Young people are eager for national security and defense

The positive signals in recent times for the Vietnam Military History Museum show the love of learning about national history among all classes of people, including the youth.

Beautiful girls of the female military band of the Vietnam People's Army during the rehearsal for the 2024 International Defense Exhibition - Photo: NAM TRAN

Since November 1, the Vietnam Military History Museum has opened, welcoming about 40,000 visitors a day. Among those people, there are many young people who choose this place as a destination to learn about the history, culture, origins and traditions of building and defending the country of the nation. And just on the night of December 16, for the first time after opening, it welcomed nearly 1,000 young people from the Vietnam Youth Union to experience and visit the museum. Many young people were moved by the flag with historical images and artifacts displayed in the museum. Many young people stood for a long time to take pictures with artifacts containing stories about history, such as the first national flag of Vietnam. The national flag is in the exhibition room of the days of resistance for national independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...

"Learning connection location..."

Sharing with Tuoi Tre , Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Le - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Military History Museum - expressed his joy when seeing the interest and love of visiting and learning about history of the people, especially young people and students. "In the coming time, the museum will continue to improve its history to meet the learning and research needs of the people, especially young people, coming to the museum" - Lieutenant Colonel Le shared. The good signals in the recent past for the museum show the depth of history, the love of learning about national history of all classes of people, including young people. This signal, as Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Le said, is "not simply because this is a large, magnificent museum but also because of the interest in the history of building and defending the country of the nation and this is a success in recreating a part of history". In the coming time, the Vietnam Military History Museum will continue to implement the contents of phase 2 with eight topics, including the heroic Vietnamese Mother; Uncle Ho with the people's armed forces; weapons, flags, medals... Along with that are 12 specialties such as navy, air force, artillery, armored vehicles, communications... The museum will also restore outdoors typical historical works and relics of the country such as the Northern and Southern fighting villages, Bach Dang stake field, Dien Bien Phu battlefield, missile battlefield protecting Hanoi and Hai Phong, Cu Chi tunnels... "All will create a large landscape connecting according to the purpose of the museum - a museum in the park. This will be a place for connection, study, research, community activities, tourism, sightseeing and relaxation..." - Lieutenant Colonel Le shared. In the near future, the museum is expected to have interactive experience areas and ecological community activity areas to organize heritage education programs for all classes, especially students of all levels, to learn about Vietnamese history. There will be various military games such as pulling cannons, sailing on simulated warships on the lake to recreate events such as historical battles, opening night tours, experiencing driving tanks, flying planes, etc.

Forces train together, preparing for the opening ceremony of the 2024 International Defense Exhibition - Photo: NAM TRAN

Cultivate love of country

Major General - Hero of the People's Armed Forces Hoang Kien, former Commander of the Engineer Corps, said he was very moved when witnessing groups of people and tourists, especially young people, lining up to visit the Vietnam Military History Museum. According to General Kien, when the museum was in its old location on Dien Bien Phu Street, due to its small area, the exhibition faced many difficulties and was not comprehensive. But since moving to the new location, with its large area and scale, many artifacts can be displayed, including weapons used throughout the history of building and defending the country, especially in the two resistance wars against the US and France. In addition, the museum's opening on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army is even more meaningful. "In the past, I have had many opportunities to come here and witnessed many people, especially young people, happily waiting in line to visit the museum. Coming here, everyone can admire the large-scale, massive works in terms of architecture and display. At the same time, they come here to learn about the tradition of building and defending the country of our ancestors as well as the process of formation, construction and growth of the Vietnam People's Army over the past 80 years. I clearly feel that everyone is radiant, eager, and proud of the tradition of the nation, of the army and of the museum itself. Through this, it has helped educate and foster patriotism in the young generation and youth," General Kien stated. General Kien said that by visiting the museum and seeing the artifacts with their own eyes, it will help the young generation and youth to improve their spirit of readiness to perform military service and join the army to protect the Fatherland when required. "Through this museum is a comprehensive history lecture, very good education for generations, especially the young. Besides cultivating patriotism, this also shows faith in the army under the leadership of the Party, faith in protecting the Fatherland in the new situation," General Kien emphasized.

