Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is not only a special national construction, but also the eternal resting place of Uncle Ho; but also a place where the emotions and beliefs of compatriots and soldiers nationwide converge. No matter who it is, from senior Party leaders to army soldiers. Whether workers, teachers, students, monks, nuns, parish priests… standing in front of Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum all share the same trust and emotional gratitude. Thank you President Ho Chi Minh – the great hero of the nation, who brought the Vietnamese people from the black mud of slavery to become the masters of the country over the past 75 years.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is a cultural work with profound political significance for the revolutionary cause of our Party, State and people, and has practical value for moral and lifestyle education. personality for every Vietnamese person.
Long-term preservation, absolute safety of President Ho Chi Minh’s body and promoting the political and cultural significance of the Mausoleum Project in the new period are special political tasks.
The first days of construction
After President Ho Chi Minh passed away, according to the fervent wishes of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army, on November 29, 1969, the Politburo decided: “With infinite and eternal love, Being grateful to President Ho, we must carry out to the best of our ability the task of long-term preserving President Ho’s body and building his Mausoleum.” That sacred task and great responsibility was assigned to the Army, directly the Command to Protect President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.
On September 2, 1973, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum took place at historic Ba Dinh Square. With infinite gratitude and love for President Ho Chi Minh, the entire people and army have devoted all their intelligence and highly concentrated spirit to build his eternal home.
The whole country turned to the construction of the Mausoleum, as a sacred call of each person and each locality wanting to dedicate the most excellent things of their homeland to him: Hai Phong Cement Factory has produced tens of thousands of people. tons of cement of the best quality, on each package are boldly printed the words: “Eternal gratitude to the great President Ho Chi Minh.”
Rise to master the science of safely and permanently preserving Uncle Ho’s body
On August 29, 1975, after 2 years of construction with the consensus of the entire nation, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was inaugurated. Welcoming Uncle Ho to the Mausoleum, the task of long-term preservation and absolute safety of Uncle Ho’s body moves into a new phase. Uncle Ho’s body is protected and preserved in a large area, where thousands of people come to visit him every day. At the same time, it is necessary to organize a force to manage and operate technical equipment to serve special medical work, ensure regional security, organize honor guards and welcome guests to pay their respects to Uncle Ho.
The first time was in 1979, when the battle to protect the Northern border took place, the unit had to focus on deploying combat readiness to protect Uncle Ho’s body and his Mausoleum. The second time, when the Soviet Union and the socialist countries of Eastern Europe collapsed, there was no longer direct help from experts, and the non-refundable material aid of the Soviet State was also cut off.
Thoroughly grasping the Party’s policy of independence and autonomy, since 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, during the period of institutional transformation, on the one hand, we actively worked with experts and negotiated with friends to hand over We manage the existing solutions at the Mausoleum, and at the same time strengthen our direct relationship with experts. The Moscow Biomedical Research Center is gradually researching the transformation of the mechanism from non-refundable aid to a non-refundable aid mechanism. bilateral trade.
On the other hand, the unit proactively promotes internal resources and cooperates with scientists inside and outside the Army to conduct in-depth research in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, microorganisms, and the environment, directly serving the mission. politics.
Since April 1995, there are no longer medical experts in the Russian Federation who regularly make medicine, but this difficulty is also an opportunity for doctors and nurses in the unit to rise to master the science of long-term preservation. Uncle Ho’s body.
Especially in 2004, after many years of negotiation and preparation in all aspects, your side agreed to transfer technology and coordinate to prepare special solutions in Vietnam. From the first quarter of 2004 until now, Institute 69 (Command for the Protection of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum) has successfully prepared the solution 17 times in Vietnam.
This is an important milestone marking the great results of the period of gradually rising to master the task of safe and long-term preservation of President Ho Chi Minh’s body.
Serving nearly 60 million people who came to pay their respects to Uncle Ho
In addition to the task of long-term preservation of Uncle Ho’s body, the task of ensuring security and rituals in the new situation receives special attention from the forces in the Mausoleum Management Board.
Since May 19, 2001, the unit has solemnly performed the flag-raising ceremony every day in front of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.
Since opening the Mausoleum on August 29, 1975, the unit has welcomed and served thoughtfully and safely nearly 60 million people, including more than 10 million international visitors to pay their respects to President Ho Chi Minh. Bright; Organized to welcome more than 1,000 delegations of people who contributed to the revolution to visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum…
To complete this important task, over the past 45 years, the class of officers and honorary soldiers at Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum have been closely, thoroughly and comprehensively selected in both military and physical form. body, political background, moral qualities, cultural level; Organized elaborate and strict training on orders, rituals, and endurance according to a scientific and reasonable process, forming soldiers in the honor squad with a strong commitment. demand standards of “right, even, strong, beautiful, dignified.”
Being able to watch his sleep, every officer and soldier of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command is clearly aware that this is not only a duty but also a great pride and honor.
