Launching a writing contest about the great victory of Spring 1975

On the morning of June 16, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Veterans Association launched a writing contest called “Spring 1975: The Epic of Victory.”

General Vo Nguyen Giap and leaders of the Central Military Commission follow the developments of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Phung Khac Dang, Vice President of the Vietnam Veterans Association and Head of the contest's organizing committee, said that over the past 40 years, the great victory in the spring of 1975 has become a source of pride in the spiritual life of generations of Vietnamese people and there have been many works and articles from political, military, cultural and artistic perspectives by domestic and foreign authors about this great historical event.

However, that reflection is not adequate compared to the magnitude of a victory that had decisive significance for the complete victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country, bringing the whole nation into a new era, the era of national independence and socialism.

The writing contest “Spring 1975 - an epic of complete victory” aims to encourage and motivate veterans and all those who directly participated in the Spring 1975 general offensive and uprising to record profound memories of the stories, events, and feats of themselves and their comrades and teammates.

Those stories contribute to arousing each person's pride in the great victory of Spring 1975, in the victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country, arousing the will and belief in building and defending the Fatherland today.

The contest also aims to praise revolutionary heroism, the tradition of bravery, indomitability, intelligence, creativity and determination to liberate the South and unify the country of our people and army; to honor and show gratitude for the great contributions and dedication of all classes of Vietnamese people and the help of international friends in the cause of fighting against the US to save the country.

The contestants are those who directly participated in the general offensive and great victory in the Spring of 1975.

Entries must be in the form of memoirs or prose notes about the deepest, most authentic memories that the author directly participated in and wrote. Entries must not copy other people's documents in any form, and illustrative quotes must be clearly annotated. If the participant violates copyright, the entry will be disqualified or the prize will be revoked if the participant wins.

Entries should be sent to the Organizing Committee before January 31, 2015 at the following address: Vietnam Veterans Newspaper, No. 1, Le Van Linh, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi or email:[email protected].

The Organizing Committee will award 1 first prize, 5 second prizes, 10 third prizes and 30 consolation prizes. The winning works will be selected to be printed into books to serve the information and propaganda work on the 40th anniversary of the great victory in the Spring of 1975, the liberation of the South, and the reunification of the country.../.

According to VNA