As many as 150 people, representing 600 war veterans, who were jailed by the US and the US-backed southern regime during the war and are residing in Hanoi, joined a get-together to recall their revolutionary activities.

Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, Nguyen Quoc Trieu highlighted the undaunted spirit and great sacrifices made by the war veterans in the struggle to liberate the South and reunify the country 30 years ago.

Mr Trieu stressed that the revolutionaries’ heroic acts not only intimidated the foreign aggressors but also encouraged people across the country to continue the struggle for national reunification. He also praised the contributions made by veterans to the current national development and defence.

An exhibition highlighting female revolutionaries imprisoned by the US and the Saigon puppet regime was opened at the Museum of Vietnamese Women on this occasion.

On display are nearly 200 objects, documents and photos which provide an insight into the bravery of female revolutionaries, who showed their firm determination, optimism, and strong belief in the final victory of the Vietnamese revolution while they were jailed in the US and the Saigon regime’s prisons.

Right after the opening, talks were held among Vice President Truong My Hoa, and Heroines of the Armed Force Hoang Thi Nghi, and Pham Thi Soi, who were jailed in Con Dao prison 30 years ago, and 200 students from some universities and colleges.

Another activity was a talk entitled "Teachers-soldiers in the education cause and the resistance war against the US" organised by the Ministry of Education and Training.

It was reported at the talks that between May 22, 1961 and April, 1975, nearly 3,000 teachers and managerial officials, including 297 teachers from the Hanoi Teachers' Training College, were dispatched to the southern front. 621 of them, 111 hailing from the north and 510 from the south, laid down their lives during the war, according to present statistics.