Currently, local authorities, military units, and functional forces are quickly making thorough preparations for the big event of the country.
Forces actively train to join parade
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia led a delegation to visit and work with the Dien Bien provincial People’s Committee and Military Region 2 (MR2) Command to implement activities in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, in which the Party, State, Central Military Commission (CMC), and Ministry of National Defense (MND) leaders are focusing on the training work for forces participating in the in the parade during the ceremony.
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Troops of Regiment 82, Division 355, Military Region 2, training to join parade |
Accordingly, relevant units have actively built plans and selected officers and soldiers meeting the requirements, then organize training for them. Meanwhile, the Air Defense - Air Force Service and the Artillery Corps are training for their performances at the ceremony as scheduled with absolute safety.
The MR2 Command also established an organizing panel to map out plans and run training for troops joining the parade during the ceremony as regulated by the MND. According to MR2’s Second-in-Command Major General Nguyen Dang Khai, in order to ensure training quality for the upcoming parade, the military region’s affiliates carefully prepared training fields and rolled out training schedules, while taking care of troops’ health during the task performance.
The MR2 Command also directed the Dien Bien provincial Military Command to actively work with relevant units to make recommendations to the provincial People’s Committee to mobilize local forces, local people, and students, to prepare for the upcoming ceremony.
Over the past time, the number of tourists to Dien Bien province has increased. Hence, the Dien Bien provincial Military Command, together with other forces, has taken measures to ensure absolute safety for local people and travelers.
Practical activities ahead of big event
With the important significance of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the dissemination work has been boosted by the CMC, MND. Leaders of the General Department of Political Affairs ordered the Department of Political Education and Information, in coordination with the Dissemination Department of the Commission for Information and Education of the Party Central Committee, to compile a dissemination outline for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory to distribute nationwide; together with the Central Emulation and Commendation Council to issue instruction on how to promote emulation movements nationwide in celebration of the victory.
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MND's delegation inspects the preparation for the upcoming ceremony. |
Accordingly, the Institute of Military History has built plans to organize national scientific seminar on Dien Bien Phu Victory, scheduled to take place in this April; the Youth Advisory Board worked with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to organize a contest on Dien Bien Phu Victory and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement.
Besides, the People’s Army Newspaper and relevant units have been tasked with organizing a scientific seminar themed “Dien Bien Phu Victory - Historical values and stature” and the seminar “Military Art in Dien Bien Phu Campaign - Practical lessons in current context,” and especially the Cycling Tournament “Returning to Dien Bien Phu - People’s Army Newspaper Cup.”
According to Vice Chairman of Dien Bien provincial People’s Committee Vu A Bang, over the past time, the province, in coordination with other military units, has disseminated information about the Dien Bien Phu Victory, and built key constructions and gratitude houses for needy people in the province as scheduled.
It can be said that the care of the Party, State, and MND, together with the support nationwide, not only aimed at the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, but also contributed to developing Dien Bien province and taking care of national contributors, for the cause of national construction and protection in the current context.
Translated by Minh Anh