Department of Propaganda and Training receives the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces for the second time

On October 6th, in Hanoi, the Department of Propaganda and Training (General Department of Politics) organized the ceremony to receive the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces (LLVT) for the second time.

General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army attended, spoke and authorized by the President to award the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to the Propaganda and Training Department.

Also attending the ceremony were General Luong Cuong, former member of the Politburo, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, former Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; General Ngo Xuan Lich, former member of the Politburo, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, former Minister of National Defense, former Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Department of Propaganda and Training affirmed that the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces for the second time is a noble award of the Party and State, recognizing the particularly outstanding contributions of generations of cadres, employees, and soldiers of the Department of Propaganda and Training in the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland; and at the same time, it is a great honor, pride and responsibility for the Department in the new development journey.

Recognizing the particularly outstanding achievements in more than 80 years of construction, combat and growth, the Department of Propaganda and Training has been awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the Party and State for outstanding achievements during the resistance period; 2 First-class Independence Medals; 3 Military Service Medals; 3 Military Exploit Medals; 3 Fatherland Protection Medals and 2 Labor Medals, along with many other noble awards.

At the ceremony, General Nguyen Trong Nghia, authorized by the President, awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to the Department of Propaganda and Training for its particularly outstanding achievements in the renovation period. This is the second time the Department of Propaganda and Training has been awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces, affirming the outstanding contributions of the Department of Propaganda and Training in the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland through various periods.

Speaking at the ceremony, General Nguyen Trong Nghia acknowledged, praised and warmly congratulated the particularly outstanding achievements of the Department of Propaganda and Training; affirming that the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces for the second time is a great honor and pride of generations of officers, staff, and soldiers of the Department of Propaganda and Training, and also a common joy of the Army Propaganda and Training sector and officers and soldiers throughout the army.

Before the requirement to build a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern Army in the new situation, General Nguyen Trong Nghia requested the Department of Propaganda and Training to continue to promote the role of the leading strategic advisory body on ideological and cultural work; proactively research, forecast, orient, promptly identify and advise on solving new and complex ideological issues, not to be passive or surprised. Strongly shift from the thinking of "grasping the situation to handle" to "forecasting to proactively lead", from reacting to arising problems to proactively creating a healthy ideological environment, unifying awareness, and consolidating trust.

Read the original here