Attending the meeting were Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense ; leaders, commanders, former leaders, commanders of the Air Defense - Air Force (PK-KQ) through the periods; veteran revolutionary cadres, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces...

Delegates attending the meeting.

At the meeting, the delegates reviewed the glorious tradition of the Air Defense Missile Corps. When our people's resistance war against the US to save the country was entering a fierce phase, implementing the direction of the Party Central Committee, on January 7, 1965, the Ministry of National Defense issued a decision to establish Regiment 236 - the first Missile Regiment of the Vietnam People's Army.

After only a few months of consolidating the organization and intensive training, on July 24, 1965, Regiment 236 won its first battle, completely destroying a group of F-4 aircraft of the US imperialists. From then on, with the spirit of "dare to fight, know how to fight and be determined to win", overcoming countless difficulties, hardships, sacrifices, fighting bravely and tenaciously, generations of officers and soldiers of the Air Defense Missile have made an important contribution, together with the army and people of the whole country, to successfully complete the cause of national liberation and national reunification.

Major General Bui Thien Thau, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force, spoke at the meeting.

During the period of peace , construction and defense of the Fatherland, the Air Defense Missile Force always upholds the spirit of initiative and creativity in managing weapons and technical equipment and building forces, improving the effectiveness of combat training, training discipline, building discipline, and building a strong and comprehensive unit.

The achievements of the Air Defense Missile Force over the past 60 years have been recognized by the Party, State and Army with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces and many other noble awards.

Art performance at the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Major General Bui Thien Thau, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force Service, emphasized that the history of construction, combat, victory and development of the Air Defense Missile Force is always closely linked to the history of construction and combat of the heroic Vietnamese people, the heroic Vietnam People's Army and the Air Defense - Air Force Service, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the great President Ho Chi Minh.

The bravery and intelligence of the Air Defense Missile Corps are vividly demonstrated through their glorious feats of arms, forever a source of pride in the memory of every Vietnamese citizen. The more fierce and arduous the battle, the more the Air Defense Missile Corps highly promoted their revolutionary heroism, contributing to shining the noble qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers on the front line to protect the Fatherland's sky.

Delegates took souvenir photos at the meeting.

Promoting that tradition, the Air Defense Missile Force continues to thoroughly grasp the Party's viewpoints and guidelines on national defense and military affairs, directly the guidelines on building the people's armed forces as well as the requirements and tasks of building and defending the Fatherland in the new situation; actively research, inherit, and promote the traditions and art of Vietnamese military affairs, improve the quality of combat readiness training, master weapons and technical equipment, firmly protect the independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, sea, islands, and airspace of the Fatherland.

News and photos: MINH TUAN

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