Send-off ceremony held for field hospital, engineer unit to UN peacekeeping missions

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The soldiers start off for their mission. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA
The soldiers start off for their mission. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan joins the soldiers in the send-off ceremony. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA
The soldiers start off for their mission. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA
The soldiers start off for their mission. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA
Representatives of foreign embassies and international organisations join the soldiers in the send-off ceremony. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA
Send-off ceremony held for field hospital, engineer unit to UN peacekeeping missions
The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 24 to see off Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 and Engineering Unit Rotation 3 to carry out United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Abyei area. The field hospital consists of 63 members, all of whom have been thoroughly trained in political, military, logistical, technical, and medical expertise, as well as peacekeeping knowledge, meeting all UN criteria and mission requirements. The engineer unit, meanwhile, comprises 184 members, including 18 female soldiers. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA