General Secretary To Lam: Military History Museum is a red address to study the process of defending the country

That was the statement of General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, during his visit and work at the Vietnam Military History Museum on the afternoon of December 3.

General Secretary To Lam and leaders of the Ministry of National Defense visited and worked at the Vietnam Military History Museum on the afternoon of December 3 - Photo: TUAN HUY

Also attending were General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army and many leaders of the Ministry of National Defense.

Red address to study and research the heroic process of defending the country of our ancestors

Here, General Secretary To Lam listened to an introduction at the Victory Tower area, visited the large outdoor exhibits, the main building's lobby area and visited the indoor exhibits.

At the meeting, General Secretary To Lam expressed his impression of the museum space and rich artifacts, vividly demonstrating the maturity of the heroic Vietnam People's Army, as evidenced by the large number of people from all walks of life visiting the museum.

The General Secretary also emphasized that this is a red address for studying and researching closely related to the heroic process of defending the country of our ancestors, especially the wise and talented directions of our Party in each stage of the country's development.

The General Secretary suggested continuing to convey the message of the people's role in resistance wars and in military and defense policies because our army is a people's army.

In addition, the exhibits also clarify and emphasize the international responsibility of our army, because now the museum can only demonstrate the issues of international cooperation, the foreign affairs of the army, the strategy of our Party and State is to protect the Fatherland early, from afar, resolve all the consequences of risks in advance, and not be surprised.

The General Secretary requested ministries, branches and localities to continue creating conditions for the Ministry of National Defense to soon complete investment items in phase 2.

General Secretary To Lam waves to people visiting the museum on the afternoon of December 3 - Photo: TUAN HUY

General Secretary To Lam writes in the golden book of souvenirs - Photo: TUAN HUY

On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam signed the museum's golden book of memories.

" It was so touching, an honor, and a pride to relive the scene of Tran Hung Dao forest in the past; to see again the groups of porters carrying rice all over the Northwest roads, the garrison uniforms of the Dien Bien soldiers, the Muong Thanh, Hong Cum, Him Lam; the cannons clinging to the mountainside to join the whole people and army in pouring bullets into the enemy's heads, creating the victory "Resounding in five continents, shaking the earth"; to see again the many troops "cutting through Truong Son to save the country" to liberate the South, unify the country, see the mountains and rivers of Vietnam as one strip, see the high sky, the vast sea; see the maturity, growth, and modernity of the Vietnam People's Army; see the trust and pride of the Party, the Government, and the People in "Uncle Ho's soldiers" and see "Uncle Ho still marching with us" on every road of the country.

I believe that the Vietnam Military History Museum is a "red address", a special cultural space for people across the country, our compatriots abroad and friends from all over the world to visit, learn and study about the tradition of the "Invincible" army of the heroic Vietnamese people", General Secretary To Lam wrote in the golden souvenir book.

General Secretary To Lam and delegates listen to explanations while visiting artifacts inside the museum - Photo: TUAN HUY

In 2019, the Vietnam Military History Museum was newly invested by the Ministry of National Defense, located next to Thang Long Avenue, in Tay Mo and Dai Mo wards, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi. The museum was built on a 38.66ha land area with a main building of 4 floors above ground and 1 ground floor, construction area of ^{​​23,198m2} , floor area of ​​about ^64,640m2 , indoor display area of ^{​​17,750m2} , outdoor display area of ^{​​118,054m2} . The museum is displaying and preserving about 150,000 artifacts, including 4 national treasures. From November 1, as part of a series of activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day, and the 80th anniversary of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, the museum officially opened to serve visitors and offered free admission until the end of 2024.

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