Before entering the ceremony, the delegates Visit the memorial stele of 35 martyrs who died at Vinh Long airport.

80 years ago, when the whole country was seething with the spirit of fighting for national independence, in Vinh Long (merged Tra Vinh , Ben Tre and Vinh Long provinces), the "Republican Guard" teams, the national salvation army teams, the suicide army - the predecessors of the provincial armed forces - were born, protecting the homeland, regaining freedom for the nation, writing golden pages of history.

Comrade Lu Quang Ngoi, Chairman of Vinh Long People's Committee, gave a speech at the ceremony.
Delegates attending the celebration.

From O Dung, La Bang, Cau Ke... to the resounding battles of Cang Long, Tra Cu, Long Ho, Tam Binh, Vinh Long airport... from the battle of Huong Diem to destroy the legionnaires to the Dong Khoi Movement in 1960, with many resounding victories that made the people happy... Generations of cadres and soldiers of the Vinh Long province's armed forces stood shoulder to shoulder with the people, creating a solid people's war posture, contributing significantly with the whole country to the great victory of Spring 1975, completely liberating the South, and unifying the country.

Promoting tradition, over the years, the Vinh Long Provincial Armed Forces have continuously developed and matured; gradually promoted the construction of a regular, elite, and modern force in the direction of "refined, compact, and strong"; built combat commune clusters and solid defense areas, associated with the people's hearts and minds, ensuring timely handling of all defense and security situations from the grassroots level.

Colonel Nguyen Van Hoa, Political Commissar of Vinh Long Provincial Military Command, read a speech at the ceremony.
Delegates from all periods attended the celebration.

Speaking at the ceremony, Comrade Lu Quang Ngoi, Chairman of Vinh Long People's Committee emphasized: "The provincial armed forces need to continue to thoroughly grasp and implement the viewpoints and policies on national defense and security; strengthen political and ideological education, and maintain the ideological position. Build a national defense for all people, associated with an increasingly solid people's security posture; closely coordinate between forces in protecting political security, social order and safety, especially in border areas and coastal border areas. Proactively reorganize the force after the merger, ensure organizational stability, unity of command, and no interruption of tasks; improve the quality of training, exercises, and combat readiness; do a good job of recruiting troops, building a widespread and strong militia and self-defense force, and reserve mobilization. Promote the qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers, closely connect with the people; actively participate in economic and social development movements, build new rural areas, civilized urban areas... contributing to building the homeland. Vinh Long province is increasingly rich, civilized and affectionate.

Colonel Tran Minh Trang, Commander of Vinh Long Provincial Military Command, spoke at the ceremony.

Scene of the 80th anniversary celebration of the traditional day of the Armed Forces of Vinh Long province.

The traditional day celebration contributes to raising awareness, strengthening confidence, arousing pride in the tradition of the provincial armed forces; promoting the determination and responsibility of officers and soldiers of the provincial armed forces to promote strength, solidarity, dynamism, creativity, daring to think, daring to do; ready to receive and successfully complete all assigned tasks.

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