Solidarity, exemplariness, and forever Uncle Ho’s soldiers

The congress reviews the results of implementing the previous congress’s resolution, and make decisions on goals, tasks, and measures to implement the political missions of the association in the period to come. The congress also promotes the nature and tradition of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, builds a healthy  association, and contributes to successfully implementing the resolution of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 12^th National Congress.

Since its establishment, the VVA has always accomplished the mission of uniting veterans, maintaining and promoting the tradition of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, joining hands to protect the revolution’s achievements and the CPV, building and defending the country. The association has also protected legitimate and legal interests of its members, supporting its members materially and spiritually, and connecting brothers-in-arms. With that mandate, all levels of the association always unite, set examples, renew, and operate effectively in line with its direction.

Nearly three million members of the association are delighted and proud that the VVA has gained comprehensive achievements in the recent tenure. Notably, the VVA urged its members to unite, promote the tradition of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, and actively participate in building and protecting the Party, authorities, socialist political system, and the entire nation’s great solidarity block; participate effectively in many movements, national programs, and education of traditions for young generations; well implement its function and task of representing its members’ will and desire and protecting the members’ legitimate and legal interests; and urge the members to stiffen their self-reliant will, promoting charitable activities, helping each other to reduce poverty, and contributing actively to socio-economic development.

All levels of the VVA pay attention to building their strengths in politics, ideology, and organization. Their activities and measures have also been renewed to be more practical and effective. With their prestige and experience, the veterans actively recommend to Party committees and authorities to settle effectively complicated issues at the grass-roots level, contributing to maintaining political stability and social security, proving the status and role of a prestigious socio-political organization and a firm support of the Party, State, and people.

Under the leadership of the Party, with the effective cooperation and support of the Government and ministries and agencies from the central to local levels, and with experiences of 28 years of development, the VVA has many advantages to well implement its function and task in the next tenure. However, the VVA also has some short-comings that it needs to overcome. Veterans’ expectations and desires, for example, have not been fully heard to solve emerging issues. The quality of some meetings and contents and modalities of activities of some affiliates were not practical. Additionally, there were some short-comings in inspection, monitoring, and social criticism.

Facing new issues and with new tasks, the VVA should continue renewing vigorously, identifying clearly its goals and operation programs, and implementing its function and task better in the upcoming time. The association should also focus its leadership on working out effective measures, creating big changes in different aspects with focus on building the association’s strengths in politics, ideology, and organization.

It is important that the VVA’s affiliates should grasp thoroughly the Party’s guideline, the State’s policies and law, and the association’s political task. The association should also attach importance to political and ideological work, gathering, uniting, and encouraging its members. The association’s activities should be designed corresponding to its members’ desires and legitimate interests. Moreover, the VVA should also renew its operation contents and measures, and cooperate closely with the authorities at all levels, other associations, and people in all of its activities.

The Vietnam People’s Army was founded and trained by President Ho Chi Minh and our Party. The VPA is absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland, people, and the revolutionary cause. Officers and soldiers of the VPA are always proud of, treasure, are grateful to, and follow the previous generations’ tradition and victories. The whole army continues to strengthen the effectiveness of cooperation between the VPA and the VVA, contributing to strengthening the people’s posture and firmly maintaining a peaceful environment for national development and building a revolutionary, regular, and gradually modernized army.