Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich and other officers pay homage to martyrs in the central province of Quang Tri (Source: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA) – Defence MinisterGeneral Ngo Xuan Lich and other officers on July 21 paid homage to martyrs inthe central province of Quang Tri on the occasion of the 70th anniversary ofWar Invalids and Martyr Day (July 27).
They laid wreaths and offered incense at theAncient Citadel of Quang Tri, Thach Han River banks, the Truong Son NationalMartyrs' Cemetery and Road No.9 National Martyrs' Cemetery.
The Truong Son National Martyrs’ Cemetery is theresting place of over 10,000 soldiers from across Vietnam. Most of them werefrom Corps 559 – Truong Son Army Corps and sacrificed on Ho Chi Minh Trailduring the resistance war against the US.
More than 10,000 martyrs were also buried at theRoad 9 National Martyrs’ Cemetery. They fought in the Road 9 battlefield and inLaos during a campaign of the anti-US war.
Meanwhile, the Ancient Citadel of Quang Triwitnessed a fierce struggle to protect the citadel and Quang Tri township in1972.
Thousands of soldiers laid down their lives during the 81-day battle. Thefight contributed to Vietnam’s triumph at the Paris Conference and was aprerequisite for the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1975,which completely liberated the South and reunified the country.
The memorial on the Thach Han River’s northernbank is also to commemorate thousands of soldiers who were young people leavingtheir hometowns in the north to join in the resistance war in the south.
The Quang Tri Ancient Citadel and the Thach HanRiver are considered two cemeteries without tombstones in the centralprovince.
The same day, General Lich had a working sessionwith the Standing Board of the Quang Tri provincial Party Committee onsocio-economic development and Party building in the locality.
Secretary of the Quang Tri Party Committee NguyenVan Hung said that the province has built hundreds of houses and presentedgifts to more than 2,000 people who rendered great service to the nation.
The Standing Board defines 2017 as the year ofadministrative reform to create favourable conditions for investors, he said,noting that there have been three major projects receiving investment licences,including a thermoelectric plant, My Thuy seaport and a wind power plant.
Quang Tri’s budget collection is expected toincrease by 17 percent in 2017 as compared with the previous year, he said.
At the same time, efforts will be channelled tonational defence, focusing on improving the quality of military training, theofficial added.
General Lich noted his hope that Quang Tri willmake more progresses in socio-economic development and national defence andsecurity.-VNA
They laid wreaths and offered incense at theAncient Citadel of Quang Tri, Thach Han River banks, the Truong Son NationalMartyrs' Cemetery and Road No.9 National Martyrs' Cemetery.
The Truong Son National Martyrs’ Cemetery is theresting place of over 10,000 soldiers from across Vietnam. Most of them werefrom Corps 559 – Truong Son Army Corps and sacrificed on Ho Chi Minh Trailduring the resistance war against the US.
More than 10,000 martyrs were also buried at theRoad 9 National Martyrs’ Cemetery. They fought in the Road 9 battlefield and inLaos during a campaign of the anti-US war.
Meanwhile, the Ancient Citadel of Quang Triwitnessed a fierce struggle to protect the citadel and Quang Tri township in1972.
Thousands of soldiers laid down their lives during the 81-day battle. Thefight contributed to Vietnam’s triumph at the Paris Conference and was aprerequisite for the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1975,which completely liberated the South and reunified the country.
The memorial on the Thach Han River’s northernbank is also to commemorate thousands of soldiers who were young people leavingtheir hometowns in the north to join in the resistance war in the south.
The Quang Tri Ancient Citadel and the Thach HanRiver are considered two cemeteries without tombstones in the centralprovince.
The same day, General Lich had a working sessionwith the Standing Board of the Quang Tri provincial Party Committee onsocio-economic development and Party building in the locality.
Secretary of the Quang Tri Party Committee NguyenVan Hung said that the province has built hundreds of houses and presentedgifts to more than 2,000 people who rendered great service to the nation.
The Standing Board defines 2017 as the year ofadministrative reform to create favourable conditions for investors, he said,noting that there have been three major projects receiving investment licences,including a thermoelectric plant, My Thuy seaport and a wind power plant.
Quang Tri’s budget collection is expected toincrease by 17 percent in 2017 as compared with the previous year, he said.
At the same time, efforts will be channelled tonational defence, focusing on improving the quality of military training, theofficial added.
General Lich noted his hope that Quang Tri willmake more progresses in socio-economic development and national defence andsecurity.-VNA
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