Simple happiness

(Baonghean) - During my working trip to Economic-Defense Group 4, I heard many touching stories about the love of young couples from the lowlands who came here to make a living. They met, became husband and wife, and chose this border region as their happy destination, contributing to building a stronger homeland.

We arrived at the Military Economic Group 4's Residential Area when the sun had set behind the mountains. Perhaps, this was the most bustling and crowded time of the day when the men and women finished their work at the unit and returned home, helping to prepare dinner together. A warm atmosphere with the voices and laughter of adults mixed with the sounds of children whining to their parents after a day at kindergarten.

In that joy, we visited the family of Senior Lieutenant Phan Van Dong, Assistant to the 4th Military Economic Group, and teacher Tran Thi Loi, a teacher at Na Ngoi Secondary School (Ky Son). In the small house, the scent of incense wafted out, peach blossoms were blooming to welcome Tet, Ms. Loi was preparing some "forest incense" to return to her hometown tomorrow to celebrate Tet with her paternal and maternal families. She enthusiastically said: "This year, Mr. Dong is on duty for Tet, so my husband and I took advantage of a few days off to let our grandchild return to his hometown to celebrate Tet with his grandparents...". In the story, it was known that they met when he was working at the 324th Division, she was a student at Nghe An Pedagogical College. In 2008, when they had not yet had time to get to know each other, he was transferred by his superiors to work at the 4th Military Economic Group.

To be close to her husband, Ms. Loi volunteered to work in this border area. She thought that her wish was to go to Ky Son to be close to her husband, but the challenge came to them when she accepted a job at Pha Danh Secondary School (Ky Son), more than 70 km away from her husband's workplace. In that difficult situation, they encouraged each other to strive to complete their tasks well. After more than 4 years of teaching at Pha Danh, she was transferred to Na Ngoi Secondary School - the locality where her husband worked. Ms. Loi confided: "To have the happiness we have today, my husband and I thank Economic-Defense Group 4 very much. When we first arrived here, we had nothing but bare hands, but Economic-Defense Group 4 cared for us, created conditions for us to borrow land, support money and materials; our comrades, some helped, some lent us money, each of us a little bit so we could build a house."

Captain Phan Trong Luu's family.

Saying goodbye to the young couple Dong - Loi, we visited the family of Captain Phan Trong Luu, Planning Assistant of Economic-Defense Group 4 and Ms. Chu Thi Lien, a medical officer of Na Ngoi commune. In the small house, Ms. Lien was trying to "catch" diseases for the villagers, while Mr. Luu and his father were helping his wife prepare dinner... When the sun set, all her patients had gone home, by the red fire, they and us recalled the memories of the first days they met. At that time, Ms. Lien was a young volunteer intellectual of Economic-Defense Group 4, Mr. Luu was a young engineer - officer of Production Team 2 (Economic-Defense Group 4). The days when they crossed mountains and forests together to help the villagers "catch" diseases and eliminate poverty were also the most beautiful days to nurture the love of the young couple. When they completed their mission as young volunteer intellectuals, they became husband and wife. And she continued to volunteer to stay with the village and was accepted to work at the Na Ngoi Commune Health Station.

During our stay at the military economic group 4, we could see all the love of neighbors and comrades here. After hard working days, in the evening they gather together to drink green tea, chat and share stories about their hometown, family and difficulties at work. Each family has its own circumstances, but they have one thing in common: both the paternal and maternal sides live far away so they cannot help much. More than anyone else, they understand each other and share the difficulties in life, taking turns to shoulder the family chores to fulfill the unit's tasks together. For example, taking care of the children. On normal days, the children go to school, but on holidays, many families have both husband and wife busy with work at the office and have no one to take care of the children, but as long as there is one person at home in the military family area, the children's parents do not have to worry anymore. Witnessing the warm life of the Military Economic Group 4's Family Area, I was moved by the close, sincere, and united feelings in this large family of the family area. And perhaps that is also the reason why the families in this family area always overcome all difficulties to complete their tasks well.

Talking to us, Colonel Nguyen Xuan Dieu, Political Commissar of the 4th Military Economic Group, said: “In order for the cadres to feel secure in their work and to be attached to the unit, the Party Committee and the command of the 4th Military Economic Group have a policy of lending land to military families to build houses and increase production. The unit also supports each family with 20 to 30 million VND (in materials and cash) along with some living amenities and all the construction days...”. In addition, the unit also has many policies to pay practical attention to the families of officers and soldiers, such as during holidays, Tet or when a family encounters difficulties or misfortunes, the leaders and commanders of the Group directly visit and encourage each family. It is this concern that helps the military families “settle down”, helping cadres and workers feel secure in their work and be attached to the unit. And the unit's family area is getting more and more crowded.

Looking at the happy families, I cannot express it all in words. I secretly think that the Economic-Defense Group 4 has a great support behind it. Because in this military family area, the members of the military families are not only comrades, sharing the same career, but they are also the support and support for each other. Among them, there is a great sacrifice of the women - the wives of soldiers.

Huy Cuong