On February 25, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) and the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), the Ho Chi Minh City Command was chosen by the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Ministry of National Defense to preside over the 2025 training launch ceremony for the entire army and launch the "Lightning Speed ​​- Determined Victory" peak emulation campaign.

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Attending and directing the ceremony were: Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Lieutenant General Thai Dai Ngoc, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Truong Thien To, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, Commander of Military Region 7 ; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee... along with agencies and units of the Ministry of National Defense, Military Region 7 and over 3,215 officers and soldiers in the Ho Chi Minh City armed forces.

At the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nam, Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Command , disseminated combat training tasks for 2025. Major General Phan Van Xung, Political Commissar of the Ho Chi Minh City Command, launched the "Lightning Speed ​​- Determined Victory" peak emulation campaign.

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The 2025 training launch program thoroughly grasps some basic contents of combat training orders and training directives for Military Region 7 schools in 2025. At the same time, it focuses on applying well the motto "Basic - practical - solid", 3 viewpoints, 8 principles, 6 combinations, ensuring "3 realities" in training.

Prepare well the lesson plans, training grounds, and training grounds; promote technical innovation initiatives to improve training quality. Coordinate with forces in the defense area to organize air bullet shooting drills at all levels in many forms...

The "Lightning Speed ​​- Determined Victory" emulation campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification and the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh took place over 79 days and nights, starting from March 1 to May 19.

The emulation campaign implemented practical contents and targets such as: Emulating the good performance of education and propaganda work for cadres, soldiers and people to deeply understand the historical value of the great victory in the spring of 1975 and the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh; 100% of cadres and soldiers have steadfast and firm political will, ready to receive and excellently complete assigned tasks; well preparing and successfully organizing the 13th Congress of the grassroots Party Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City Military Party Committee, term 2025 - 2030.

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Compete to successfully complete political tasks. Focus on thoroughly grasping and implementing resolutions , circulars, directives and orders from superiors; the theme for 2025 of the Ministry of National Defense is "Accelerating, breaking through, determined to successfully complete the goals and tasks of the Resolution of the 11th Party Congress of the Army". Improve the quality of training exercises, competitions and sports at all levels to ensure practicality, high achievements and absolute safety. Focus on training forces participating in parades and marches in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

Compete to build disciplined and disciplined agencies and units, strengthen discipline and order; promote military administrative reform and digital transformation.

Compete to organize well the activities to celebrate the anniversary, focus on thoroughly grasping and effectively implementing the emulation theme "Democracy, solidarity, discipline, creativity, determination to win" and the guiding ideology "Promoting democracy, strengthening solidarity, maintaining discipline, innovating and creating, excellently completing tasks".

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In his speech, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet , Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, commented that along with the process of building and maturing of the Vietnam People's Army and the armed forces of Military Region 7, the armed forces of Ho Chi Minh City have gone through nearly 80 years of building, fighting and maturing.

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"From the beginning with a few hundred volunteer soldiers, equipped with rudimentary weapons, the city's armed forces developed into one of the core forces of the revolutionary movement, together with the army and people of the South and the whole country, successfully completed the arduous long-term resistance war, coordinating with the five offensive prongs of our army to liberate Saigon, creating a great victory in the spring of 1975. After the country's reunification, the city's armed forces made efforts with the people to overcome the consequences of war, while developing the socio- economy and fulfilling their noble international obligations. At the same time, it was honored to be awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the Party and State three times, promoting the glorious tradition of the city named after Uncle Ho," Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet acknowledged.

On behalf of the Central Military Commission and the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet congratulated the special feats and achievements of the officers and soldiers of the Ho Chi Minh City armed forces over the past nearly 80 years; acknowledged and commended the forces for overcoming difficulties, doing a good job of preparing, organizing the 2025 training launch ceremony and launching the "Lightning Speed ​​- Determined Victory" peak emulation campaign.

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After the ceremony and the parade, there were martial arts performances and gun dances by the 31st Military Control and Guard Battalion and the District 8 Women's Self-Defense Force; and dances and songs performed by officers and soldiers of the city's armed forces and city youth union members.

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At the same time, delegates visited models, initiatives, and improvements on display and exhibition of training and production tools. These are typical models and initiatives in the 2025 training preparation competition.

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