Activities to mark the 70th National Resistance Day

Formed on January 6, the Capital Regiment became one of the first regular units of the army. In wartime, the unit’s troops took part in 16 campaigns and 200 battles, killing around 10,000 enemy’s troops, shooting down 66 aircraft, and damaging around 200 tanks and armored vehicles.

An artistic performance in the meeting commemorating 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day

Promoting the unit’s heroic tradition, in peacetime, generations of the regiment’s troops have been actively studying to raise their professionalism and ready to take and fulfill all assigned missions.

* Earlier on December 17, the Ho Chi Minh City’s organizing panel of important events held an artistic program in District 1 to mark the big day of the nation. Well-prepared performances at the event vividly reflected the iron will of the Vietnamese troops and people in the national resistance against foreign invaders.

Addressing the program, Nguyen Hoang Nang, President of the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee highlighted the importance of the celebration of the National Resistance Day, considering it a golden chance to recall the combat traditions of the nation and promote the great national unity. He called upon people to promote heroic traditions established by former generations, make their utmost efforts to successfully fulfill socio-economic, defense, and security tasks.

The city’s official promised that Ho Chi Minh City people will promote emulation movements, strengthen the great national unity bloc, raise revolutionary vigilance, and be determined to foil the “peaceful evolution” plot of hostile forces, making contributions to building, developing, and protecting the city.