Impressive images at the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory
PV Group•May 7, 2024 13:08
The parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, which "resounded throughout the five continents and shook the world," was solemnly held in Dien Bien province on the morning of May 7. Many impressive images showed the strength of solidarity of our forces, cadres, and people.
The historic victory of Dien Bien Phu is a solid proof, affirming the talented and wise leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and beloved President Ho Chi Minh for our country's revolution; it is a symbol of Vietnam's strength in the thousands of years of history of building and defending the country, affirming the truth that "nothing is more precious than independence and freedom" continues to illuminate the path we take.
Model cars of the National Emblem parade past the stage.After 80 years of building, fighting and winning, the Vietnam People's Army has continuously grown, become stronger, revolutionary, disciplined, elite, modern, and the core in building all-people national defense, building and firmly protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.Vietnam Coast Guard - the core specialized force in enforcing the law, protecting national security, order and safety; the legitimate and legal rights and interests of Vietnam at sea; fighting against all types of crimes and law violations, contributing to the sustainable development of the marine economy, firmly protecting the sovereignty of seas and islands, establishing the tradition of "Resolutely brave, overcoming difficulties, solidarity and coordination, strictly upholding the law" and has been honored by the Party and State with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.Bloc of cultural and artistic representatives: During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, the team of artists was present on the fiercest battlefields, at every march, every artillery position, every trench and infirmary, fighting side by side with the soldiers, frontline laborers, and youth volunteers to perform, cheer, and encourage, contributing to the historic victory. Bearing in mind Uncle Ho's teaching: "Culture and art are also a front. You are soldiers on that front", today the team of revolutionary artists and writers continues to promote the national cultural tradition, absorb the quintessence of human culture, contributing to making culture a solid spiritual foundation of society, an important endogenous strength, ensuring sustainable development and firmly protecting the Fatherland as beloved Uncle Ho wished: "Culture lights the way for the nation to go"Frontline Civilian Worker Block: Responding to Uncle Ho's call: "As long as you are Vietnamese, you must stand up to fight the French colonialists to save the Fatherland", 30 thousand young men and women volunteered to join the Frontline Civilian Worker force to participate in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign with the determination: "Though bombs and bullets shatter bones and flesh/ Do not lose heart, do not spare your youth..." to open roads, transport weapons, food, provisions, wounded and sick soldiers, and achieve glorious feats. In the echoes of the Dien Bien Phu victory today, we remember and deeply appreciate the great feats and sacrifices of the Frontline Civilian Worker force in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in the past, so that the country could blossom with independence.Dien Bien Phu soldiers: “Heroic soldiers/ Heads heated by iron fire/ Fifty-six days and nights of digging mountains, sleeping in tunnels, in the pouring rain, eating rice balls/ Blood mixed with mud/ Unwavering liver/ Unwavering will”. With the following Divisions: 308 - Vanguard Army, 312 - Victory Division, 316 - Bong Lau Division, 304 - Vinh Quang Division, 351 Artillery Division and 367 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, contributing to the Dien Bien Phu Victory; the core to build the main Army Corps, Artillery, Engineering, and Air Defense forces of our Army.Cyberspace Operations Force: Born in the period of strong development of information technology, the Cyberspace Operations Force of the Vietnam People's Army has continuously developed and grown; closely coordinated with functional agencies of departments, ministries, branches and localities to fight against the tricks of hostile forces, protect national sovereignty in cyberspace; ensure absolute safety of military and defense information systems, key national information systems, contributing to protecting the Fatherland early and from afar.The Vietnamese Women's Military Band, with its majestic and resonant sounds. During the struggle for national liberation, the heroic sounds of the Military Band soldiers contributed to encouraging, motivating, and urging our entire army to enthusiastically and steadily move forward, fight, and defeat all invaders. Today, those majestic sounds are encouraging our entire Party, people, and army to successfully carry out the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.Intellectuals: Vietnamese intellectuals are a particularly important creative labor force in the process of building and developing the country, in the process of innovation, industrialization - modernization and international integration, building a knowledge-based economy, developing culture and ensuring national defense and security. Under the leadership of the Party, our country's intellectuals are constantly growing, maturing, full of patriotism, national pride and self-respect, attached to and accompanying the struggle against foreign invaders and national unification...The People's Security Male Officer Block: The People's Security Forces have not been afraid of difficulties and hardships, fought bravely, sacrificed silently, and achieved many outstanding feats on the national security front; were honored to be awarded by the Party and State with 4 Gold Star Orders, Ho Chi Minh Order, and many collectives and individuals were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.Female Traffic Police Officers: From the early days of the August Revolution and during the resistance war against the French colonialists, the Traffic Police Team, the Truck Inspection Police Team, and the River Patrol and Control Team were the predecessors of the Traffic Police force, ensuring the safety of important traffic and transportation routes, transporting goods, food, weapons, and ammunition; coordinating to protect evacuated people, protect military operations and military posts, contributing to the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.The Women's Militia of the Northwest Ethnic Groups: Upholding the spirit of patriotism, promoting the tradition of solidarity, self-reliance, and self-strengthening, the Women's Militia of the Northwest Ethnic Groups did not fear hardships and sacrifices, actively participating in the resistance war, caring for soldiers and wounded soldiers, transporting food, provisions, weapons, building roads... together with women across the country, contributing more than 2 million working days in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, contributing to the miracle: "Dien Bien Phu was a glorious victory", ending the three thousand days of non-stop resistance war.Vietnamese Workers' Bloc: Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, our country's working class is always steadfast in political will, steadfast in goals and ideals, constantly growing and modernizing, with education, expertise, professional skills, foreign languages, information technology, industrial style, and labor discipline adaptable to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the trend of international integration, working day and night enthusiastically in production to, together with the entire Party, people, and army, realize the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country.Model car symbolizing 70 years of Dien Bien Phu Victory.People gathered along the streets where the parade passed.The parade passed through the streets of Dien Bien Phu.
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