Nghe An meets Dien Bien soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline workers

On April 24, Nghe An province organized a program to meet Dien Bien soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline civilians on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 – May 7, 2024). ),

Attending the meeting were representatives of Military Region IV Command; leaders of Nghe An province and especially 150 delegates who are Dien Bien soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline workers – those who devoted their strength, flesh and blood to make Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Do not regret your youth to enjoy the country and the Fatherland

70 years ago, Nghe An was a solid rear base for the battlefields of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Since February 1954, implementing the general mobilization order to serve the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, 5,438 Nghe An young people enthusiastically joined the army.

Dedicated to serving the campaign, in just a short time, the Nghe An rear had warehoused 1,460 tons of dried and cleaned rice; Transported 5,000 tons of food to the Dien Bien front line.

In addition, Nghe An youth volunteers stood side by side with the army and people across the country to overcome high passes, deep streams and enemy bombs to supply weapons, ammunition and food to the soldiers.

Just on the first day of the Lunar New Year 1954, there were 32,000 citizens of Nghe An province, including 2,000 people on bicycles and thousands of new recruits, volunteer workers, and military technical workers who enthusiastically set out for the front line.

At the program, former Dien Bien soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline workers shared unforgettable memories. The soldiers and young people of Nghe An contributed their efforts along with the people of the whole country to create the Dien Bien Phu victory that “shocked five continents and made the world famous”.

Veteran Nguyen Canh Thin is 96 years old this year, a former soldier of Regiment 174, Division 316. In 1954, Nguyen Canh Thin was a 26-year-old young man, still single, determined to go to the battlefield. “I just remember being excited, leaving very enthusiastically. In war, everyone thinks about death, but is not afraid. If I lose, I will only sacrifice myself, but in return, gaining the whole country and the Fatherland is a huge gain,” the former Dien Bien soldier recalled.

And Mr. Pham Ngoc Hoa (Da Son commune, Do Luong, Nghe An) volunteered to join the youth volunteer force when he was 17 years old. “In October 1953, I left. In my whole neighborhood that day, there were up to 50 volunteers, but only 4 people were chosen, including me. In the arduous Northwest mountains, I participated in paving roads, leveling bomb craters, and disposing of slow-burning bombs at Pha Din Pass. That is the vital route transporting weapons, ammunition, food, and medicine to the Dien Bien battlefield,” Mr. Hoa proudly said.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thong – Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee presented gifts to former soldiers of Dien Bien, young volunteers, and frontline workers. Photo: Ho Lai

Memories of the years of fierce war and heroic participation in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign brought many emotions to those participating in the program. With only rudimentary means, bare feet, “sleeping underground, squeezing rice”, the youth of Nghe An 70 years ago, with their will and determination, without sparing blood and bone, contributed to the Dien Bien Phu war to the final victory. together.

Gratitude and promote the spirit and will of Dien Bien

Speaking at the program, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu – Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee sent his deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs, veterans, the generation of young volunteers and frontline workers who have contributed. youth, blood and bones for the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu as well as the struggle for national liberation and unification of the country.

Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu – Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee presented gifts of gratitude to the delegates participating in the meeting program. Photo: Ho Lai

Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee also expressed his emotion when meeting and listening to share and feel the spirit of Dien Bien from the delegates present at the program. “The Dien Bien Phu victory has been recorded in the nation’s history as a Bach Dang, a Chi Lang, or a Dong Da of the twentieth century and entered world history as a brilliant victory in breaking through the stronghold of the system. colonial slavery system of imperialism”, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu affirmed.

The meeting program for Dien Bien soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline civilians of Nghe An province aims to continue to arouse and promote the patriotic tradition and the will to fight and win of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in the war. today’s career in building and protecting the Fatherland.

After 70 years, the Dien Bien soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline civilians are now at an old and rare age but still keep the memory of the “illustrious victory on five continents, shaking the earth”. Photo: Ho Lai

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested all levels, sectors, agencies and units to continue to further promote the care of war invalids, sick soldiers, families of martyrs and people with meritorious services to the revolution, ensuring 100 million people. % of people with meritorious services and their families who have contributed to the revolution are fully cared for both materially and spiritually, and have an average standard of living better than the standard of living of the community where they reside.

On this occasion, provincial leaders, leaders of Nghe An departments and branches presented gifts to soldiers, young volunteers, and frontline civilians who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.