Mr. Le Viet Truong (former deputy chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee):

Learn about the heroic history of the nation

I am very happy to see people, especially the young generation, coming to the Vietnam Military History Museum recently. Whenever there is an opportunity, all people, especially the young generation, want to learn about the heroic history of the nation and the achievements of their ancestors. The large-scale investment in this museum, with comprehensive and complete exhibits, has created more opportunities for young people to come and learn about the historical lessons, traditions of the nation and the heroic army.

Promoting Vietnam's technological and weapons potential

Radar surveillance system manufactured and produced by Viettel - Photo: N.TRAN

Recently, historical stories from museums to rehearsals, demonstrations, and exhibitions of defense weapons have always attracted a lot of attention from the public. And from December 19 to 22, the 2024 International Defense Exhibition will once again be held at Gia Lam Military Airport (Hanoi). With the theme "Peace, friendship, cooperation and development", this is not only a key activity to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day; it is also an opportunity to promote and disseminate the capacity, technological potential, and weapons and equipment produced by the Vietnamese defense industry to international friends and domestic people, seeking opportunities to export Vietnam's defense industry products. The exhibition is organized by the Ministry of National Defense on a much larger scale in both area and number of guests compared to the first time in 2022. According to information from the exhibition organizers, up to now, more than 140 agencies and companies from 27 countries have registered to display products, and more than 60,000 people have registered to visit. General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, said that the defense exhibition is to demonstrate the strength, determination to fight and win of the Vietnam People's Army to the world. The images of the forces at the exhibition will be spread around the world and is a festival that truly demonstrates the strength, unity and consensus of the Vietnamese army. "The Vietnam People's Army is a fighting army, a labor army in production and in the field of defense industry development to achieve self-reliance, self-reliance, self-defense, dual-use and modernity," affirmed General Phan Van Giang. Major General Hoang Kien assessed that each exhibition is an opportunity for the world and people to clearly see the potential of Vietnam's military and defense. At the same time, it also shows the products that the Vietnamese defense industry has produced. He also said that previous exhibitions and certainly the 2024 exhibition will attract a large number of international friends as well as people and young people to visit and watch. "Bringing military equipment to the exhibition does not show that we are racing in equipment and weapons. Through this, the world and people can see that the Vietnamese army has been equipped and produced modern equipment. From there, it helps people, especially the younger generation, to visit and have pride and confidence in the internal strength of the defense industry to produce and equip the army more and more modernly. At the same time, clearly see the strength of the army in being ready to protect the peace and territorial integrity of the Fatherland in all situations," General Kien emphasized. According to Mr. Le Viet Truong - former Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security, the organization of the International Defense Exhibition in 2024, especially on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, is of great significance. This is also an event of great attraction to international friends and people, especially young people. Through the exhibition, it will help to clearly see the development and achievements of Vietnam's defense industry. Mr. Truong also emphasized that along with visiting the Vietnam Military History Museum, young people coming to the international defense exhibition will help to improve their understanding of international military and Vietnam's military and defense potential. Thereby, conveying the message of the great solidarity of the Vietnamese people, of the heroic Vietnam People's Army to the people, especially young people, and peace-loving friends in the world. Many types of equipment produced in Vietnam The 2024 International Defense Exhibition will display defense products of 242 domestic and international units and enterprises. Among them are many famous defense units and corporations from countries with advanced and developed defense industries such as Russia, India, Israel, China, the US, etc. Notably, on this occasion, Vietnam has the presence of 69 types of equipment and weapons from 77 units, which are products of "self-sufficient defense industry" such as the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel), factories Z111, Z113, Z131, Z175, member companies of the General Department of Defense Industry, companies under the Ministry of National Defense, etc. Notably, there are many new types of military equipment developed and produced by the Vietnamese defense industry, displayed for the first time at the exhibition. Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguoi-tre-hao-huc-voi-an-ninh-quoc-phong-20241218083823736.htm