(ĐN)- The Infantry Officer’s College 2 recently held a grand meeting in Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province to mark its 45th anniversary and receive the Ho Chi Minh Medal.
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| Senior Lieutenant-General Phan Trung Kien is pinning the Ho Chi Minh Medal to the “Determined-to-Win Military Flag" of the college |
(ĐN)- The Infantry Officer’s College 2 recently held a grand meeting in Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province to mark its 45th anniversary and receive the Ho Chi Minh Medal. Also participating at the celebration meeting were senior lieutenant-general Phan Trung Kien, member of the Party Central Committee and deputy minister of defence and Vo Van Mot, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and representatives of relevant agencies and organizations in Dong Nai province and other southern provinces and cities.
The Infantry Officer’s College 2 was founded in Tan Bien, Tay Ninh province in 1961. After many changes in location, the college moved to its current address in Long Thanh district after the South liberation. The college was awarded the title "Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” in 1996 by the Party and State.
Addressing at the meeting, senior lieutenant-general Phan Trung Kien praised contributions of the college’s staff to the development of the college and stressed the need to further develop achievements recorded by the college over the past years. Mr. Vo Van Mot highly appreciated contributions made by the college to the province’s development during the past years. He also said the provincial government is willing to create favorable conditions for the development of the college.
Thanh Toan
