Triet said that theaward was in recognition of the great contribution to nationalconstruction and defence that the youth volunteers have made.
“The founding and history of the Vietnam youth volunteers’forces are associated with milestone events in the nation’s glorioushistory, such as the wars of resistance, the victory at Dien Bien Phu,the struggles for national salvation and reunification and the movementfor building new settlements,” said the State leader.
He reiterated that the Party and State have paid a lot attention toupdating policies and regulations on social welfare in favour of theyouth volunteers to improve their living conditions.
Triet hailed the Ex-Youth Volunteers’ Association as a bridge thathas spanned different generations of veterans to help each other in lifeand work together with reducing poverty.
He urgedthe association to uphold the force’s tradition from generation togeneration in an effort to safeguard the country and contribute tobuilding a prosperous and powerful Vietnam .
Also present at the celebrations was the Vice Chairman of the NationalAssembly, Nguyen Duc Kien, who awarded the youth volunteers’ force inthe battle of Dien Bien Phu and the youth volunteer force codenamedK-53 with the title People’s Armed Forces Hero.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union took the opportunity to confercertificates of merits on 60 individuals including ex-youth volunteers,who fulfilled their missions during the wars and volunteers during thenew era of development for their great achievements in the movement to“Study and work following Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example”.
The meeting on the morning of July 14 was also attended by the formerGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Kha Phieu, CPVPolitburo member and Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi as well as1,000 youth volunteers and veterans.
On July 15,60 years ago, the first youth volunteers’ force was founded to providelogistical services for the war under the decision of the then PresidentHo Chi Minh./.