The young soldier and his journey of overcoming difficulties to achieve the 4th highest score in the C block nationwide
(Baonghean.vn) - Le Van Chien was a poor student, abandoned by his parents since he was young, and had to catch crabs and snails to support himself and his grandmother who was over 80 years old. 10 years after that touching story was shared, Le Van Chien is now a soldier in the army.
Notably, in the 2023 High School Graduation Exam, with 28.75 points, Chien was in the top 4 candidates with the highest C block exam scores in the country.
Special candidates
Le Van Chien was born in 2001, 22 years old this year. Participating in the 2023 High School Graduation Exam at Minh Khai High School (Hanoi), Chien is probably one of the oldest candidates. During the 2 days of the exam, Chien took the exam dressed as a soldier and tried to make himself as comfortable as possible, even though he knew he was different from many people.
Sharing his story, Chien said: This is the second time I have taken the High School Graduation Exam and under completely different conditions. However, compared to the previous exam where I had to take 6 subjects, now I only have to take 3 subjects and it is much easier. In addition to Literature, the remaining two subjects are History and Geography. After completing the exam, I was able to grade myself and it was close to the announced results, with a score of 9.25 for Literature, 10 for History and 9.5 for Geography.
With his extremely high score, Chien is in the top 4 candidates with the highest C block scores in the country and is equivalent to the C block score of the top student from Nghe An. Of the 3 subjects, Chien said that he was satisfied with History because he got a perfect score. A score of 9.5 in Geography was within expectations. However, he was a bit regretful about his Literature score because "my handwriting is a bit bad. If I had written nicely, I would have gotten a higher score."
With the results achieved, Chien said that he had been relieved of a huge burden. The first person Chien told the good news to was teacher Nguyen Thuy - who used to be his Literature teacher during his high school years at Dang Thuc Hua High School (Thanh Chuong). After that, because he was so happy, Chien called his teachers, his friends, and his acquaintances in his hometown. Chien's comrades, where he was stationed at a unit under the General Department of Technical Armaments, also shared this happiness with him.
Another person Chien wanted to tell was his grandmother, but she had been gone for more than 4 years. Although he could not speak to her directly, Chien knew that, in a very far away place, she was able to smile. "I lived alone with my grandmother since I was little. She did not have the opportunity to study, she had a hard life, but she always wanted me to have a complete education and go to university. I always tried to fulfill her wishes," Chien added.
The determination of a young soldier
Many years ago, Le Van Chien was apoor studentonce moved many readers when the article “The poor boy’s faith” was published in Nghe An Newspaper. At that time, Chien was 11 years old, only in grade 5, skinny, weak, with skinny, dark limbs. Chien’s situation was pitiful, when he was only 6 months old, his parents divorced, each went their separate ways and left Chien with his grandmother who was nearly 80 years old.
Living alone in a small house in hamlet 2B, Ngoc Son commune (Thanh Chuong), Chien and his grandmother had one hungry day, one full day thanks to the crabs and shrimps she caught in the fields. At the age of 10, her grandmother became weaker and weaker, Chien became the main laborer. Every day, in addition to going to school, in the afternoon, Chien went out to catch crabs and snails to supply to restaurants in the area. On days with high "income", Chien brought home about 60,000 VND, on days with low income, he only brought home about 20,000 VND. The life of the two grandmother and grandchild continued to pass in hardship, toil and poverty. During those difficult days, Chien thought many times about quitting school, but every time he felt stuck, he was encouraged by his grandmother, and shared and supported by teachers at school.
After 12 years of high school, in addition to the school's Certificates of Merit, Chien was also the valedictorian of the district-level excellent student exam in Geography, and received an Encouragement Prize in Biology. In grade 12, Chien won third prize in the provincial excellent student exam in Geography.
In the 2021 high school graduation exam, Chien also scored 27.5 points in the Literature - History - Geography group and was one of the candidates with the highest C block score at Dang Thuc Hua High School. Unfortunately, this score was 1 point lower than the entrance standard score at the Political Officer School.
Putting aside his dream of going to university, Chien joined the army. In addition to his old clothes, his military luggage also included textbooks and all the notebooks he had studied during his 12th grade years at school.
Recalling the time of 2021, Chien added that, at that time, in addition to his first wish not passing, Chien had a notice to enter the University of Culture and Ho Chi Minh City University of Education. However, he knew his situation because at that time, Chien's grandmother had passed away, and he was alone. When entering university, Chien did not know where to get the tuition, food, and accommodation: His goal was a military school because it suited his situation. Moreover, he also wanted to train himself to become an officer in the army.
When he joined the army, Chien also left behind many unfinished plans. Among them, there was a Youtube channel with more than 200,000 followers that he had built himself during his high school years and had been awarded a silver button. This was also his main source of income after his grandmother passed away and raised him until he finished grade 12. In return, the days in the army and stationed more than 300km away from home were the times when Chien felt most comfortable and happiest because besides training, he seemed to not have to worry about food, clothing, rice, or money.
In the remaining time, Chien devoted all his heart to reviewing for the High School Graduation Exam with the determination to pass the university entrance exam. After two years of persistent review, the happy season came to Chien when atHigh school graduation exam 2023, I was in the top 4 candidates with the highest C block exam scores in the country.
With this result, Chien is aiming to enter the Border Guard Academy and hopes his dream will come true. Accompanying Chien during the past time, his teachers, friends and teammates were very happy.
Teacher Nguyen Thuy - his literature teacher at Dang Thuc Hua High School, now Vice Principal of Thanh Chuong 3 High School said: When I received his results, besides happiness and love, I also really admired him. Chien is a very determined student. Over the years, despite difficulties, he never gave up his dream and tried to study. His determination is a shining example for poor students and I believe that with the will and determination of a young soldier, he will be even more successful in the upcoming journey.
