May 06, 2019 | 20:41 (GMT+7)
Former Truong Son soldiers honored
PANO – Sixty three groups and individuals of the Vietnam Traditional Association of Truong Son-Ho Chi Minh Trail were honored at the association’s first congress on reviewing its activities during the 2011-2019 period and honoring outstanding members for their practical contributions to the national construction and defense cause in the current period on May 5 in Hanoi.
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Outstanding groups and individuals honored at the event |
Of the honored, seven groups and individuals was presented with the second-and third-class Labor Orders by the President and 20 others were awarded certificates of merit by the Prime Minister. The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee commended 31 groups and individuals, while the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee presented the “For the Advancement of Women” insignias to five people.
Delivering a report at the event, Major General Hoang Anh Tuan, the association’s Standing Vice President, recalled that over the past time the Vietnam Traditional Association of Truong Son-Ho Chi Minh Trail has held various activities to promote the virtues and traditions of Uncle Ho’s soldiers and Truong Son soldiers, contributing to the national construction and defense in the current period.
On the occasion, the association handed over three gratitude houses and 50 savings books to its needy members.
The association’s first national congress was to mark the 60th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Foundation Day of Truong Son Army Corps (May, 19).
Translated by Tran Hoai