamese people, overcoming countless hardships and challenges, the Vietnam People's Army, together with the entire people, has achieved great victories in the cause of national liberation, defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland and fulfilling glorious international obligations.

During the period of building and defending the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam, the People's Army and the People's Public Security are the core forces that, together with the entire people, maintain the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland; protect the Party, the State, the people, the achievements of the revolution and the socialist regime, and maintain a peaceful and stable environment for national development. The People's Army always upholds the spirit of revolutionary vigilance, smashes all plots and acts of violating the sovereignty of the borders, seas and islands of the Fatherland; creatively and effectively implements socio-economic development programs, builds economic-defense zones, and projects of strategic significance to the country. The Army actively participates in movements to repay gratitude, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, build new rural areas; build safe areas, build the political system and grassroots cultural life, especially in key areas, remote areas, ethnic minority areas and border and island areas; making a very important contribution to the cause of consolidating and strengthening the great national unity bloc, strengthening the "people's heart position", the potential and the national defense position. The army is always the leading force in the work of preventing and fighting natural disasters, searching, rescuing, dealing with the consequences of war and implementing the military rear policy well.

After 70 years of fighting, building and growing up, facing countless challenges and hardships, especially before the turning points of the revolution, the Vietnam People's Army has always shown the mettle of a revolutionary army, born from the people, fighting for the people; a special political force, a fighting force absolutely loyal and trustworthy to the Party, the State and the people. The Vietnam People's Army is not only a fighting army, a working army, a production labor army, but also a cultural army, a model of a revolutionary army. In any conditions and circumstances, despite having to endure many hardships and sacrifices; despite having to confront the enemy's sophisticated and cunning plots and tricks, the Vietnam People's Army is always steadfastly loyal, absolutely trusting and under the leadership of the Party, proactively creative, resourceful and brave, determined to fight, determined to win, closely attached to the people, loving comrades and teammates, strictly disciplined; Generations of cadres and soldiers have successively achieved glorious feats of arms, glorifying the history of thousands of years of building and defending the country, building a glorious tradition, worthy of the praise of President Ho Chi Minh: “Our army is loyal to the Party, filial to the people, ready to fight and sacrifice for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for socialism. Every task is completed, every difficulty is overcome, every enemy is defeated”; worthy of the noble title “Uncle Ho’s soldiers” that the people have praised, worthy of being the heroic army of the heroic Vietnamese nation.

Emphasizing that the world and regional situation continues to develop in a complicated manner, with many potential factors causing instability, uncertainty and unpredictability in the coming years, the President affirmed the determination of the Party and State to firmly pursue the goal of national independence associated with socialism. Maximize the strength of the nation combined with the strength of the times. Firmly grasp the task of economic development as the center, Party building as the key, culture as the spiritual foundation of society, and strengthening national defense and security as an important and regular task. Closely combine the tasks of economic and social development with strengthening and enhancing national defense, security and foreign affairs. Focus on building and consolidating a strong national defense; building a national defense posture associated with a solid people's security posture, especially in strategic and key areas.

Continue to promote the building of a revolutionary, regular, elite, and gradually modern Vietnam People's Army. Grasp the principle of building the Army politically, improve political quality, and take political quality as the basis for improving the overall quality and combat strength of the Army. Attach importance to building a strong Army in all aspects, including organization, staffing, equipment, regularity and combat skills, both regular and reserve forces; with a reasonable structure and scale, in the direction of being lean, compact, and strong, meeting the requirements of defending the Fatherland in peacetime, ready to win in all situations. Proactively forecast, sensitively grasp the situation; be calm, clever, alert, and clear-headed in handling specific situations; do not be provoked, tricked, provoked, passive, or surprised in any situation.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of millions of Vietnamese veterans, Lieutenant General Tran Hanh, Hero of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces, affirmed the determination of Vietnamese veterans to continue to be exemplary and train to be worthy of the tradition of determination to fight and win of the heroic People's Army; to be steadfast and firm in character, exemplary in action, to speak and act in accordance with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies, to actively participate in protecting the achievements of the revolution, protecting the Party, the government, the socialist regime, protecting the people, maintaining the qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers", actively studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh. Believing that the young generation of Vietnam today and tomorrow will be increasingly intelligent, creative, courageous and talented, knowing how to preserve and promote the glorious tradition of the nation and the tradition of determination to fight and win of the heroic Vietnam People's Army.

Speaking at the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant Dang Thi Bich Trang, a representative of the young generation, affirmed the determination of the young generation of Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Army to be absolutely loyal to the Party, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the people in any circumstances. Fighting for the noble goals and ideals of the Party and of the great President Ho Chi Minh, continuing the golden history of the heroic Vietnam People's Army, making the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers more glorious in the new era. Always raising revolutionary vigilance, sharpening the will to fight, overcoming all difficulties and challenges, ready to receive and complete well all assigned tasks, going anywhere, doing anything when the Fatherland needs. Ready to sacrifice to firmly protect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, protect the Party, the State, the socialist regime, and protect the people.

Also at this solemn ceremony, in a solemn atmosphere, President Truong Tan Sang respectfully presented the Gold Star Order, the highest award of the Party and State, to the Vietnam People's Army in recognition of the great and especially outstanding contributions of the Vietnam People's Army to the revolutionary cause of the Party and State./.

According to Dangcongsan