Group of young people with the surname Ly of Uncle Ho

From the time he was a patriot to when he became a communist soldier, our Uncle Ho was very interested in the young generation, whether Vietnam's mountains and rivers could become glorious or not depended on the youth. Therefore, when our country was in slavery, Nguyen Ai Quoc had to travel far and wide to find a way to save the country, but he was still interested in establishing youth organizations.

After returning to China from Lenin's country, in 1925, he founded the organization "Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association", consisting of the first patriotic Vietnamese youth abroad. In addition, he also organized and trained a successor force to supplement this youth organization, which was the establishment of the first Vietnamese communist youth group in Guangzhou - China. The group consisted of children from 12 to 15 years old, many of whose parents had been imprisoned or killed by the imperialists. In life, they had suffered a lot, hated the French colonialists and accepted sacrifices like their senior revolutionaries. When enlightened and trained, they would soon become patriots and revolutionaries. In the early days in China, Nguyen Ai Quoc had the nickname Ly Thuy, so he took the surname Ly and gave it to everyone in the group. According to documents kept at the Central Party History Research Board, the first Vietnamese Communist Youth Organization consisted of 8 people: Ly Tu Trong (from Ha Tinh); Ly Chi Thong (from Nghe An); Ly Van Minh (also known as Dinh Chuong Long); Ly Thuc Chat (also known as Vuong Thuc Thoai, from Nghe An); Ly Anh Tu (also known as Hoang To); Ly Nam Thanh (also known as Hoan Thanh); Ly Phuong Duc (sister of Ly Chi Thong, from Nghe An); Ly Phuong Thuan (sister of Hoang Le Ninh).

After the first Vietnamese Communist Youth Organization was established, Comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc paid special attention to the children and gave them special attention. He quickly opened a class to train them to become patriots and future communist soldiers. He often taught them about Geography and Vietnamese History and made them understand clearly the role of the youth as the next force to contribute to the Vietnamese revolution in the future.

Under the guidance and education of Nguyen Ai Quoc, thanks to the quickness, intelligence, and positivity of the youth participating in activities, the group of Vietnamese youth with the same surname Ly and Nguyen Ai Quoc soon became communists of the Vietnamese revolution. When the Communist Party of Vietnam was born, the people in this youth organization were active factors for the Party. They volunteered to return to the country to work in factories and farm farms to carry out proletarianization, propagate and enlighten the revolutionary path for the working class and the working masses, mobilize the people to rise up and make revolution, and actively contribute to the victory of the Vietnamese revolution.

Among the eight young people in that group, Ly Tu Trong was the most outstanding communist youth union member, soon becoming a "red seed" of the Party. When he was sent back to the country by the Party organization in difficult circumstances, he faced the enemy face to face to protect the Party organization. Arrested and imprisoned in an imperial prison, he refused to submit, still holding his head high and boldly declaring: "The path of youth is only the path of revolution, there is no other path". He fought steadfastly until his last breath.

Also during the training of the youth class, in order for the children to have the conditions to receive international children's organizations and a good communist education, Nguyen Ai Quoc selected from that organization and sent a number of children to study at the International Communist School of the Soviet Union. To introduce the children, he wrote a letter to the Central Committee of the Moscow Youth Union stating: "The earnest wish of the Vietnamese children is to come to your country, to live with you, to study with you and to soon become true students of Lenin". He wrote many letters asking international communist youth organizations to support and intervene to immediately resolve the necessary procedures so that his intention could be realized soon. Unfortunately, at that time, due to difficult travel and communication conditions and the impending outbreak of World War II, his plan could not be realized until much later. In 1941, Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. To protect the citadel of Socialism, 3 of the first 8 members of the Communist Youth Union, Ly Nam Thanh, Ly Thuc Chat, Ly Anh Tu, and other Vietnamese comrades who were studying and working in the Soviet Union at that time, volunteered to join the International Division. All 3 comrades sacrificed their lives on the southern front of Moscow. On December 12, 1986, the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union posthumously awarded these soldiers the noble Medal of Patriotic War.

The lives and names of the first 8 young union members named Ly all became outstanding revolutionary soldiers and will forever be shining examples for the young generation of Vietnam to learn from. The first person who took care of, guided and trained them to become communist soldiers was beloved Uncle Ho!

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