PANO – In response to the national tree planting festival, units in the whole army kicked off their tree planting festival themed “Forever Grateful to President Ho Chi Minh”.

* Depot KT789 of the Arm Technique Department under the General Department of Techniques has planted over 2,300 trees.

* Soldiers of the Quang Nam provincial Border Guard Command planted about 1,000 timber trees and fruit trees.

Tree-planting festival at Depot KT789

* This year, Army Corps 1 plans to plant and take care of nearly 7,000 trees, contributing to raising its soldiers’ living standards and beautifying their barracks.

* With the motto “Each soldier should plant 2-3 green trees”, Division 324 of Military Zone 4 planted more than 14,000 after the launching ceremony.

* Meanwhile, other units from the Tank-Amoured Arm, the Nghe An and Quang Nam provincial Border Guard Commands, the Air Defence and Air Force Service and so forth hosted similar activities to plant tens of thousands of trees.

The tree planting festival, initiated by President Ho Chi Minh, has become an annual festival at the beginning of a lunar New Year, helping raise the public’s awareness of the importance of tree planting and environmental protection.

Translated by Van Hieu