On February 3rd (the 6th day of the first lunar month), the Resistance Tradition Club - Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces Bloc organized a ceremony to offer incense in commemoration of the heroic martyrs of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces during the two resistance wars and the Tet Offensive of 1968.
Attending the memorial ceremony were Lieutenant General Pham Van Dy - former Political Commissar of Military Region 7; Major General Tran Van Trai - Deputy Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Command, along with approximately 200 delegates from several units of Military Region 7, the Ho Chi Minh City Command, departments, districts, and counties; generals, families of martyrs, and veterans who were Saigon - Gia Dinh commando soldiers.
Speaking at the incense offering ceremony, Mr. Phan Xuan Bien - former Head of the Propaganda Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, former Secretary to Major General Tran Hai Phung - Commander of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Region - recalled the traditions of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Region's commando forces. The incense offering ceremony to commemorate the heroic martyrs of the Saigon - Gia Dinh commando forces was the wish of Colonel Nguyen Duc Hung (also known as Tu Chu, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, Commander of the City Commando Force) and the families of the martyrs.
"This serves as a reminder to our surviving comrades and future generations not to forget those who fell for the independence and freedom of our country. From the spring of 2008 until now, every year on the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, families and descendants of many generations of the Saigon-Gia Dinh commando force gather at this common home to respectfully offer incense and flowers and hold a memorial service to commemorate the commando soldiers who bravely sacrificed themselves in the two great resistance wars of our nation," Mr. Phan Xuan Bien said emotionally, emphasizing.
Mr. Phan Xuan Bien stated that the Saigon-Gia Dinh commando force was born during the resistance war against the French and developed strongly with resounding victories during the war against the Americans. The history of the commando force is an epic with miraculous achievements that will forever be remembered.
From the time of Major General Tran Hai Phung, the armed forces of the commando unit, through comrades Tu Tang, Bay Be, Tu Chu, Doan Thi Nho, the Tran Van Lai - Mai Hong Que family, and others, actively gathered forces, collected documents and artifacts, and built historical sites and museums.
This is a shining symbol of camaraderie, the courage and responsibility of "Uncle Ho's soldiers," thereby spreading the tradition of "drinking water, remembering the source" of the Party Committee, government, and people of the city named after President Ho.
On the same day, a groundbreaking ceremony for the memorial monument commemorating the soldiers and heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the Tet Offensive of 1968 was held at the Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs' Cemetery. The ceremony was organized by Military Region 7 in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Command.
This is a landmark project, a symbol of the Saigon-Gia Dinh Special Forces, which was inaugurated just in time for the country's preparations to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country this year.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/tphcm-long-trong-tuong-niem-tri-an-cac-liet-si-biet-dong-sai-gon-gia-dinh-10299231.html
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