January 23, 2019 | 21:08 (GMT+7)
Military units care for national contributors and needy people
PANO – A mission from Naval Region 3 has visited and presented 100 Tet (lunar New Year festival) gifts to troops and people on Con Co Island in Quang Tri province and Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai province. On the occasion, the mission also presented 200 lifebuoys and life-jackets to fishermen and inspected combat readiness at Radar Stations 175 and 550 of Regiment 351 of Naval Region 3.
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Leader of the Naval Region 3 Command handing over gifts to troops and people on Con Co Island |
* Military Hospital 175 of the Ministry of National Defense repaired houses for wounded soldier Le Van Cang and heroic mother Le Thi Nam in Binh Thuan province and handed over a newly-built house to Nguyen Thi Nhan, widow of a fallen soldier in Ho Chi Minh City.
* Meanwhile, missions of Brigade 146 of Naval Region 4 have concluded their visits to islands to send New Year greetings to troops and civilians. Addressing a meeting to review the working visits, Naval Region 4’s leaders thanked leaders and reporters of central, local, and military media and members of “Youths for seas and islands” club for visiting and encouraging troops and people on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands. On this occasion, Naval Region 4 Command presented medals and “Truong Sa soldier” insignia to participating reporters and the club’s members.
* Gia Lai provincial Border troops presented gifts and provided free health check-ups and medicines to 40 village patriarchs in seven communes of Chu Prong, Ia Grai and Duc Co border districts on the occasion of lunar New Year Festival. The medical staff also provided them with knowledge to prevent common diseases.
Translated by Song Anh