80 years of heroic song

The 10th Mass Arts Festival for Armed Forces, Youth and Students is a large-scale event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army - Photo: HA THANH

On the evening of July 11 in Hanoi, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army held the opening ceremony of the 10th Mass Arts Festival of the Armed Forces, Youth and Students - Region 3.

Attending the opening ceremony were Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet - Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, head of the Festival Steering Committee and Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh - Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

On the Central Youth Union side, there was Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang - Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Central Council of Young Pioneers.

The 10th Mass Arts Festival of the Armed Forces, Youth and Students is a large-scale cultural and artistic event, aiming to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day and major holidays of the country and the Army in 2024 - 2025.

Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh – Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army – Photo: HA THANH

This is an opportunity to gather and promote the mass cultural and artistic movement of the armed forces, youth and students, creating a large-scale cultural and artistic exchange event.

Thereby contributing to propagating and spreading widely to compatriots and soldiers nationwide about the spirit of military-civilian solidarity, about the glorious tradition of 80 years of building, fighting, winning and growing of the Vietnam People's Army and the tradition of the Vietnam People's Public Security, about the combined strength in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, as well as the cultural beauty of Vietnamese youth and students in the Ho Chi Minh era.

In his opening speech, Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh shared the touching images of the “barefoot, steel-willed” soldier, who possesses the noble qualities of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, which will be the most genuine source of emotions for cadres, soldiers, youth, and students performing art works that strongly evoke the spirit of patriotism and the 80-year tradition of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Feast your eyes on colorful art performances, gathering typical faces in the cultural and artistic movement of the armed forces and youth and students nationwide - Photo: HA THANH

Participating in the festival in region 3 were mass art troupes including: Hoang Mai District Command (Hanoi Capital Command) and Division 395 (Military Region 3), Thai Nguyen Pedagogical University and Son La Provincial Military Command (Military Region 2); Border Guard Academy and Central Military Hospital 108; Military Medical Academy and Division 3 (Military Region 1); Hai Phong City Youth Union and Armored Officer School (Armored Corps).

Also attending were Division 312 (12th Corps) and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank; the Logistics Academy and the Coast Guard Command; the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command and the Chemical Corps; the Political Officer School and the Northeast Corporation; the Political Academy and the 12th Corps.

In addition, there was the participation of the Military Technical Academy and Division 325 (Corps 12); General Department of Logistics and Phenikaa University; Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center and Command 86; People's Public Security Group 5 and Hanoi Youth Union; Army Officer School 1 and National Defense Academy; People's Public Security Group 6 and Division 316 (Military Region 2); Military Industry and Telecommunications Group and Bac Giang Provincial Military Command (Military Region 1).

The performance by the mass art troupe of the Hoang Mai District Military Command and the Hanoi Capital Command is imbued with the cultural identity of the thousand-year-old capital - Photo: HA THANH

Military Youth attend the 10th Armed Forces, Youth and Student Mass Arts Festival – Region 3 – Photo: HA THANH

Held every 5 years

The mass art festival is held every five years, chaired by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Central Youth Union.

In 2024, the festival will gather about 3,000 cadres and actors who are the cultural and artistic core of 80 mass art troupes inside and outside the Army, associated with the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (an increase of 19 troupes compared to the 9th time).