General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense sent a letter of commendation to Division 2.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense attended and directed the ceremony.

Also attending were:   Thai Dai Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee; Colonel Luong Dinh Chung, Political Commissar of Military Region 5; former leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, agencies of the Ministry of National Defense and Military Region 5; generals, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, leaders of agencies, units, Party committees and local authorities.

At the ceremony, Colonel Nguyen Truong Sinh, Division Commander of Division 2, presented a speech reviewing the history and tradition of heroic and resilient fighting of the unit; paying tribute to heroic martyrs, honoring the merits and contributions of generations of officers and soldiers of the Division through the ages.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense spoke at the ceremony.
Authorized by the President , Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong awarded the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal to Division 2.

60 years ago, on October 20, 1965, in An Lam village (Phuoc Ha commune, Tien Phuoc district, Quang Nam province), now Dai Trang village (Son Cam Ha commune, Da Nang city), Division 2 (Military Region 5) was established.

The birth of the Division was an important turning point, meeting the need to strengthen the main force for the battlefield of Zone 5 in the resistance war against the US to save the country. Since then, through the stages of fighting, building and growing, Division 2 has left a strong mark with the glorious tradition of "Believe in, be loved by friends, be loved by the people; go to reach, fight to win".  

In recent years, with the close leadership and direction of the Party Committee and the Military Region 5 Command and the support of local Party committees and authorities, Division 2 has been built comprehensively and firmly as an "exemplary and typical" unit, with increasing overall quality and combat strength, well meeting the requirements and tasks.

Officers and soldiers of Division 2 at the ceremony.

With its outstanding achievements in combat and construction, Division 2 was honored by the Party and State twice as a Hero of the People's Armed Forces and many other noble awards. The Division has 31 collectives and 19 individuals honored with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its tradition, Division 2 was honored to be awarded the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong acknowledged and commended the outstanding achievements of Division 2; at the same time, he requested officers and soldiers of Division 2 to "study tradition, follow tradition, act for tradition, to be worthy of the tradition" of the twice-heroic unit.

Colonel Nguyen Truong Sinh, Division Commander of Division 2, presented a commemorative speech.
Review the team at the ceremony.

The Deputy Minister of National Defense emphasized that the Party Committee and the Commander of Division 2 need to continue to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the resolutions, directives and orders of the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense on the Homeland Protection Strategy in the new situation, the military and defense guidelines and tasks of Military Region 5. Focus on improving the quality of training and combat readiness; attach importance to practical, synchronous and specialized training, focusing on practice, exploiting and skillfully using weapons and equipment in the establishment, especially new and modern weapons and equipment.

The leadership builds a strong, comprehensive, "exemplary, exemplary" Division; attaches importance to traditional education, builds a clean, healthy military cultural environment; builds a regular routine, maintains strict discipline. Constantly improves the leadership capacity, fighting strength of Party committees, Party cells, and the responsibility of cadres at all levels, especially the cadres in charge of each agency and unit.

News and photos: NGUYEN ANH SON

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