Reconnaissance Battalion 12 received the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of May 25, in Nam Anh commune, Nam Dan district, Reconnaissance Battalion 12 held a ceremony to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of its tradition and receive the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.
Major General Dang Trong Quan, Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff of Military Region 4 attended and delivered a congratulatory speech. Also attending the ceremony were representatives of a number of agencies of the Ministry of National Defense, the Military Region 4 Command, generations of officers and soldiers of the unit, and representatives of local Party committees and authorities.
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| Major General Dang Trong Quan, Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff of Military Region 4, delivered a congratulatory speech. |
On May 25, 1973, the Commander of Military Region 4 signed a decision to establish the 12th Reconnaissance Battalion. Previously, since the 1960s, the 12th Reconnaissance Company and the 11A Reconnaissance Battalion, the predecessor of the 12th Reconnaissance Battalion, had fought bravely and tenaciously, completing all missions well in key areas of fierce attacks by the US imperialists, such as the Tri-Thien battlefield and the Central-Lower Laos battlefield. From the important information provided by the unit's officers and soldiers, leaders and commanders at all levels promptly determined combat plans to contribute to the liberation of Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces...
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| Welcome performance at the ceremony. |
In recognition of the outstanding achievements of the officers and soldiers of the 12th Reconnaissance Battalion, the Lao State awarded the unit the I-xa-la Medal. Comrade Dang Trung Thanh, Battalion Commander, was awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces; Comrade Nguyen Quoc That, Platoon Commander, was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Many comrades were awarded the Medal of Military Exploit and many other noble awards.
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| Authorized by the President, Major General Dang Trong Quan presented the flag and the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to Reconnaissance Battalion 12. |
On this occasion, authorized by the President, Major General Dang Trong Quan awarded the flag and the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to Reconnaissance Battalion 12.
Phung Ngoc Thang
5NK 129 Vinh - Nghe An
