Nghe An: Young soldier returns more than 20 million VND to the person who lost it

On February 16, Company 2, Battalion 18, Information (Division 324, Military Region 4), organized trench construction at Thanh Phong training ground (Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An) to prepare for military training. At this time, Private First Class Le Quang Huong was assigned the task of getting clay to plaster the trench.

While passing through a deserted road, Huong discovered a leather wallet lying on the side of the road. At that time, the wallet contained more than 21 million VND, along with a motorbike driving license, ID card and a personal business card with the name Nguyen Thi Chau (in hamlet 8, Thanh Phong commune, Thanh Chuong). Huong then brought the wallet back to report the incident to the unit so that the unit could contact Ms. Chau to come and receive the property.

Private Huong (left) returned the wallet to Mrs. Chau. Photo: Tuong Hieu

“I was so happy, I thought I would lose it forever. This was the money I had just received from the ward, I brought it home to prepare to renovate the house and buy a bicycle for my child to go to school. When I got home, I discovered that my wallet was gone,” Ms. Chau sobbed.

Meanwhile, Private Le Quang Huong said that when he saw the wallet lying on the side of the road, he tried to look around but saw no one. “While there was a lot of money inside. I immediately thought of bringing it back to the officers to find the person to return it to. If it’s not your money, you shouldn’t take it, and the person who lost it is also hoping to find it. Now that I have returned it, I am very happy,” said this young soldier.

Captain Pham Viet Anh - Deputy Battalion Commander of the 18th Information Battalion, commanding the troops on the training ground, said that soldier Huong was very diligent, hard-working, and had a high sense of responsibility during his work. As a radio soldier, Huong had good qualifications, processed information quickly and accurately, and lived in harmony with his comrades and his family, who still had many difficulties.