A ceremony commemorating revolutionary martyrs and people who sacrificedtheir life in a sea battle in the Gulf of Tonkin 50 years ago was heldin Ha Long city, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, on August 3.
The fight against destroyer USS Maddox and aircraft of theUnited States on August 2 and 5, 1964, was the first victory of theVietnam People’s Navy and the army and people in the north during theAmerica’s war in Vietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony, Rear AdmiralDinh Gia That, Commissar of the Vietnam People’s Naval Armed Serviceunderlined the historical value of and lesson learned from the incident,saying that the sacrifice of naval officers and soldiers is always agood example for Vietnamese generations at present and in the future.
Healso affirmed that the Naval Armed Service will continue strengtheningits force as well as improving its capacity in managing and safeguardingthe national sea and island sovereignty, while maintaining peaceful andstable environment in the country’s waters.
The same day, aget-together to mark the 50 th anniversary of the first victory of theVietnam People’s Navy was also organised in Vinh city, the centralprovince of Nghe An.
Participants at the event looked back onthe triumph, which is considered as the traditional day of the Navy overthe last five decades.
On the occasion, representatives fromthe Navy High Command presented insignia to a number of navalex-soldiers and gifts to people, who participated in the fight.-VNA
The fight against destroyer USS Maddox and aircraft of theUnited States on August 2 and 5, 1964, was the first victory of theVietnam People’s Navy and the army and people in the north during theAmerica’s war in Vietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony, Rear AdmiralDinh Gia That, Commissar of the Vietnam People’s Naval Armed Serviceunderlined the historical value of and lesson learned from the incident,saying that the sacrifice of naval officers and soldiers is always agood example for Vietnamese generations at present and in the future.
Healso affirmed that the Naval Armed Service will continue strengtheningits force as well as improving its capacity in managing and safeguardingthe national sea and island sovereignty, while maintaining peaceful andstable environment in the country’s waters.
The same day, aget-together to mark the 50 th anniversary of the first victory of theVietnam People’s Navy was also organised in Vinh city, the centralprovince of Nghe An.
Participants at the event looked back onthe triumph, which is considered as the traditional day of the Navy overthe last five decades.
On the occasion, representatives fromthe Navy High Command presented insignia to a number of navalex-soldiers and gifts to people, who participated in the fight.-VNA
