Hanoi, April 22 -- State President Luong Cuong has underscored lessons on building the strong people's armed forces in the new era in an article written on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.

The following is a translation of his article.

VICTORY OF THE RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST THE US FOR NATIONAL SALVATION - LESSONS ON BUILDING THE STRONG PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES IN THE NEW ERA

Luong Cuong

Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The victory of the resistance war against the US for national salvation, culminating in the Spring 1975 General Offensive and Uprising, was a monumental triumph in our nation's millennia-long history of building and defending the...