Attending the ceremony were Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. Also attending the ceremony were comrades: Dang Xuan Phong, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee; Bui Minh Chau, member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Phu Tho province; Tran Duy Dong, Chairman of the Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee...

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai spoke at the ceremony.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, comrade Tran Duy Dong affirmed that on August 30, 1945, the armed forces of Phu Tho province were unified into the Liberation Army Unit, named Tran Quoc Toan Liberation Army Unit. This was the first main force unit of Phu Tho province and August 30 became the Traditional Day of the Armed Forces of Phu Tho province.

During the resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, the war to protect the Fatherland and to carry out international missions, generations of cadres and soldiers of the Phu Tho Provincial Armed Forces have always promoted the tradition of the heroic homeland, creating the tradition of "Loyalty - Bravery - Victory". After 80 years of building, fighting and growing, the Phu Tho Provincial Armed Forces have been awarded many noble awards by the Party and the State: the Gold Star Order, the Ho Chi Minh Order, 3 Military Exploit Orders (First, Second, Third Class), many Exploit Orders, the Fatherland Protection Order and other noble awards.

Comrade Dang Xuan Phong, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee spoke at the ceremony.

The whole province has 82 collectives and 26 individuals awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces; 1,235 Heroic Vietnamese Mothers... In particular, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day, the Armed Forces of Phu Tho province were honored to receive the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal. These noble awards are the recognition of the Party, State, and Army; are the pride and motivation for the Armed Forces and people of Phu Tho province to continue to strive to excellently fulfill their tasks, beautifying the tradition of the locality and the Armed Forces of the province.

Comrade Tran Duy Dong, Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee delivered a speech at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense , Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai warmly congratulated the achievements and glorious feats of arms that the Phu Tho Provincial Armed Forces have achieved over the past 80 years.

Thoroughly grasping the resolutions and directives of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, the Deputy Minister of National Defense requested that in the coming time, the Phu Tho Provincial Military Command needs to regularly thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the resolutions, directives and orders of the superiors, especially the Resolution of the 8th Central Committee (13th tenure) on the Strategy for National Defense in the new situation and the resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels; proactively coordinate closely with the forces to grasp and accurately forecast the situation, flexibly and promptly handle situations, and avoid being passive and surprised.

Delegates attending the ceremony.

Focus on advising the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee on leading and directing local defense and military tasks; closely and effectively combining economic, cultural, social, and foreign affairs development with defense and security, and between defense and security with economy, culture, society, and foreign affairs; well performing the functions of a combat army, a working army, and a production labor army; enhancing training in defense and security knowledge for cadres, party members, and people in the area.

Closely coordinate with relevant agencies and units to build a national defense foundation, a national defense posture, closely linked with the people's security posture, build a strong "people's hearts posture", a solid defense zone, fight to defeat the "peaceful evolution" plot, sabotage, disturbance, riot and overthrow of hostile forces, and maintain political stability in the area.

Authorized by the President, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai awarded the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Armed Forces of Phu Tho province.

Focus on building the armed forces of Phu Tho province to be revolutionary, disciplined, elite, modern, with comprehensive quality and high combat power; focus on improving the quality of training close to actual combat; continue training according to the motto "basic, practical, solid", attach importance to synchronous and in-depth training; build a strong reserve force, widespread militia and self-defense forces, operating effectively; promote the core role in performing military and defense tasks, contributing to maintaining political security at the grassroots level.

Some art performances at the ceremony.

Party committees and commanders at all levels need to promote the mettle and will of previous generations, build a strong political mettle, be absolutely loyal to the socialist ideals; cultivate and promote the noble qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers, and strengthen the solidarity with the people. Focus on improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of party organizations, building a clean and strong party organization associated with building a comprehensively strong unit, "Exemplary and typical".

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