Art program "Continuing the epic of victory" and awarding of the contest to learn about 50 years of southern liberation

Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army attended and directed the program.

The program is organized to educate and propagate to the members, youth of the Army and the youth of the whole country to understand more deeply about the tradition of fighting to defend the country of the nation, the glorious tradition of the heroic Vietnam People's Army; encourage and motivate the officers, soldiers of the whole army and the people to continue to promote the tradition of patriotism, the spirit of the Great Victory of Spring 1975, uphold the will of self-reliance, self-strengthening, determination to build an increasingly rich, civilized, cultured and heroic Vietnam.

At the program, many young soldiers and local people had the opportunity to interact with historical witnesses, researchers, and outstanding young soldiers who highlighted the significance, stature, and lessons of the Great Victory of Spring 1975; the achievements in combat readiness training, soldiers wading through storms and floods to save people, showing the glorious tradition and invincibility of the heroic Army.

After 3 months of launching the Contest to learn about the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) with the theme "50 years of forever resounding heroic victory", the Organizing Committee received more than 966 thousand entries with many diverse genres and new forms such as: video clips, AI technology applications.

The highlight of this year's contest is that not only officers and soldiers of the armed forces and a large number of people participated, but the Organizing Committee also received many entries from foreign students studying in Vietnam with extensive and creative content, most of the entries were well-invested and of good quality.

The Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army and the leaders of the Central Youth Union awarded Certificates of Merit to the collectives with many achievements in organizing and participating in the contest.

Many unique ideas and new approaches have been presented by authors and groups of authors through this year's entries; many works apply digital technology and digital transformation to facilitate research and dissemination. Thereby, affirming the significance, greatness and great historical value of the Great Spring Victory of 1975.

The special point of this contest is that in the final round, the jury directly listened to the groups of authors representing the contest presenting and explaining their entries. This is also an innovation and creativity in the judging regulations compared to previous contests. Thereby, the jury members evaluated the quality of the entries seriously, impartially and objectively.

With a large number of works, consistent quality, and enthusiasm of the authors participating in the contest, it shows that the love of history, initiative, and creativity of the youth union members have been promoted and clearly demonstrated.

At the program, the Organizing Committee of the contest awarded prizes to 80 works of authors and author groups, including 10 A prizes, 15 B prizes, 25 C prizes, 30 Encouragement prizes and commended 35 groups in organizing and participating in the contest.

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