April 09, 2024 | 23:13 (GMT+7)
General Department of Defense Industry conducts gratitude activities in Dien Bien
PANO - A working delegation of the General Department of Defense Industry, led by its Political Commissar Lieutenant General Nguyen Manh Hung, has conducted a gratitude program in Dien Bien province, as part of the activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).
At the temple dedicated to fallen soldiers in Dien Bien Phu battlefield, A1 National War Cemetery, Doc Lap War Cemetery, Tong Khao War Cemetery, and Him Lam War Cemetery, members of the delegation offered incense and flowers in tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap, troops, volunteer youths, conscripted laborers, and locals who bravely fought and sacrificed their lives for the Dien Bien Phu Victory.
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The delegation pays tribute to fallen soldiers at A1 National War Cemetery. |
The delegation also visited the Dien Bien Phu Historic Victory Museum, the Command Bunker of De Castries, the Hill A1 Relic Site, and the Command Post of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Muong Phang.
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Lt. Gen. Nguyen Manh Hung and delegates offering incense at a temple dedicated to heroic martyrs |
While visiting the Dien Bien provincial Military Command, Lt. Gen. Nguyen Manh Hung briefed the guests on the general department’s notable achievements over the past time. According to him, since the beginning of March, units within the general department have organized emulation movements to obtain achievements to mark the Dien Bien Phu Victory. On the occasion, Gen. Hung handed over a fund of VND 310 million to the provincial military command to build houses for policy beneficiaries and a great unity house; 20 gifts, worth VND 1 million each, to local policy beneficiaries.
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The Political Commissar of the General Department of Defense Industry hands over donations to assist the construction of a gratitude house. |
Earlier, the Political Commissar of the General Department of Defense Industry provided financial support to the Dien Bien Phu Historic Victory Museum.
Deputy Political Commissar of the provincial military command Senior Colonel Nguyen Tien Dung thanked the general department’s leaders, troops, and defense workers for caring for local policy beneficiaries and hoped to further receive the support from units under the general department.
Translated by Song Anh