Prison No. 3 celebrates its 60th anniversary and receives the Third Class Military Exploit Medal

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 22, Prison No. 3 (General Department VIII - Ministry of Public Security) solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its establishment and receive the Third Class Military Exploit Medal.

Attending the event, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security, were Lieutenant General Nguyen Hoang Ha, Deputy Director General, General Department of Criminal Judgment Execution and Judicial Support; Lieutenant General Tran Anh Dung, Deputy Director General, General Department of Criminal Judgment Execution and Judicial Support; Leaders of the Logistics and Technical Department, the Staff Department, and the Political Department (General Department VIII).

On the side of Nghe An province, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; representatives of the Provincial Police, Fire Police, departments, branches and Border Guard of Nghe An province.

Delegates attending the celebration

Cultural program to celebrate the anniversary

Prison Camp No. 3 was established on February 15, 1955 in Tu Ky district, Hai Duong province with an initial staff of more than 100 officers and soldiers. By March 1959, the Camp was moved to Nghia Dung commune, Tan Ky district. During the war, Prison Camp No. 3 was the target of US imperialism's attacks after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964. Pioneers in labor production and detention, and prisoner rehabilitation, the unit's officers and soldiers continued to be heroes on the front line when they directly held guns to fight the enemy to protect the Fatherland and protect the achievements of the unit.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Hoang Ha, Deputy Director General, General Department of Criminal Judgment Enforcement and Judicial Support (Ministry of Public Security) spoke at the ceremony.

Colonel Phan Dinh Thanh, Warden of Prison No. 3, delivered the opening speech at the ceremony.

From 1976 to 2014, the unit has achieved the title of Determined to Win Unit for 12 years; in 2013 and 2014, the Ministry of Public Security awarded the Flag "Leading Unit in the Emulation Movement for National Security"; the grassroots Party Committee was regularly recognized as a strong and clean Party Committee; 626 comrades were awarded the "Glorious Soldier" Order and Medal of various ranks by the President; and many cadres were awarded certificates of merit by the Government, the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial People's Committee, and General Department VIII.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son presented a banner from the People's Committee of Nghe An province to Prison No. 3.

At the ceremony, authorized by the President, Lieutenant General Nguyen Hoang Ha, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Criminal Judgment Enforcement and Judicial Support, pinned the Third Class Military Exploit Medal on the traditional flag of Prison Camp No. 3.

Under the authorization of the President, Lieutenant General Nguyen Hoang Ha, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Criminal Judgment Enforcement and Judicial Support, awarded the Third Class Military Exploit Medal to Prison No. 3.

In addition, the General Department of Criminal Judgment Enforcement and Judicial Support of the Ministry of Public Security awarded certificates of merit to 4 collectives and 7 individuals representing the local authorities for their outstanding achievements in the movement of the whole people to protect national security, contributing to building Prison No. 3 to be absolutely safe.

Awarding certificates of merit to 4 collectives and 7 individuals representing the local government for their outstanding achievements in the mass movement to protect national security.

On this occasion, the People's Committee of Nghe An province awarded Certificates of Merit to 2 groups and 12 individuals working at Prison No. 3 for their achievements in contributing to the construction of Prison No. 3, and contributing to the economic and social development of Nghe An province./.

By Thao