Naval units receive noble orders

PANO - Brigade 172 of the Naval Region 3 Command held a ceremony on July 9^th to mark its 50^th founding anniversary (July 9^th 1966) and receive the first-class Fatherland Protection Order.

Rear Admiral Ngo Sy Quyet (3rd from left), Deputy Commander of the Navy, handing over the order to Brigade 172's commanders

At the event, delegates recalled the unit's traditions and feats of arms during its 50 years of construction and development, stressing that the unit has always well performed all assigned missions, contributing to the national construction and defense cause. The unit's commanders and troops have been determined to continue overcoming adversity to fulfill combat readiness and training missions, search and rescue, as well as natural disaster relief, contributing to building a revolutionary, regular, elite and gradually modernized army.

Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the Navy pinning the order to Brigade 171's "Determined to Win" military flag

* The same day, Brigade 171 also held a similar event to mark its 50^th founding anniversary and receive the first-class Fatherland Protection Order. Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, member of the Party Central Committee and Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy, attended the ceremony and handed over the noble award to the brigade's commanders.