The Central Emulation and Commendation Committee received Official Dispatch No. 3057/TTr-BQP, Official Dispatch No. 3058/TTr-BQP dated May 9, 2026 of the Ministry of National Defense and Official Dispatch No. 227/TTr-BVHTTDL dated May 20, 2026 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism submitting to the Prime Minister for consideration and submission to the President to award and posthumously award the title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" during the resistance war against French colonialism and the resistance war against the US for national salvation to 3 collectives and 18 individuals; awarded the title "Hero of Labor" to 1 collective.
Title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" during the resistance war against the French colonialists:
1. Captain Hoang Cam, former Head of Nursing Platoon, Surgical Team, Military Medical Department, Division 308, Army Corps 1 (now Army Corps 12), Ministry of National Defense
Title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" during the anti-American resistance war for national salvation:
Proposal for conferment: Collective
2. Saigon - Gia Dinh Party Committee Office (now Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Office);
3. Special Forces Detachment under C250, Military Affairs Department of the East;
4. Factory A34, Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense.
Individual:
5. Comrade Le Van Tho, former Deputy Head of Special Forces Squad, Son Tinh District Military Command, Quang Ngai Provincial Military Command, Military Region 5, Ministry of National Defense;
6. Sergeant Nguyen Thanh Tan, former Anglefinder, Battalion 61, Regiment 236, Division 361, Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense;
7. Captain Nguyen Van Tich, former Regiment Commander of Regiment 263, Division 361 (now Division 367), Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense;
8. Lieutenant Tran Van Nam, former pilot, Regiment 927, Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense.
Request for posthumous conferment:
9. Comrade Vo Trung Thanh (Nam Vinh), former member of the 5th Central Committee of the Party, former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committees of Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Nghia Binh provinces.
10. Martyr Nguyen Cong Meo, former Deputy Political Commissar of Company 1, Battalion 16, Sub-region 2, Long An Provincial Military Command (now Tay Ninh Provincial Military Command), Military Region 7, Ministry of National Defense;
11. Comrade Lam Kien Tri (Lam Minh Man, Nam Tri), former Secretary of Rach Gia Provincial Party Committee (now An Giang province);
12. Martyr Huynh Van Thanh, former Political Commissar of the Local Military Company, Rong Gieng District Military Command, Rach Gia Provincial Military Command (now An Giang Provincial Military Command), Military Region 9, Ministry of National Defense;
13. Lieutenant Colonel Tran Xanh, former Regiment Commander of Regiment 236, Division 361, Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense;
14. Lieutenant Colonel Tran Manh, former Regiment Commander of Regiment 921, Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense;
15. Major Nguyen Van Than, former Battalion Commander of Battalion 63, Regiment 236, Division 361, Air Defense - Air Force Service, Ministry of National Defense;
16. Martyr Tran Nho (Ba Nho), former Captain of Ship C41, Regiment 125 (now Brigade 125), Navy, Ministry of National Defense;
17. Martyr Nguyen Tuong, former Political Commissar of Ship C235, Regiment 125 (now Brigade 125), Navy Service, Ministry of National Defense;
18. Martyr Nguyen Ngoc Luong, former Political Commissar of Ship 165, Regiment 125 (now Brigade 125), Navy Service, Ministry of National Defense;
19. Martyr Huynh Oai (Huynh The), former Platoon Leader of Platoon 1, Team 3, Regiment 126 (now Brigade 126), Navy, Ministry of National Defense;
20. Martyr Nguyen Van Duong, former Battalion Commander of Battalion 1, Regiment 101, Division 325, Army Corps 2 (now Army Corps 12), Ministry of National Defense;
21. Ms. Huynh Thi Sau (Sau Ngau), former Liaison Officer of An Thanh commune, Lai Thieu district, Thu Dau Mot province (now Thuan An ward, Ho Chi Minh City).
Title "Hero of Labor
22. Vietnam National Academy of Music, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Based on Clause 1, Article 44 of Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP dated June 14, 2025 of the Government stipulating decentralization and delegation of power in the field of emulation and commendation; detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation, the Ministry of Home Affairs shall conduct public opinion on the awarding and posthumous awarding of the title of Hero to collectives and individuals proposed for commendation mentioned above.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that the contributed opinions should be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Central Emulation and Commendation Committee, address No. 103 Quan Thanh Street, Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi City).
