On the afternoon of September 20, Hanoi Moi Newspaper organized an online meeting and exchange "Hanoi, 70 years of construction and development", to affirm the importance and historical significance of the Capital Liberation Day; the glorious tradition of revolutionary struggle and the great contributions of the Party Committee, government, army and people of Hanoi in the cause of national liberation, construction and defense of the Fatherland.
Attending the online exchange and meeting were historical witnesses, cultural and historical researchers, experts, representatives of the young generation of the capital...
Special Mission on Return Day
Sharing at the meeting and exchange, Colonel Bui Gia Tue - former Head of the Legal Department - General Department of Defense Industry said that on the way to take over the Capital, his 308th Division was honored to meet Uncle Ho at Hung Temple, and was assigned by Uncle Ho to return to take over the Capital.
Colonel Bui Gia Tue shared: "Why did Uncle Ho use the word "return"? Because he knew that we were leaving from Hanoi. Before leaving the capital to fight against the French, we wrote a short slogan on the wall: "There will be a day when we will return to Hanoi". On the day the capital was taken over, my car was the third car to enter, following the two cars of the Chairman of the Military Management Committee Vuong Thua Vu and the Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Military Management Committee Tran Duy Hung; going from Ha Dong, to Cua Nam, through Hang Dau, Hang Ngang, Hang Dao, Bo Ho...".
Historical witnesses participating in the discussion included: Colonel Bui Gia Tue (born in 1931) - former Head of the Legal Department (General Department of Defense Industry), one of the first soldiers to return to take over the Capital on October 10, 1954; Colonel Nguyen Thu (born in 1933) - historical witness participating in the takeover of the Capital; Mr. Nguyen Van Trac (born in 1932) - participating in the parade on September 2, 1955 and participating in 12 days and nights of "Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the air"; Mr. Nguyen Van Khang (born in 1935) - Head of the Liaison Committee of the Youth Volunteer Team to take over the Capital; Ms. Duong Thi Vin - former Vice President of the Association of Former Youth Volunteers of Hanoi City.
"Sitting right at the front of the car on the right side, I witnessed the joy and happiness of thousands of people welcoming us and was extremely moved. The Trung Vuong female students rushed out to welcome us and hug us, making us even more moved... That was a truly happy moment that I will never forget" - Colonel Bui Gia Tue said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Van Khang - Head of the liaison committee of the youth team working to take over the capital said: "At that time, we were selected to join the Youth Volunteer Team to take over Hanoi, nearly 400 people, to Hanoi first, from around October 3 to 6, 1954. The mission was to advance, to contact the people of Hanoi before the army moved forward to take over. At that time, due to the enemy's distorted and enticing information, the people of the temporarily occupied areas and the resistance army did not understand each other, so our mission was to do the work of mobilizing, propagating, and contacting the people so that everyone could clearly understand the policies of our Government".
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Khang, in addition to explaining the Government's policies, his team also had the task of teaching young people and children to sing, and working with the people to prepare slogans and welcome gates to welcome the returning troops on October 10, 1954.
Proudly participating in the parade on September 2, 1955
For Colonel Nguyen Thu - former Infantry Platoon Leader of Company 269 - Battalion 54 - Capital Regiment, Division 308 came to take over the Capital: "At that time, I had too many emotions. From war to peace, the atmosphere was completely different. During the resistance war, the army marched at night, deep in the forest, keeping secrets... Now moving to peace, the first emotion was that we were extremely happy when the whole North was completely liberated, the Capital was taken over intact. The second feeling was that we remembered the soldiers of the Capital Regiment in the past who fought bravely for 60 days and nights to protect Hanoi Citadel and the clever retreat across the Red River to the Viet Bac resistance base".
"We all wanted to return to Hanoi quickly. Almost all of us were young people from the countryside, many of whom had not yet left the bamboo fence of the village, so we did not know what the city looked like. At that time, we were eager to return to see the city. Walking through the streets, we all looked at everything with excitement and strangeness. Besides, there was the feeling of longing to return to visit our homeland. During the years of resistance, we did not have a single letter home to our families" - Colonel Nguyen Thu said.
Recalling the days of training for the majestic parade on September 2, 1955, Mr. Nguyen Van Trac (participated in the parade on September 2, 1955 and participated in 12 days and nights of "Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the air") shared: "The parade in 1955 was a very large parade, larger than the flag-raising ceremony organized by the Hanoi Military Committee at the Cot Co stadium on the afternoon of October 10, 1954".
In 1955, at the age of 23, Mr. Nguyen Van Trac worked in the Information Battalion of the 312th Division. Being able to attend the parade, everyone felt excited and honored, so despite the difficulties and hardships, they were not discouraged. So, although his unit was stationed in Bac Ninh, they marched to Hanoi to practice, and after the parade, they marched back to their base.
"Practicing at Bach Mai airport, the sun was so hot but we were all strong and tall; I was 1m70 tall but only ranked 7th in the unit's parade. The most special memory for us at that time was meeting Uncle Ho while practicing at Bach Mai airport. Uncle walked slowly along the line of troops, encouraging the officers and soldiers.... At that time, after 9 years of resistance war, we all called Uncle Ho "Uncle Ho"" - Mr. Nguyen Van Trac shared.
Hanoi is increasingly developing with great and remarkable achievements.
Participating in the online meeting and exchange, cultural and historical researchers and experts: Dr. Nguyen Viet Chuc (Deputy Chairman of the Cultural - Social Advisory Council (Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front); Dr. Architect Dao Ngoc Nghiem (Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association); Mr. Truong Minh Tien (Chairman of the Hanoi UNESCO Association) discussed Hanoi's achievements over the past 70 years in various fields, especially promoting the capital's cultural and human resources.
In which, Dr. Nguyen Viet Chuc commented that Hanoi today has achieved achievements of extremely great stature, not only in terms of area, but also because Hanoi has an extremely great heritage, which is culture and people. It is the depth of culture and human development in more than 1,000 years of history that is the core for Hanoi to be honored as "Capital of conscience and human dignity".
"The people of Hanoi through the ages are an endless source of culture to build the capital, proving that Hanoi's culture is never interrupted. Currently, Hanoi has developed to an astonishing level. The city has expanded, with many new streets and new urban areas appearing... That development has been contributed by cultural and human assimilation through the ages. Personally, I always put my faith and hope in the development of Hanoi - City for Peace, Hanoi - Heroic Capital, Hanoi - Creative City" - Dr. Nguyen Viet Chuc said.
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