Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid tribute Saturday to soldiers who died defending reefs in the Spratly Archipelago against China 34 years ago. - VnExpress International
PANO - In the 14-year history of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at sea during the resistance war against U.S. invaders, the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), especially the military transport ship HQ-671, transported thousands of tons of weapons, technical equipment, food, and medicines to the Southern theater, contributing to the victory in the Spring of 1975.
Gac Ma soldiers – immortal monument in Vietnamese people’s hearts Rear Admiral Phan Tuan Hung, Deputy Commander of the Naval Force, recently led a delegation to visit soldiers and officers on mission on islands of the Truong Sa archipelago, the central province of Khanh Hoa, and organised a ceremony to commemorate fallen soldiers in battle to defend Co Lin, Gac Ma and Len Dao reefs 33 years ago.
At the ceremony held on Co Lin, Colonel Le Xuan Phong, deputy head of the inspection committee of the Naval Force’s Party Committee, recalled the March 14, 1988 event, in which 64 naval soldiers and officers of Vietnam bravely sacrificed their lives to protect the nation’s sea and island sovereignty.
In opening the session,
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
said the one-day meeting is to finalise
preparations for the upcoming 11th meeting of the 14th legislature and collect opinions on the draft reports on working performance of
the 14th NA and the NA Standing Committee, personnel work, the
outcomes of monitoring the settlement of voters’ suggestions sent to the 14th NA’s 10th meeting, and public opinions sent to the 14th NA’s 11th meeting.
She asked lawmakers to consider personnel work in a thorough
and cautious manner, ensuring that high consensus will be reached at the 11th meeting regarding positions in the State apparatus.