January 26, 2022 | 18:09 (GMT+7)
Army Corps 16 hands over gifts to needy households and AO victims
PANO – The Steering Committee for the “Tet for the poor and Agent Orange (AO) victims” movement of Dak Nong province in association with Army Corps 16 and the provincial Red Cross Society presented gifts to policy beneficiaries, needy households and AO victims on the occasion of Tet (lunar New Year) festival 2022 on January 25.
The army corps command handed over 2,000 gifts, worth VND 1 billion in total, to ethnic minority people, needy households, and AO victims in the locality. This activity is held annually on the occasion of Tet festival to share difficulties with the needy and encourage them to strive for a better life.
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Representative of Army Corps 16 presents gifts to needy households. |
Apart from the movement, the army corps also held the border spring program to hand over 3,500 Tet gifts, worth VND 450,000 each, to ethnic minority people in the locality and disadvantaged workers of the unit.
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A representative of Army Corps 16 hands over gifts to AO victims. |
According to Senior Colonel Lai Van Tuan, Deputy Political Chief of Army Corps 16, these are meaningful activities, which contribute to addressing difficulties for the locals during Tet festival.
Translated by Trung Thanh