Launch of the book and Club of the same name "Heart of the Capital Soldier"

Baoquocte.vn. On the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2023), on October 4, the organization "Heart of Vietnamese Soldiers" in collaboration with the Vietnam Women's Museum and related units launched the book and the Club of the same name "Heart of Capital Soldiers". At the same time, received the souvenir "Love through war" and symbolically presented the "Dang Thuy Tram Bookcase".

Ra mắt sách và Câu lạc bộ cùng tên 'Trái tim người lính Thủ đô'

Veterans in the “Capital Soldiers’ Heart” Club took souvenir photos at the event. (Source: Organizing Committee)

On these days 69 years ago, from the five gates of Hanoi, Uncle Ho's soldiers marched in, taking over and liberating the capital, ending the glorious victory of nine arduous years of resistance against the French, writing more glorious pages of our nation's tradition of fighting against foreign invaders.

Looking back at the history of more than 1000 years of Thang Long - Dong Do, this land of talented people not only fought against the French, but also against the Northern invaders before that and later fought against the Americans to save the country and the wars to defend the sovereignty of the sacred Border and Islands of the Fatherland. The soldiers of the Capital have set foot in all parts of the country.

Moreover, as the economic and political center of the countries, Hanoi always has a very important position in both wartime and peacetime. The image of Hanoi soldiers is always imprinted in the hearts of the people of the capital in particular and the whole country in general.

With that meaning, to connect Hanoians who carry within them the “Heart of a soldier”; contribute to honoring and expressing gratitude to those who have contributed to building and protecting the Fatherland; at the same time, “fueling the tradition” for the younger generation; after a year of active mobilization and preparation, the “Capital Soldier’s Heart” Club was officially launched.

The Management Board consists of the following members: Colonel, War Veteran Tran Trong Gia (former Head of the Capital Military Region Department) - Chairman; Colonel, War Veteran Duong Van Giap (former Head of the Hanoi Police Department) - Permanent Vice Chairman; Lieutenant Colonel, War Veteran, Artist, Writer Nguyen Quoc Toan and Colonel, War Veteran Ngo Chi Doanh (former Head of the Military Ceremonial Group) jointly serve as Vice Chairmen.

Colonel, veteran, writer Dang Vuong Hung, Chairman of the "Heart of Vietnamese Soldiers" Organization, said that "Heart of Capital Soldiers" is the 5th Club officially established in nearly 3 years. Previously, it was: "Heart of Phu Dong Soldiers", "Heart of Southern Soldiers", "Heart of Central - Tay Nguyen Soldiers" (2022) and "Heart of Western Soldiers" (launched on September 24, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City). It is expected that next December, there will be another Club "Heart of Vi Xuyen - Ha Giang Soldiers" established.

In recent years, through the social network Facebook, the Forum “Soldier’s Heart” has gathered more than 200,000 members from all over the country. With many activities of humanistic content, inspiring the young generation about tradition and history such as: Organizing the collection, compilation and publication of the invaluable collection of documents Letters and Diaries of the Vietnam War, preparing to establish the Documentation Center and Cultural Space of the Soldier’s Heart.

These activities not only connect veterans from many sides, to contribute to healing post-war wounds and national reconciliation, but also target young people who have, are, or will wear military uniforms; relatives of soldiers, and peace-loving people around the world; contribute to building community solidarity and people's diplomacy; spread good things in society...

Along with the official launch of the Club's Management and Executive Board, the Organizing Committee also introduced the book of the same name Capital Soldier's Heart , licensed for publication by Thanh Nien Publishing House. The publication with 25 articles, portraits and documents by nearly 20 authors, edited by writer Tran Trong Gia, partly summarizes the beauty of the soul, through the history and traditions of the Capital soldiers in the Ho Chi Minh era.

Also at this event, the "Capital Soldier's Heart" Club symbolically presented a Dang Thuy Tram bookcase worth 150 million VND to Duc Long commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province.

Colonel, writer Tran Trong Gia, the new President of the Club “Heart of the Capital Soldier” emotionally confided: “To have a peaceful and happy life today, our Vietnam had to go through many resistance wars against foreign invaders. Those are the heroic pages of our nation’s history, written by the blood and bones of countless generations who sacrificed their youth for the Fatherland. Not only the heroes and martyrs in military uniforms but also many people have fallen to protect the homeland.

In particular, the thousand-year-old capital Hanoi has witnessed many fierce battles during the resistance war and the peace-building process today. We feel responsible for paying tribute to our comrades, especially the soldiers who have dedicated their youth to the homeland."

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