The Vietnam News Agency, in collaboration with the Vietnam Veterans’Association, organised an award ceremony for the “Spring 1975 – EchoingSong of Victory” writing contest, held in Hanoi on April 24.
Speaking at the event, Le Hong Anh, Politburo member and standingmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, said the Spring1975 triumph led to the complete liberation of the south of Vietnamand put an end to the American war, reunifying the nation.
He said he was moved by all the contest entries from veterans who sent over 1,600 essays from across the nation.
Each work is a beautiful image and deep memory of the harsh battlesthe writers were directly involved in, he noted. Anh highlighted thatthe contest praises revolutionary heroism; the national tradition ofbravery, resilience and creation; and the determination to liberate andreunite the country.
It also aims to encourage trust from Vietnamese people in current national construction and defence efforts, he added.
Launched in June last year, the contest received submissions ofmemories of “historical witnesses” who fought during the GeneralOffensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975. Each work is a vivid andcomprehensive reflection of the days spent struggling in battlefieldsduring the historical spring.
As many as 62 piecesof writing were honoured, with the top prize coming to “Co May Bridge–Past and Present” by Colonel Nguyen Van Hong, former Deputy Head ofRegiment 2, Division 3, Military Zone 5, who fought on Co May bridge andin the Vung Tau battlefields during the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign in1975.
The work relives the fierce nature of the warand the heroic sacrifice of liberation soldiers in the gateway to SaiGon before the city’s liberation.
In his speech atthe ceremony, Anh also expressed his hope that the Vietnam Veterans’Association would continue calling for stronger engagement of itsmembers in the current national cause of defending the Party, State,socialism and people while promoting mutual support in economicdevelopment and poverty reduction.
Looking forward,the association should work closely with the Ho Chi Minh Communist YouthUnion to increase educating younger generations on historicaltraditions.
He said he hopes the nation willcontinue studying and following the late President Ho Chi Minh’s moralexample, contributing to speeding up national renovation and economicdevelopment towards a industrialised and modern country with prosperouspeople, equality and civilisation.-VNA
Speaking at the event, Le Hong Anh, Politburo member and standingmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, said the Spring1975 triumph led to the complete liberation of the south of Vietnamand put an end to the American war, reunifying the nation.
He said he was moved by all the contest entries from veterans who sent over 1,600 essays from across the nation.
Each work is a beautiful image and deep memory of the harsh battlesthe writers were directly involved in, he noted. Anh highlighted thatthe contest praises revolutionary heroism; the national tradition ofbravery, resilience and creation; and the determination to liberate andreunite the country.
It also aims to encourage trust from Vietnamese people in current national construction and defence efforts, he added.
Launched in June last year, the contest received submissions ofmemories of “historical witnesses” who fought during the GeneralOffensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975. Each work is a vivid andcomprehensive reflection of the days spent struggling in battlefieldsduring the historical spring.
As many as 62 piecesof writing were honoured, with the top prize coming to “Co May Bridge–Past and Present” by Colonel Nguyen Van Hong, former Deputy Head ofRegiment 2, Division 3, Military Zone 5, who fought on Co May bridge andin the Vung Tau battlefields during the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign in1975.
The work relives the fierce nature of the warand the heroic sacrifice of liberation soldiers in the gateway to SaiGon before the city’s liberation.
In his speech atthe ceremony, Anh also expressed his hope that the Vietnam Veterans’Association would continue calling for stronger engagement of itsmembers in the current national cause of defending the Party, State,socialism and people while promoting mutual support in economicdevelopment and poverty reduction.
Looking forward,the association should work closely with the Ho Chi Minh Communist YouthUnion to increase educating younger generations on historicaltraditions.
He said he hopes the nation willcontinue studying and following the late President Ho Chi Minh’s moralexample, contributing to speeding up national renovation and economicdevelopment towards a industrialised and modern country with prosperouspeople, equality and civilisation.-VNA
