HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers

Nearly 4,400 young people throughout HCMC join the military service in ceremonies to see off newly-recruited soldiers held across the city on February 21.
Nearly 4,400 young people throughout HCMC join the military service. (Photo: Sggp)
Nearly 4,400 young people throughout HCMC join the military service. (Photo: Sggp)
Senior Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong attended the enlistment ceremony in Binh Chanh district.
Speaking at event, chairman of the People’s Committee of Binh Chanh district Tran Phu Lu expressed his pride of the district’s youth. He hoped the young people will be trained to become useful and faithful citizens in accordance with Uncle Ho’s guidance and follow the traditional path of older generations.
At the similar ceremony in Tan Binh district, Head of the Department of Propaganda and Training of the HCMC Party Committee, Than Thi Thu; colonel Pham Tien, Deputy Commander of the High Command of HCMC bade farewell 232 new soldiers registering for the February round of this year.
Deputy chairman of the HCMC People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen encouraged 81 soldiers, including 3 Party members and 35 volunteers who graduated from universities and colleges at the farewell ceremony in district 2.
On behalf of the new soldiers, young Party member Nguyen Tan Nghia said he felt proud to become a member of the Vietnamese People's Army.
About 247 recruits volunteered for the enrollment in the army in Binh Tan district attended in the see-off ceremony with the participation of Deputy chairman of the HCMC People's Committee Le Thanh Liem.
New soldiers said goodbye to their relatives and friends and promised to do their utmost in the training time to accomplish their mission and contribute to the country’s development.
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 1 Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong encourages new soldiers.
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 2 Binh Chanh district' leaders offer flowers to soldiers.
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 3 Head of the Department of Propaganda and Training of the HCMC Party Committee, Than Thi Thu encourages new soldiers at the farewell ceremony in Tan Binh district on February 21
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 4 At the farewell ceremony in Tan Binh district 
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 5 New soldier Nguyen Duy Minh speaks at the farewell ceremony in Tan Binh district on February 21.
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 6 Deputy chairman of the HCMC People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen presents gifts to new soldiers.
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 7  New soldiers at the ceremony in district 2
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 8 New soldiers say goodbye to their relatives and friends.
HCMC leaders bid farewell to new soldiers ảnh 9 Deputy chairman of the HCMC People's Committee Le Thanh Liem offers gifts to soldiers.
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