THE BIG VICTORY; THE GREAT TASK

Võ Nguyên Giáp


Introduction


Our people are living the most glorious years and months in the history of our people’s thousands-year-old struggle against foreign aggression and in the history of the decades-old revolutionary struggle under the leadership of our party. In the heroic south, with 170,000 square meters of land, our people are defeating more than a million troops of the U.S. imperialist aggressors and their lackeys and winning increasingly big victories. In the north, our army and people are defeating the U.S. imperialists’ war of destruction and thwarting their basic plots while pursuing socialist construction and economic development, consolidating national defense, and fulfilling the duties of the great rear toward the great frontline.

These glorious victories reflect the mountain-moving and river-filling power of our nation and our people. This power is invincible! The anti-U.S. national salvation line of our party, which is very correct, makes our people and our people’s armed forces invincible. The sympathy and support of the brotherly socialist countries and the progressive people the world over for our people’s anti-U.S. national salvation cause have grown daily and become increasingly effective.

In the enthusiastic atmosphere of carrying out production and fighting to commemorate the August Revolution and 2 September national day anniversaries, looking back at the anti-U.S. national salvation resistance during the past two years, and fully realizing the significance of our big victories and the heavy defeats of the enemy, our army and people are increasingly proud of and confident in our nation, our people, and beloved President Ho. Our nation and people are resolved to heighten their determination to fight, step up their great national salvation resistance, crush all the aggressive plots of the U.S. imperialists, and advance toward final victory.

 


 

Next: Part I--The situation of the anti-U.S. national salvation resistance during the past two years.