70 years have passed, the affection of the Northern people, including the people of Thanh Hoa province, for the compatriots, cadres, soldiers and students of the Southern region, once again affirms the truth "North - South are one family", "Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese people are one"...
On the evening of October 27, in Sam Son City, Thanh Hoa Province, a solemn ceremony was held to celebrate the "70th anniversary of welcoming compatriots, cadres, soldiers, and students from the South to the North" and inaugurate the Memorial Area.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Nguyen Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister; Ms. Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President and 2,700 delegates including cadres, soldiers, compatriots, students from the South... attended.
In his opening speech, Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Doan Anh affirmed: This is an event of important historical significance, not only an opportunity for us to meet and recall emotional and affectionate memories in the North, but also an opportunity to be proud of a heroic period in the nation's history, reminding us of the spirit of great national unity, the sentiment of "North - South as one family", which cannot be divided.
70 years ago, at that historic moment, Thanh Hoa was honored to be the first place in the North to be entrusted by the Central Party Committee, the Government and Uncle Ho with the task of welcoming compatriots, cadres, soldiers and students from the South.
On September 25, 1954, at Lach Hoi - Sam Son estuary, Thanh Hoa people joyfully welcomed the first beloved children of the South to the North. In just 9 months (from September 1954 to May 1955), Thanh Hoa province organized to welcome 47,346 cadres and soldiers; 1,869 wounded and sick soldiers; 5,922 students and 1,443 families of cadres from the South.
During that time, throughout Thanh Hoa, the movement to raise funds to support the people, cadres, soldiers and students in the South took place vigorously; preparing many tons of food; providing tens of thousands of sets of clothes, blankets and other necessary conditions; the mountainous districts transported tens of thousands of bamboo, reed, wood, etc. day and night to build houses and camps, helping the people, cadres, soldiers and students in the South quickly stabilize their lives.
In response to the deep affection of the Thanh Hoa people and the Northern people, many people, after recovering from illness, studying and training, joined the army and fought on all battlefields, contributing to the liberation of the South and the unification of the country. Many Southern students made efforts to study, practice and strive to become high-ranking leaders of the Party and the State...
To preserve images and artifacts of a heroic period of the nation's history, Thanh Hoa province has decided to invest in the project of a memorial area for compatriots, cadres, soldiers and students from the South who gathered in the North in Quang Tien ward, Sam Son city. After nearly 2 years of construction, the items of the project area A have been completed, notably the Monument Complex of the Gathering Ship and the relief in the shape of a bow.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, kindly sent his warm regards to the families and relatives of millions of compatriots and soldiers from the North and South, who contributed blood, human resources and resources to the history of the Vietnamese revolution.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia affirmed: The event of welcoming cadres, soldiers, compatriots and students from the South to the North has become a deep mark in the history of the nation, in the hearts of many generations of compatriots and soldiers from the South and the North; is a priceless lesson about "the Party's will, the people's heart"; a shining symbol of the spirit of great solidarity and affirms the truth "Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese people are one".
Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia also suggested: Thanh Hoa province as well as other localities need to continue to do a good job of taking care of the material and spiritual life of families of policy beneficiaries, relatives of cadres and soldiers from the South who gathered in the North; families who have made great contributions in raising compatriots, soldiers and students from the South who gathered in the North.
Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia suggested: Thanh Hoa province as well as other localities need to continue to do a good job of taking care of the material and spiritual life of families of policy beneficiaries, relatives of cadres and soldiers from the South who gathered in the North; families with great contributions in raising compatriots, soldiers and students from the South who gathered in the North...
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/thanh-hoa-70-nam-tron-nghia-ven-tinh-10293233.html
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