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On the morning of May 11, the Department of Propaganda and Training, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam Peoples Army solemnly organized the 80th Anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Department of Propaganda - Military Propaganda Branch (May 11, 1946 - May 11, 2026) and received the First Class Fatherland Defense Medal. Download General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam Peoples Army spoke at the celebration. Photo: VGP/KL General Luong Cuong, former Politburo member, former President; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense sent a flower basket to congratulate the Propaganda Department. Attending the celebration were comrades: General Ngo Xuan Lich, former Politburo member, former Minister of National Defense; General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam Peoples Army; General Trinh Van Quyet, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department... Presenting a speech at the celebration, Lieutenant Commander Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Propaganda Department, said that after the great success of the August Revolution in 1945, in order to meet the rapid development of the armed forces, especially the regular army, according to President Ho Chi Minhs Decree, dated 1945. On May 11, 1946, the Ministry of National Defense issued Decree No. 27 on the organization of the Political Department of the Ministry of National Defense. The Political Department includes: Office, Training Department, Propaganda Department and Inspection Department. The Training Department is responsible for training political officers and is in charge of political training. The Propaganda Department is responsible for providing books and newspapers to the soldiers, raising fighting spirit and building solidarity between the soldiers and the people. That event marked a new organizational development - for the first time in the Army there was an agency specialized in propaganda and political education, in order to build the political and spiritual foundation - the core factor that creates the fighting strength of our Army. The Propaganda Department and Training Department of the Political Department of the Ministry of National Defense became the predecessor organizations of todays Department of Propaganda and Military Propaganda. Download Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Propaganda Department, presented a speech at the celebration. Photo: VGP/KL With that meaning and according to the Decision of the Minister of National Defense, Head of the General Department of Politics, May 11, 1946 has become the traditional day of the Department of Propaganda and the Military Propaganda Branch...Speaking at the celebration, Comrade General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam Peoples Army reviewed the 80-year tradition of the sector. military propaganda; At the same time, he affirmed that the contributions of the propaganda industry over the past 80 years have directly contributed to building a politically strong army, truly a political force, an absolutely loyal and trustworthy fighting force of the Party, State and people. In the context of the new situation, which places increasing demands on ideological and cultural work in the Army, in order to successfully complete the assigned tasks, General Nguyen Trong Nghia requested that the Department of Propaganda and the Army Propaganda Department need to thoroughly understand and steadfast in the ideological foundation, viewpoints, guidelines, policies of the Party, policies and laws of the State, military and defense tasks, especially the Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Party, the Resolution of the 12th Military Party Congress, Regulations on political and ideological work in the Party and strategic resolutions of the Politburo; the direction of General Secretary and President To Lam on 2 steadfastness, 2 promotion, 2 prevention and the motto 5 steadfastness; resolutions, directives and conclusions of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, the General Department of Politics and party committees and commanders at all levels. This is the guideline for ideological and cultural work in the Army to move in the right direction. Besides, it is necessary to be deeply aware of the position, role, and special importance of ideological and cultural work. Every officer, employee, and soldier in the military propaganda sector must feel the honor and pride of being the core and pioneering force conducting ideological and cultural work in the army. I believe that comrades will make ideological and cultural work truly the soul, the lifeblood, constantly promoting effectiveness and efficiency throughout the army, General Nguyen Trong Nghia emphasized. Regularly research and advise on comprehensive innovation of ideological and cultural work in the Army. Along with continuing to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement promulgated projects, regulations, and circulars, comrades need to focus on proposing synchronous implementation of innovative solutions to improve the quality of political education, social science and humanities education appropriate in the new context. Regularly grasp the situation, promptly orient ideology in association with strengthening information and propaganda work, ensuring that ideological work is always ahead, paving the way to unify awareness and guide action.Right for the soldiers. In addition, it
