April 23, 2018 | 21:21 (GMT+7)
Division 346 asked to well perform assigned tasks
PANO - Division 346 of Military Region 1 celebrated its 40th founding anniversary on April 22 in the attendance of Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Defense Minister.
Four decades ago, at Regiment 246, Major General Dam Quang Trung, Commander of Military Region 1, announced a decision of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army on the establishment of Infantry Division 346.
Right after its foundation, the division closely collaborated with armed forces and people of Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang and Cao Bang provinces to fulfil their assigned missions of defending the national border sovereignty and security, building firm defensive areas and bringing peace and happiness to local people.
In peace time, the division has brought into full play its tradition “solidarity, self-reliance, resilience and determination to win” and conducted well all training with high sense of combat readiness.
Addressing the ceremony, General Truong applauded the division’s troops for their achievements in the past.
He asked the division to embrace and implement seriously the Party’s instructions and resolutions on military-defense missions, heighten revolutionary vigilance, improve quality of training, combat readiness ability, conduct training in combination with real combat situations while building a strong and healthy Party organization and contributing to local socio-economic development.
Translated by Mai Huong