April 10, 2019 | 20:37 (GMT+7)
Defense Ministry meets Tien Giang national contributors
PANO - The Department of Policy of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army hosted a gathering on April 10 in Hanoi for national contributors from Tien Giang province.
Currently, the province has more than 130,000 national contributors, including over 14,000 wounded and sick soldiers, and nearly 6,000 Vietnamese heroic mothers (319 mothers still alive).
According to the provincial Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Tien Giang annually raises funds to repair and build houses of gratitude for policy beneficiaries facing housing difficulties, hand over savings books, and take good care of local Vietnamese heroic mothers and lonely parents of martyrs.
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Leaders of the Department of Policy hands over gifts to national contributors from Tien Giang province |
At the event, Senior Colonel Nguyen Xuan Yem, Deputy Director of the Department of Policy, inquired after and offered gifts to the participants. He also briefed them on the task performances of military units over the past time.
Senior Colonel Yem expressed his hope that Tien Giang province’s national contributors would continue to uphold the revolutionary traditions, contribute to their hometown’s development, and become bright examples for their children and young generations to follow.
Translated by Chung Anh