Ho Chi Minh City: Meeting of 185 outstanding people with revolutionary contributions

On July 22, the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City organized a meeting with delegates with revolutionary contributions in the city to commemorate the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2025).

Presenting the decisions to posthumously confer the State honorary title on 6 “Vietnamese Heroic Mothers” to their relatives and families. Photo: Nguyen Le

The meeting was attended by 185 delegates with revolutionary contributions, typically Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, people with revolutionary contributions, war invalids, sick soldiers... representing more than 173,000 people with revolutionary contributions, relatives of people with revolutionary contributions in Ho Chi Minh City and representatives of relatives of 6 mothers posthumously awarded the noble title "Heroic Vietnamese Mother".

Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Tran Thi Dieu Thuy emphasized, imbued with the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh: "The blood of martyrs has made the revolutionary flag more brilliant red. The heroic sacrifice of martyrs has prepared for our country to blossom with independence and freedom. Our people will forever remember the merits of martyrs to overcome all difficulties and hardships, to complete the revolutionary cause that martyrs have left for us" and promote the tradition of "When drinking water, remember its source", "Repaying gratitude" of the nation, in recent years, the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City have always determined that taking care of policy families and people with meritorious services is an important political task, a responsibility and also an honor.

Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Phuoc Loc visited and presented flowers to the Vietnamese Heroic Mother. Photo: Nguyen Le

The city ensures that 100% of surviving Vietnamese Heroic Mothers are cared for by units; 100% of communes and wards do a good job in caring for war invalids and martyrs. From 2021 to present, the city has actively searched for and collected martyrs' remains, received and organized burial ceremonies for 48 martyrs' remains.

In recent times, the work of building, upgrading, and renovating martyrs' graves, martyrs' cemeteries, works honoring martyrs, and renovating martyrs' cemeteries and memorials, temples, and martyrs' steles in Ho Chi Minh City has been focused on with a total cost of more than 95 billion VND.

Continuing the revolutionary tradition, war invalids, sick soldiers, families of martyrs, and people with meritorious services have constantly strived to rise up, overcome illness and difficulties, and aim to build a prosperous and happy life. Many war invalids and sick soldiers have become shining examples in studying, working, producing, and raising their children to adulthood; many comrades have not only enriched themselves, but also created jobs for many workers, contributing to the economic , cultural, and social development of the city.

Representing 185 delegates with outstanding revolutionary contributions attending the meeting, Mr. Ma Thanh Son - a resistance activist who was infected with toxic chemicals - emotionally shared: "As the son of a martyr, as a soldier of Uncle Ho's Army, the least I can do is not to forget the blood and bones of my fathers and brothers, of my comrades who have fallen; not to forget that every peaceful moment we are living today is the crystallization of millions of hearts that have stopped beating for the country. Gratitude is not only in speeches or memorial wreaths. Gratitude must be deeply engraved in every action and every thought of each of us. That is when we live more responsibly, study and devote ourselves. Those values will always be the source of motivation for us to strive for a rich, free and developed country."

At the meeting, based on the decision of the President, the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony to posthumously award the State honorary title to 6 "Heroic Vietnamese Mothers" who have made great contributions and sacrifices for the cause of national liberation; presented gifts of gratitude to 185 delegates who are heroic martyrs, exemplary meritorious people, war invalids, and policy families.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/tp-ho-chi-minh-hop-mat-185-nguoi-co-cong-voi-cach-mang-tieu-bieu-710012.html