On May 17, the 12th Corps Command held a ceremony to posthumously award the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to Major General Phan Quang Tiep and Colonel Nguyen Duc Phuong.
Report on the achievements of 2 comrades was awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces, Colonel Nguyen The Luc - Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Commander of the 12th Army Corps stated: Major General Phan Quang Tiep, born on 5.1.1926 in Quang Ngai; Join the September 945 Revolution. He was formerly the Regiment Commander of the 98th Regiment, the 559 Command, former Commander of the 12th Army.
In what position, Major General Phan Quang Tiep also made outstanding features as the commander opened the first Truong Son mechanical road; Opening the speed of C4, which is a very important route connecting the Central Highlands with Siem Pang (Cambodia); The commander of the enemy's bridges and bridges, and launched the movement to use an infantry gun to shoot enemy aircraft ...
Colonel Nguyen Duc Phuong was born on October 10, 1924, in Hanoi; participated in the revolution from the end of 1943. He was the former Head of Group 763 (K20), former Deputy Commander of the Division of Area 470, Truong Son Command.
During the anti -American resistance war, Mr. Nguyen Duc Phuong was assigned a very special and dangerous task, with the bourgeois shell, the "big boss", operating in the enemy's heart for a long time, successfully completed the assigned tasks as purchasing, transporting food and petrol in the enemy of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand to the Southern Revolution until the day of liberation.
Recognizing the outstanding achievements of Major General Phan Quang Tiep and Colonel Nguyen Duc Phuong, on January 23, 2025, the President signed a decision to posthumously award the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces (LLVTND) to the two comrades.
On this occasion, the 12th Corps Command also held a meeting to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Road Opening - Truong Son Soldiers' Traditional Day.
Speaking at the ceremony, Major General Nguyen Huu Ngoc - Commander of the 12th Army - emphasized, 66 years of fighting, building and maturing, promoting the tradition of Truong Son Heroic Army, following the example of doctors, sisters, brothers, especially the Heroes of the People's Armed Forces and the Labor Hero of the renovation period, the 12th Army has made breakthrough developments, strong in terms of scale, organization of duties and duties in the development of the task force, the function of developing the task of developing the task force, developing the task force, developing the task force sacrifices and military, defense.
Currently, Army Corps 12 is positioned as a leading enterprise in the field of basic construction in the country, a key unit in the construction of many national key projects and works, in all fields, from airports, ports, road traffic, irrigation, and hydropower.
The projects implemented by the 12th Army Corps are all guaranteed in progress and quality, highly appreciated by the Government, ministries, departments, branches and localities.
