PANO – The Army Academy on December 21st handed over two houses to Senior Colonel Le Van Dong, former Director of the Department of Arms and Services and Hoang Thi Thuy, a defence worker of the academy.

The recipients are leading a hard life. Dong is suffering serious illness while Thuy has become breadwinner of her family since her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Tran Cong Thuan, died in 2014.

The fully-furnished houses, constructed financial assistance from the academy’s financial assistance, are meaningful gifts to the needy soldiers on the occasion of the 71st founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.

On the occasion, the academy presented gifts to its other needy officers and former officers to help them overcome difficulties in life. 

Translated by Chung Anh