(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 12th, in Vinh City, the Political Department of the Naval Command, the Vietnam Naval Museum, in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Cultural and Information Center of Nghe An province, inaugurated a photo exhibition with the theme "The Sea, Islands and Naval Soldiers - Echoes of the First Victory".
Attending the event were Colonel Nguyen Phong Canh - Deputy Head of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People's Navy; Colonel Doan Ngoc Son - Deputy Head of Political Affairs of the 4th Military Region Command; Mr. Bui Dinh Sam - Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; representatives from the Provincial Military Command, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, along with a large number of officers, soldiers, youth union members, students and people of Vinh City.
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| The exhibition featured musical performances about the sea and islands. |
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| Delegates attending the opening of the exhibition. |
The exhibition is an activity aimed at celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first victory of the Vietnam People's Navy and the people and armed forces of North Vietnam (August 2-5, 1964 – August 2-5, 2014).
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| Meritorious Artist Pham Tien Dung - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, delivered the opening speech for the exhibition. |
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| Colonel Nguyen Phong Canh - Deputy Head of Political Affairs - Naval Command, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. |
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| A large number of officers, soldiers, and youth union members attended the opening ceremony. |
The exhibition is divided into two main sections. The first section, themed "The Sea, Islands, and the Vietnamese Navy Soldiers - Echoes of the First Victory," includes 120 photographs and many artifacts, which are valuable documents recreating the development of the Vietnam People's Navy, especially the achievements in the first victory (August 2-5, 1964) when the US escalated its bombing of North Vietnam; the heroic tradition of readily sacrificing blood and lives to fight to protect territorial integrity. Through this, it demonstrates the position, role, and importance of Vietnam's seas and islands in the cause of national defense and security; and the building of a regular, elite, and modern Vietnam People's Navy to firmly protect the sovereignty of the seas, islands, and continental shelf of the Fatherland.
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| Cutting the ribbon to officially open the exhibition. |
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| The delegates listened to a presentation introducing the exhibition. |
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| View the photographs and models of oil rigs and military vessels. |
The second section, themed "Nghe An and the Sacred Sovereignty of the Fatherland's Seas and Islands," displays 60 photographs recreating the victories and achievements of the army and people of Nghe An during the days of April 2-5, 1964. Along with the people of the whole country, the army and people of Nghe An upheld the tradition of the Nghe Tinh Soviet, heightened their vigilance, and thwarted all enemy plots to attack the North when they encroached upon the airspace and seas of their homeland. The exhibition also displays images reflecting the activities of the Party Committee, government, and people of Nghe An today, focusing on the sacred seas and islands of the Fatherland.
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| Comrade Bui Dinh Sam wrote his impressions at the exhibition. |
The photo exhibition "The Sea, Islands, and Naval Soldiers – Echoes of the First Victory" was held at a time when China was illegally deploying the Haiyang 981 oil rig and continuously engaging in aggressive activities against maritime law enforcement forces on Vietnam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone for more than two months. With vivid documents and images, the exhibition serves as an opportunity to widely disseminate information to officers, soldiers, and the people, especially the younger generation, to deepen their understanding of the position and importance of the sea and islands, as well as the State's guidelines, viewpoints, and policies on the "Vietnam Maritime Strategy" in national construction and defense; and to highlight the glorious traditions, independent spirit, and resilience of the entire nation's military and people, particularly the Vietnam People's Navy, which is steadfastly protecting the sacred sovereignty of the sea, islands, and continental shelf of the Fatherland day and night at sea.
The exhibition took place from July 12th to July 17th, 2014 at the Nghe An Provincial Cultural and Information Center.
Khanh Ly - Huu Quan
