Nguyễn Huy Hiệu [SEP] conflict
Nguyễn Huy Hiệu
Colonel General Nguyễn Huy Hiệu (born 1947) is an officer of the Vietnam People's Army and current Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam. Enlisted in 1965, Nguyễn Huy Hiệu fought in various battlefields during Vietnam War, especially the Battle of Quảng Trị where he was appointed commander of battalion at the age of 23. Nguyễn Huy Hiệu began to hold the position of Deputy Minister of Defence in 1994.
Early life.
Nguyễn Huy Hiệu was born in 1947 in Long Hải commune, Hải Hậu
District, Nam Định to a peasant family. He is descendant of Nguyễn Bặc, a renowned general of the Đinh Dynasty. His birth name was Nguyễn Văn Hiệu but before enlisting, he decided to change his name to Nguyễn Huy Hiệu in wishing that he would become a commander in battlefield.
Military career.
Nguyễn Huy Hiệu joined the Vietnam People's Army in 1965 at the age of 18. Two year later he became a member of the Labour Party of Vietnam. After serving in Laos, in February 1968