Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with veterans of the 3rd Army Corps in Hanoi on April 24 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 24 met with veterans of the 3rd ArmyCorps who fought in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) Front in the resistancewar against the US.
The meeting with 60 veterans of the Tay NguyenFront liaison board of the 3rd Army Corps took place on the threshold of the43rd anniversary of the South Liberation and National Reunification (April 30,1975), 54 years of the establishment of the Tay Nguyen Front (May 1, 1964), and43 years of the foundation of the 3rd Army Corps (March 26, 1975).
During the 11-year resistance war against theUS, the Central Highlands was a fierce battlefield which witnessed bigcampaigns, including Plei Me Campaign in late 1965 and the 1972 spring-summer campaign, which changed the complexion of the war.
The 3rd Army Corps obtained manyvictories, including seizing two of the five key targets in the historic Ho ChiMinh Campaign that liberated the South of Vietnam in 1975. After that, thecorps was also present to protect the southwestern border and the northernborder of Vietnam.
At the meeting, PM Phuc appreciated the enormouscontributions and sacrifice of the soldiers fighting in the Tay Nguyen Front,also known as the B3 Front.
He spoke highly of many war veterans who tookpart in the fight to defend the country in the past and now stand side by sidewith local authorities in national development, describing them as examples ofenriching their hometowns and also the pride of the Vietnam People’s Army.
The PM encouraged the liaison board to increasepractical activities to support former comrades with disadvantages and continueeducating younger generations on the revolutionary tradition and patriotism.
PM Phuc also asked them tojoin hands with local authorities in settling post-war consequences, searchingand repatriating martyr remains, and engaging in social activities.-VNA
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