Eye Island Combined Battalion celebrates 50th anniversary of Island founding

(Baonghean) -On the morning of March 31, the Mat Island Mixed Battalion held a meeting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unit's traditional day (March 31, 1963 - March 31, 2013) and the 40th anniversary of receiving the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Colonel Nguyen Huu Truyen - Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Region, comrades in the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Provincial Military Command attended.

Mat Island has an extremely important strategic position on the Nghe An sea route as well as Military Region 4. During 50 years of construction, fighting and growing up, generations of officers and soldiers of Mat Island have been brave, resilient, united, creative, overcoming difficulties to excellently complete all tasks. During the period of renovation, promoting the tradition of the heroic unit, officers and soldiers of Mat Island have been united, dynamic, creative to build the unit to constantly grow in all aspects, uphold the spirit of revolutionary vigilance, do well in patrol and guard work, attach importance to training, combat readiness, actively study and follow the moral example of Ho Chi Minh; closely coordinate with forces at sea to protect aquatic resources, rescue and rescue fishing boats and ships in distress at sea. Proactively overcoming all difficulties, improving the lives of soldiers, officers and soldiers always identify well the tasks and build the unit increasingly strong, successfully completing all assigned tasks.

Speaking at the ceremony, Colonel Nguyen Huu Truyen praised the efforts of the battalion's officers and soldiers; at the same time, he reminded the officers and soldiers on the island in the current situation to regularly and thoroughly grasp the Resolutions of the Party Committees at all levels, clearly identify the functions and tasks of the unit, always raise vigilance, closely coordinate with other forces, and handle situations well. It is necessary to regularly do a good job of education, build political will, be steadfast and steadfast in the face of all challenges, constantly raise vigilance for all officers and soldiers on the island, unite internally, and be ready to receive and complete all assigned tasks.

Trong Kien (Provincial Military Command)