Welcome performance at the ceremony

Attending the ceremony were: Senior Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army; Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh, Commander of Military Region IV; Major General Vo Tien Nghi, Deputy Commander of the Border Guard. On the city's side were: Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Secretary of the City Military Party Committee Le Truong Luu; Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Pham Duc Tien; Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong; delegates from Lao provinces; leaders and former leaders of the city; revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and Heroes of the People's Armed Forces.

In his speech at the ceremony, Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong affirmed: After 80 years of building, fighting, maturing and growing stronger, the armed forces of Thua Thien Hue province (now Hue city) have always shown their revolutionary nature, born from the people, fighting for the people. In any conditions and circumstances, despite having to endure many hardships and sacrifices; despite having to face the enemy's insidious plots and tricks, they have always been loyal and have absolute trust in the Party's leadership; proactive, creative, resourceful, brave, determined to fight and defeat the enemy. Generations of cadres and soldiers have continuously continued to establish glorious feats, contributing to glorifying the nation's history and adding to the revolutionary tradition of the heroic city of Hue.

A large number of delegates attended the ceremony.

The country is unified, the Hue City Armed Forces continue to promote the traditional qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers", together with the people to build the homeland, reclaim land, clear mines, gradually increase production, and improve the quality of life. In the new period, while carrying out the task of building and protecting the Fatherland, the city's armed forces always strive to excellently complete all assigned tasks. In natural disasters, storms and floods, the city's armed forces defy all dangers, are always present in places heavily affected, standing shoulder to shoulder to help the people. During the years of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic with the whole country, officers and soldiers of the city's armed forces are the vanguard force that goes straight to the epicenter, carries out the task, fights with the people and defeats the epidemic...

During 80 years of construction, fighting and growing, with outstanding achievements in performing assigned tasks, Hue City's Armed Forces were honored to receive the rotating Flag of Determined to Fight and Win from President Ho Chi Minh ; The people and the city's armed forces were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the Party and State, and were awarded the Second Class Feat of Arms Medal, Second Class and Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal and many other noble awards.

Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong read a speech at the ceremony.

Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong called on all Party members, compatriots, cadres and soldiers of the People's Armed Forces of the city to continue to unite and be determined to complete the targets and tasks of 2025 and the 5-year period of 2020 - 2025, practically achieving many achievements to welcome the 17th City Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress; building Hue to be worthy of being a centrally-run city, joining the whole country in entering a new era, an era of national growth with the goal of making Vietnam a powerful, prosperous and happy nation.

In his congratulatory speech to the city's armed forces, Commander of Military Region 4 Ha Tho Binh requested the city's armed forces to continue to thoroughly grasp Resolution 05 of the Politburo and Resolution 230 of the Central Military Commission on the organization of the People's Army for the period 2021 - 2030 and the following years. The focus is on building cadres and soldiers with strong political will, steadfast in the goal of national independence associated with socialism, absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the People. Building a "lean, compact, strong" city armed forces with comprehensive quality and high combat strength. Advising local Party committees and authorities to lead, direct and well implement local defense and military tasks; building a national defense and a national border defense associated with a solid people's security, creating a favorable environment for economic and social development.

Senior Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son (4th from right), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, presented the Second Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Hue City Military Forces.

Speaking at the ceremony, Secretary of the City Party Committee Le Truong Luu emphasized: The City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the city always highly appreciate, trust, and expect the Hue City Armed Forces to continue to be the core force in protecting the Fatherland, protecting the peace of the people, contributing to the construction of Hue City worthy of being a centrally-run city. In the face of new requirements and tasks, each officer and soldier of the city's armed forces must always raise revolutionary vigilance, maintain political mettle, solidarity, discipline, and order, constantly train, improve combat capacity, and combat readiness.

“More than ever, we must appreciate and promote the heroic tradition that generations of fathers and brothers have worked hard to build, and strive for the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, for a Hue City that develops quickly and sustainably. The Party Committee, the government and the people of the city always trust and expect the growth and development of the city's armed forces with a strong belief - the city's armed forces will always be a loyal and trustworthy political and fighting force, a solid support for the Party Committee, the government and the people in all situations”, affirmed Secretary of the City Party Committee Le Truong Luu.

Party Central Committee member, City Party Committee Secretary, People's Council Chairman, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, City Military Party Committee Secretary Le Truong Luu presented the city's armed forces with a banner bearing the words "Promoting tradition, continuing achievements, excellently completing tasks"

On this occasion, representatives of the city's veterans expressed their determination to continue promoting the heroic tradition of the city's armed forces, living up to the sacrifices of previous generations, maintaining pride, nurturing noble ideals; forever being "Uncle Ho's soldiers" in peacetime, being a reliable support for the Party Committee and government, and a traditional support for the young generation to rise up.

Representatives of the young generation pledge to: Continuously study and research history, absorb valuable lessons from previous generations, turn pride into motivation for action; always strive to practice and cultivate moral qualities, steadfast political will, improve knowledge and skills to meet the requirements of the integration and development period.

Military leaders and Hue city took souvenir photos at the ceremony.

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