Major General Tran Quoc Viet, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of Hospital 175; Maj. Gen. Hoang Kim Phung, former Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VNDPKO); and Mrs. Dang Thi Minh Ngoc, late Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh’s wife, attended the event.
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Maj. Gen. Hoang Kim Phung, former Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, speaks at the event. |
Over the past ten years, Military Hospital 175 has managed and trained personnel of three level-2 field hospitals (L2FH) taking on peacekeeping duties at U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which were L2FH Rotations 1, 3 and 5. These field hospitals excellently fulfilled their tasks, contributing to the new development of the military in the new period, shining the image of Uncle Ho’s soldiers among international friends and South Sudanese people, contributing to building and defending the Fatherland early and from afar. Their contribution has been highly appreciated by the Party, State, Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defense.
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Members of the Level-2 Field Hospitals |
During the talk show, Maj. Gen. Phung and former Director of Military Hospital 175 Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Son recalled unforgettable memories and difficulties that Vietnamese peacekeepers, particularly military medical staff, had faced during their task performance in South Sudan. These stories confirmed the Vietnamese military medical force’s pride and responsibility while working at the U.N. mission as well as the foundation for the deployment of L2FH there.
Other experiences in L2FH deployment to U.N. mission were also shared by Sr. Col. Bui Duc Thanh, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Director of Military Hospital 175 and former Director of L2FH Rotation 1; Sr. Col. Tran Nam Ngan, head of the Training Division under the VNDPKO; and Mrs. Le Minh Thu, Defense Cooperation Program Manager at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam. They talked about training and preparatory work to meet U.N. standards, emphasizing the outstanding completion of missions of L2FHs.
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Military Hospital 175 presented flowers to delegates who made contribution to the deployment of L2FH. |
L2FHs’ members talked about their activities during the tenure, the promotion of solidarity, the weathering of difficulties, and other external affairs activities.
At the event, representatives from L2FH Rotation 7 promised to bring into play their predecessors’ attainments, make good preparations to stay ready for U.N. peacekeeping operations in the coming time.
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L2FH Rotation 5 successfully completes peacekeeping duties and returns home on September 28. |
In his speech, Gen. Viet expressed thanks to the Ministry of National Defense’s leaders and international partners for their support in the field hospital deployment, and to L2FHs’ staff for their outstanding fulfilment of missions, thus beautifying the image of the medical staff force of the Vietnam People’s Army.
He hoped that the talk helped the hospital’s staff learn more about the significance and honor to undertake international duties and other tasks. He urged the hospital’s young generation to hone their skills, expertise, raise command of foreign languages, promote traditions, and get ready to join future L2FHs with the highest sense of determination and responsibility.
Translated by Mai Huong