Viet Nam bids to protect war legacy

Viet nam is calling for its citizens and foreign friends to step forward and donate war memorabilia from the resistance period in a bid to help it preserve its history.

A campaign calling for the collection of memorabilia will be officially launched on July 27 said members of the organising board at a press meeting held in Ha noi

The board hopes to collect between 15,000 to 20,000 artefacts, souvenirs and other paraphernalia from the two wars against the French and the American troops to put on display in three years, which gives people ample time to step forward with their souvenirs.

Although it has been several decades since Viet nam was at war and great strides have been made in several fields since, organisers nonetheless felt it was important to preserve memorabilia from the time of war so as to remind the young generation of the sacrifices valiant soldiers and ordinary people made, says the organising board.

It says these souvenirs from the resistance are at great risk of disappearing altogether and need to be collected, maintained and put on display so that future generations are reminded of the difficulties the nation faced during the wars.

To the officers, veterans and foreign friends who fought during the cruel war in Viet Nam, the souvenirs have a special spiritual value that cannot be measured in worth. They reflect the stuff legends are made of, and tell stories of heroic attitudes and the wholehearted sacrifice of Viet Nam’s people, soldiers and the coming to aid by international friends.

"This is the right time to instil a tradition of patriotism in the young and preserve traditional heritage," says major-general Le Ma Luong, director of the Viet Nam Military History Museum.

"The campaign is useful and holds significant social meaning as we can introduce Viet Nam’s glorious feat of arms and teach respect for those who devoted themselves to the revolution," Luong says.

"Foreigners too will get the chance to learn about Viet Nam’s tradition and culture."

The organising board hopes to collect memorabilia like records, photos, films, fine art work, war equipment, weapons, battle gear, personal belongings, musical instruments, flags, martyr’s relics and more personal written testimonies like letters, notes, documents and diaries.

Items are being accepted at the Museum of Viet Nam Military History, 28 Dien bien phu Street, Ha Noi, veterans’ associations and the Ho chi minh communist youth union throughout the country.

The collection campaign will run from three years starting this July 27 until February 3 in 2010, which marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Viet Nam Communist Party. The collection will finally be put on display on May 19, 2010, on the occasion of the 120th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

Many exhibitions will be held in many provinces and cities between May and December 2009. An entire retrospective on the wars will be put on display at the museum of Viet Nam Military History on April 30 in 2010 to mark the 35th anniversary of liberation of Viet Nam.

Source:VNS

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Viet Nam bids to protect war legacy

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