Navy delegation wraps up trip to Truong Sa, DK1 oil rig
The trip featured vibrant activities, including performances celebrating Vietnam’s seas, islands, homeland, and soldiers.
Colonel Cao Van Son, Deputy Logistics Chief of the Naval Service, Head of the working delegation, meets with soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly). (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA)꧙ – A working delegation from the Vietnam People’s Navy completed a meaningful visit to Truong Sa (Spratly) and the DK1 oil rig from April 19–25, during which they engaged with military personnel and residents ahead of the 50th anniversary of Truong Sa's liberation (April 29).
The delegation distributed gifts worth nearly 5.2 billion VND (208,000 USD) to soldiers and civilians. A key moment was the flag-raising ceremony on Spratly Island, followed by solemn incense offerings at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial and the Monument to Fallen Heroes in Truong Sa town.
The working delegation hands over gifts to soldiers of DK1 oil rig
Standing Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen directed health departments and hospitals nationwide to offer free medical treatment to 16 patients who are relatives of soldiers stationed on the islands, rigs, and aboard ship 561 visited by the delegation.
The trip featured vibrant activities, including performances celebrating Vietnam’s seas, islands, homeland, and soldiers. Art and chess competitions, along with initiatives to raise awareness of the country's sea and islands, and the heroic Vietnam People’s Navy, were held. A writing contest also captured participants’ reflections on Truong Sa.
Looking forward, the Vietnam People’s Navy plans to organise 27 trips to Truong Sa this year./.
The delegation gathered more than 200 representatives from the banking sector, the Vietnam Academy of Dance, reporters, and naval officers and soldiers.
President of the Truong Sa Club Bui Thu Minh highlighted the group’s founding mission of "Connecting – Spreading – Accompanying Truong Sa". Since its establishment in April 2017, the club has worked to strengthen ties between overseas Vietnamese and the homeland, especially with those safeguarding Vietnam’s sovereignty over its sea and islands.
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