The Provincial Military Command presented flags, masks and gifts to disadvantaged fishermen in Cua Lo town.

Towards the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 32nd Anniversary of National Defense Day, on the morning of December 9, the Youth UnionProvincial Military CommandCoordinated with sister units and agencies, units, and schools in the area to organize the program "I love my Fatherland", presenting national flags to fishermen at Nghi Tan fishing port, Cua Lo town. Attending and directing was Colonel Ngo Quoc Hai - Deputy Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command.

The Youth Union of Nghe An Provincial Military Command and its sister units presented the national flag to fishermen at Nghi Tan Ward Fishing Port, Cua Lo Town. Photo: Hoang Anh

The program "I love my Fatherland - Giving national flags to fishermen at sea" has been implemented by the Provincial Military Command since 2016 with practical activities towards the homeland's sea and islands. After more than 5 years of operation, the Youth Union of the Provincial Military Command has mobilized state agencies, businesses and individuals to donate 34,000 national flags; 200 gifts worth over 600 million VND to fishermen in difficult circumstances and children of fishermen who have overcome difficulties and studied well in coastal districts and towns such as: Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc, Hoang Mai town, Cua Lo town... The program has contributed to educating the love of the homeland's sea and islands for cadres, youth union members and people in the province, at the same time contributing to encouraging fishermen to confidently go offshore, both working and producing seafood and contributing to protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

Deeply aware of the significance of the program, the Youth Union of the Provincial Military Command and agencies and units coordinating the program such as: Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital; Drug Crime Prevention Task Force No. 2 - Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College; Huynh Thuc Khang High School donated: 1,000 national flags; 2,000 masks to fishermen of Nghi Tan Ward Fishing Port, Cua Lo Town; 20 gifts (each worth from 500,000 to 1 million VND) to households in especially difficult circumstances and 08 bicycles to poor students who have overcome difficulties to study well in the area.

The Youth Union of Nghe An Provincial Military Command and its sister units presented bicycles to poor students who overcame difficulties to study well. Photo: Hoang Anh

This is the 18th time the program "I love my Fatherland - Giving national flags to fishermen at sea" has been organized by the Youth Union of the Provincial Military Command in coastal districts and the 4th time it has been organized in Cua Lo town.

The program has great spiritual significance, strengthening solidarity and cohesion among union members, youth of the provincial armed forces, socio-political organizations and fishermen; thereby encouraging fishermen to actively go offshore, adapt to the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic in new conditions, increase seafood exploitation, and at the same time contribute to maintaining the sovereignty of the homeland's sea and islands./.