Revolution contributors’ devotion always remembered: official
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Do Ba Ty met with war veterans and families of outstanding martyrs in Hanoi on January 23, an activity to mark 40 years since the country’s fight to defend the northern border (February 17, 1979).
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty (L) greets war veterans at the meeting in Hanoi on January 23 (Photo: quochoi.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the NationalAssembly (NA) Do Ba Ty met with war veterans and families of outstandingmartyrs in Hanoi on January 23, an activity to mark 40 years since thecountry’s fight to defend the northern border (February 17, 1979).
He noted that during the arduous wars tosafeguard the nation, more than 9 million people contributed to the revolutionand 1.2 million sacrificed their lives. Over 800,000 people were injured onbattlefields while hundreds of thousands of others were imprisoned or torturedby enemies or exposed to toxic chemicals.
About 120,000 women have been bestowed orposthumously bestowed with the “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” title, and thousandsof persons have been honoured with the “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” and“Hero of Labour in the resistance period” titles.
The Party, State, NA and people always keep inmind the great sacrifice and dedication of the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers,martyrs, veterans and other contributors to the national liberation, defenceand development, Ty affirmed.
He spoke highly of efforts by war veterans andmartyrs’ relatives to uphold the heroic tradition, strive for a better life,and continue contributing to the national construction and protection.
Many veterans have been active and creative inproduction and business activities and taken the lead in emulation movements tohelp with local development. They have been honoured with many noble titles bythe Party and State.
The Vice Chairman added over the past years, theParty and State have always paid attention to the gratitude policy andconsidered this one of the key tasks to help improve the material and spirituallives of war invalids, revolution contributors and martyrs’ families.
The NA and its Standing Committee will step upmonitoring the implementation of policies targeting revolution contributors.They have also asked the Government, ministries and sectors to soon completeprocedures so that all contributors can benefit from these policies, Ty said.
At the meeting, he asked all-level authoritiesand sectors to further educate the young on patriotism, enhance the care forrevolution contributors, and step up the search for and repatriation ofmartyrs’ remains.
The official also called on war veterans,martyrs’ families and revolution contributors to remain bright examples foryounger generations to follow.-VNA
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Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty (L) greets war veterans at the meeting in Hanoi on January 23 (Photo: quochoi.vn) 
