Leaders of Military Region 1 and leaders of agencies under the Military Region presented flowers to congratulate the 12th Party Congress of Division 3, term 2025-2030. Photo: VU DINH QUAN

After only 16 days of establishment, the Division achieved its first resounding victory, exhausting the forces and many vehicles of the US 1st Air Cavalry Division when it landed in Quy Nhon, reinforcing the belief: "Dare to fight, keep fighting, you will find a way to defeat the US". From that first battle, the 3rd Golden Star Division continuously won key battles, destroyed many enemy forces, and crushed large-scale sweeps and sabotage operations by the US and puppet troops. In particular, during the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, the 3rd Division was reinforced into the 2nd Corps, taking charge of the attack in the East. With courage and bravery, the Division marched at lightning speed, fought tenaciously, boldly, and determinedly, completely destroying the puppet government system in the four provinces of Binh Dinh, Ninh Thuan , Phuoc Tuy, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau..., contributing with the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army to the great victory of Spring 1975, liberating the South and unifying the country.

At the end of the resistance war against the US to save the country, in June 1975, the Division received orders to return to Military Region 5, to carry out the task of consolidating and stabilizing the area and acting as the core to build the local armed forces. In June 1976, the Division was transferred by its superiors to Military Region 3, taking on the role of a mobile standing force ready for combat. From May 1978 to present, the Division has been under Military Region 1. In the fight to protect the northern border of the Fatherland, with their seasoned courage and battle experience, the officers and soldiers of Division 3 have fought bravely, contributing to firmly protecting every inch of the sacred land of the Fatherland.

In recent years, in order to meet the requirements of the task of building the Army and the Armed Forces of Military Region 1, the Party Committee and Command of Division 3 determined: Building a strong, comprehensive, "exemplary, typical" unit is a consistent goal, a central and key task. In particular, training and combat readiness (SSCD) are always put first with the motto of taking the quality of practice as the center, close to the reality of the area and the characteristics of the combat object.

The Division strictly maintains the training program according to the motto "basic, practical, solid", focusing on synchronous, in-depth training, close to the reality of the battlefield. Regularly grasp and seriously implement resolutions, directives, orders, and instructions from superiors on improving the quality of training; focus on practical training, training to master existing and new weapons and technical equipment; organize training close to the area and combat objects, strengthen field training, night training, mobility, physical training and according to specific tasks and situations. Promote the movement to promote initiatives, improve techniques and effectively apply them in practice. In 2025 alone, the Division accepted and recognized 35/386 initiatives and technical improvements, including 7 initiatives applying artificial intelligence technology; proposed the Military Region to recognize 26 typical initiatives. The annual training results have 100% of subjects meeting the requirements, of which 80-85% are good and excellent. The Division actively participates in competitions and sports competitions at the Military Region and the whole army levels, achieving many high achievements. The Division proactively reviews, adjusts, and supplements the system of combat readiness documents to meet mission requirements; ensures adequate weapons, technical equipment, and facilities for combat readiness. At the same time, it promotes training of combat plans, improves mobility and the ability to handle situations.

Along with that, the Division closely combines improving the quality of regularity, training discipline with strengthening political and ideological work; promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, associated with effectively implementing the Campaign "Promoting tradition, dedicating talent, worthy of Uncle Ho's soldiers" in the new period, the Emulation Movement to Win, the Movement to build "The beauty of the Golden Star soldier". Doing a good job of applying information technology to the management, command and operation of agencies and units; actively using digital signatures, implementing the drafting, issuance and exchange of electronic documents, minimizing the use of paper documents. Logistics and technical work has always been of interest to the Party Committee and the Division's command, leading and directing the implementation in a synchronous and effective manner. The supervision of the implementation of basic construction works is carried out closely; construction and acceptance are on schedule, ensuring quality. Ensure adequate and timely supply of gasoline, electricity and water to serve tasks; strictly implement financial management and usage regimes, and avoid deficits and waste.

After 60 years of building, fighting and growing, the Division has more than 22,000 martyrs, more than 10,000 wounded and sick soldiers, and countless generations of officers and soldiers of the unit who have not spared their blood and bones, and are ready to sacrifice for their missions, building the tradition: "Loyalty, steadfastness; sticking to the land, sticking to the people; self-reliance, self-strengthening; solidarity, victory". During that glorious journey, the Division, along with 5 regiments, 4 battalions, 10 companies and 17 officers and soldiers, were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces and many other noble awards by the Party and State; more than 50 officers who worked at the Division were awarded the rank of general, and are senior leaders and commanders of the Army and State. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Traditional Day (September 2, 1965 / September 2, 2025), the Division was honored to receive the Second Class Fatherland Protection Medal from the Party and State.

Proud of the glorious feats and achievements, promoting the heroic tradition of the unit, officers and soldiers of Division 3 will continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity, overcome difficulties, focus on effectively implementing 3 breakthroughs: Innovation, improving the quality of training, combat readiness, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation; improving the quality of regular construction, law enforcement, discipline; building a healthy, united cultural environment, imbued with comradeship and teamwork; promoting digital transformation associated with military administrative reform, effectively applying information technology in command, management and operation. Determined to build a clean, strong and exemplary Party organization, a strong and comprehensive Division "exemplary, typical", ready to receive and excellently complete tasks.

Colonel HUA CHIEN THANG, Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Division 3

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