TV bridge "Epic of Peace": Echoing the triumphant song of national reunification

Dance performance praising peace at the Ho Chi Minh City bridge (Reunification Hall). Photo: DUNG PHUONG

The program is implemented by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and People's Committee, the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee in coordination with units of Military Region 5, Military Region 7, etc. This is one of the first large-scale political and artistic exchange programs organized on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

Delegates attending the program at the Hanoi bridge point. Photo: VIET CHUNG

Attending the program, at the Hanoi bridge point, there were comrades: General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Bui Thanh Son, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Tran Sy Thanh, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee; Le Hai Binh, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Public Security; Le Duc Luan, Deputy Minister of Health; Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army...

At the Ho Chi Minh City bridge, there were comrades: Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission; Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Truong My Hoa, Former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Former Vice President; Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don, Former Member of the Party Central Committee, Former Deputy Minister of National Defense; Major General Tran Vinh Ngoc, Political Commissar of Military Region 7; Major General Ho Van Thai, Political Commissar of Military Region 9; Tran Tien Dung, Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee;...

At the Dak Lak bridge, there were comrades: Nguyen Dinh Trung, Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee; Ta Quang Dong, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Lieutenant General Do Xuan Tung, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army;...

>> Some images of art performances at the HCMC bridge. Photo: DUNG PHUONG.

The program brings stories, tragic and emotional memories of historical witnesses in the General Offensive and Uprising in Spring 1975, culminating in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign - one of the most glorious victories in the history of thousands of years of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people, ending 21 years of long and arduous war. The content of the program affirms the correct leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, the pinnacle of development of Vietnamese military art.

In particular, the art night also combines 3D mapping light shows, lasers, smoke, fireworks, graphic projections... to visualize and artisticize historical information, helping historical stories and memories become easier to understand and accessible to a wide range of audiences, especially the young.

Dramatization at Hanoi bridge, recreating the 21-year journey of national reunification. Photo: VIET CHUNG

At the bridges, there were also exchanges with heroic Vietnamese mothers, historical witnesses sharing heroic moments in the courageous days. At the bridge of the Reunification Hall, Colonel, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Tu De shared: “My father and I both participated in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign. My father was then Deputy Director of the Quartermaster Department, General Department of Logistics, participating in supporting the logistics work for the campaign. At that time, I was a pilot in the Quyet Thang squadron. We were ordered by our superiors to absolutely not drop bombs on the runway, with the desire to send the enemy the message "you should return to your homeland and give us back peace". After completing the mission, I flew another round in the sky of Saigon, although the enemy's artillery shells were fired a lot, but at that time, to me, it was fireworks welcoming the approaching victory day. And when my father and I met again in the joy of national reunification, my father told me, "Peace! Let's go home, mom is waiting!

Interacting with historical witnesses at the HCMC bridge. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

As one of the war correspondents who followed the troops advancing to Saigon, journalist Tran Mai Huong (Former General Director of Vietnam News Agency) recalled: “That was the day that the entire nation had been waiting for for a long time. On the way, we followed the troops advancing to liberate Saigon, and in some places, people rushed out into the streets to welcome us. When we arrived at the Independence Palace, we saw a German journalist throwing his camera into the sky, celebrating the victory with us.”

Leaders, former leaders, delegates, guests... presented flowers to artists participating in the program. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

And echoing in the triumphant song of the nation, the words of gratitude to the generation of those who fell to create the shape of the Fatherland today remain forever in the hearts of every generation of Vietnamese people. Veteran Nguyen Ngoc Quy (Tank soldier 846, Tank Brigade 203, Corps 2, Liberation Army, 1975) recalls with emotion about his comrades: “I was the number 2 gunner, so when fighting, through the tank's sight, I could observe all the developments outside. And I can never forget the infantrymen, whose faces and names I did not know, fighting to support the tanks to advance. I was sitting in the tank, with the tank covering me, they were outside, some of them sacrificed right before my eyes, blood splashed into the sight, I saw it but could do nothing, it was so painful, inside me was even more determined to fight to end the war soon, for the country to have peace”.

At Buon Ma Thuot, the program attracted hundreds of locals and tourists to attend.

The program "Epic of Peace" was held at Buon Ma Thuot Victory Monument

Many special performances

Here, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Doan Sinh Huong, former Captain of Company 9, Battalion 3 of Tank Regiment 273 (Army Corps 3) - the commander of tank 980 that attacked the puppet 23rd Division in Buon Ma Thuot town (now Buon Ma Thuot City) on March 10, 1975, shared deeply about the developments of the Buon Ma Thuot battle and the Central Highlands Campaign.

Lieutenant General Doan Sinh Huong presents a 980 tank helmet souvenir to Dak Lak province.

On this occasion, Lieutenant General Doan Sinh Huong presented Dak Lak province with 4 tank helmets of 4 members who participated in the battle on tank 980 that day. These souvenirs not only have historical value but also help future generations better understand the bravery, patriotism and indomitable will of the tank soldiers of the past.

4 hats were presented to Dak Lak province by Lieutenant General Doan Sinh Huong.

THIEN THANH - MAI CUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cau-truyen-hinh-ban-truong-ca-hoa-binh-vang-vong-khuc-khai-hoan-thong-nhat-non-song-post789485.html