The people's solid support
General Secretary To Lam - Secretary of the Central Military Commission - attended and delivered the Commemorative Speech. Attending the ceremony were Politburo members: President Luong Cuong; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien. Also attending the ceremony were Politburo members, Secretaries of the Party Central Committee, members of the Party Central Committee; leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front and international guests.
The celebration opened with the epic art program “80 years under the victorious military flag” including special art performances and documentary images that outlined the entire history of the army’s birth, fighting, and victories, as well as affirmed the great role of the Vietnam People’s Army in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.
General Secretary To Lam's commemorative speech at the ceremony reviewed the history of the establishment, the process of construction, growth and development; and the great achievements of the Vietnam People's Army, associated with the Vietnamese revolution under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
General Secretary To Lam stated that throughout history, the Army has always upheld the spirit of revolutionary vigilance, acting as the core with the entire people to protect independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, protect the Party, protect the government, protect the people and the socialist regime, protect the cause of innovation, maintain, consolidate and enhance the peaceful environment for national construction and development, contributing to maintaining peace and stability in the region and around the world.
According to the General Secretary, as an army born from the people, fighting for the people, serving the people, and closely attached to the people, the Army always shares the hardships with the people at all times and in all places; as the main force, the vanguard in preventing, combating, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and epidemics, and in search and rescue, the Army is always present in key and dangerous places to protect the lives and property of the people, truly a solid support for the people in times of danger and hardship. Many officers and soldiers have heroically sacrificed in the fight against natural disasters and epidemics, further illuminating the noble qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers" in the new era.
Pride of the Party, State and people of Vietnam
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that under the direct education and training of the Communist Party of Vietnam and beloved President Ho Chi Minh; the protection, care and nurturing of the people; the valuable help of international friends; the efforts and heroic sacrifices of generations of cadres and soldiers, our Army has grown stronger and stronger, capable of fighting in strategic spaces and new forms of warfare; has increasingly modern weapons, equipment and technical means; is well-trained in techniques, proficient in tactics and campaigns, and good at strategy; inherits and promotes the unique military art of our ancestors; has comprehensive strength and high level of combat readiness, building a glorious tradition, worthy of President Ho Chi Minh's praise: "Our Army is loyal to the Party, filial to the people, ready to fight and sacrifice for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for socialism. Every mission is completed, every difficulty is overcome, every enemy is defeated"; is the heroic Army of the heroic Vietnamese nation, is the pride of the Party, State, Vietnamese people and people who love peace, freedom and justice all over the world.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that in the new revolutionary period, the prerequisite for the People's Army to continue to excellently fulfill all tasks, together with the entire Party, people and army to create new miracles in building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland is to maintain and strengthen the absolute and direct leadership in all aspects of the Party, the centralized and unified management and administration of the State over the People's Army and the cause of consolidating national defense and security; and constantly promote the strength of great national unity.
Firmly uphold the goal of national independence and socialism, firmly uphold the line of all-people national defense and people's war, strive to build all-people national defense associated with people's security, all-people national defense posture associated with people's security posture and a solid "people's hearts posture"; closely combine national strength in the spirit of "self-reliance, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, national pride" with the strength of the times, the consensus, support, and cooperation for development of international friends.
The noble reward is to be loved, respected and proud of by the people.
General Secretary To Lam said that with its special feats and achievements in 80 years of building, fighting, winning and growing, the Vietnam People's Army has been honored by the Party and State with 5 Gold Star Orders, 1 First Class Military Exploit Order, 2 First Class Labor Orders and many other noble awards. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its founding, the Vietnam People's Army was honored to be awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order - a noble award, demonstrating the Party, State and people's recognition of the long tradition, great contributions and contributions of our Army to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.
