Why Ho Chi Minh Advised General Giap: A Decade for Parades, Four for Reviews!
It's not by chance that President Ho Chi Minh instructed General Vo Nguyen Giap: hold a military parade every 10 years and a grand military review every 40 years.
More Than Just a Show of Force
- Parades aren't about boasting. They are a declaration to the world: This nation is ready to rise, ready to fight, and no power is allowed to underestimate us.
- Reviews aren't just for spectacle. They remind future generations: To maintain peace, we must preserve our spirit. To have independence, we must be vigilant every hour.
Uncle Ho knew: Showing off the army every year would exhaust the people and deplete the treasury. But if we go too long without asserting our strength, future generations may fall asleep on victory, easily forgetting the blood and bones of their ancestors.
Remembering Strength, Remembering Sacrifice
- A parade every 10 years – so young people remember how strong our homeland is.
- A grand review every 40 years – so the entire nation reminds itself: This independence did not come naturally.
These instructions aren't for admiring; they are for guiding our way.
If anyone forgets today, please reread this. If anyone scoffs today, ask yourself: What have I done to be worthy of the Fatherland, of Uncle Ho, of the souls who fell so that the red flag with the yellow star continues to fly?
Source: Fanpage of the Ministry of Public Security
P.S. Sharing in the joy of the nation, the admin found this compelling and meaningful, hence the collection.
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