Permanent member of the Central Military Commission (CMC), Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defense General Nguyen Tan Cuong attended the event, which was also to mark the 90th founding anniversary of Vietnam’s self-defense and militia forces (March 28, 1935 - 2025).
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General Nguyen Tan Cuong addresses the event. |
On March 25, 1945, over three months after the birth of the Vietnam Dissemination and Liberation Armed Team, the first armed unit of Bac Giang province was founded in Soi village, Kha Son commune, Phu Binh district, Bac Giang province (now in Thai Nguyen province), opening up a new development period of Bac Giang provincial armed forces.
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Formations in a parade at the event |
Over the past eight decades, the forces have constantly grown up, promoted the patriotic and revolutionary traditions of a heroic land, stood absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, and made positive contribution to the national salvation, Fatherland building and defense cause and the development of the province.
On behalf of the CMC, Gen. Cuong congratulated and praised generations of the provincial armed forces for their feats-of-arms and achievements in the past 80 years. He urged them to continue embracing higher levels’ directives and resolutions on defense and military tasks, better their staff role, closely combine socio-economic development and defense and security consolidation. In addition, they should provide more defense and security knowledge for local cadres, Party members and people.
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Gen. Cuong (fourth from right) hands over the Second-class Fatherland Protection Order to the Bac Giang provincial armed forces. |
The Bac Giang provincial armed forces were also requested to develop into a revolutionary, standardized, elite, modernized force with high combat strength and synergy. To this end, they should practice more with close attachment to reality, build a strong contingent of reservists and self-defense and militia forces.
Gen. Cuong also asked the forces to stay close to local people, improve leadership capability and combat strength of Party organizations, and engagement in building new-style rural areas and eliminating substandard houses in the province.
Translated by Mai Huong