Saigon youth bid families farewell to join military service
VOV.VN - Nearly 4,500 Ho Chi Minh City youth said goodbye to their families as they signed up for military service on the morning of March 7, with smiles and tears in the loving arms of their relatives.
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A see-off ceremony takes place at the District 2 Military Command for more than 400 newly recruited soldiers. |
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Similar see-off ceremonies are held in Tan Binh, Go Vap, Hoc Mon, and Nha Be districts. |
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The families of the new recruits gather from the early morning to see off their children. |
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Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong present flowers to the new soldiers as encouragement for performing their sacred duty to the nation. |
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Nguyen Thi Bi, 79, sees off her grandson Dang Van Di. |
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Vu Tuan Bui embraces his mother before boarding the bus. |
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The new soldiers are happy and willing to perform their sacred duty. |
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This year, 4,470 HCM City youth joined up for military service, 4.4% of whom are members of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and 30.6% are graduates of universities, colleges, and high schools. |
