Joy in warm and loving homes
(Baonghean) - The Lunar New Year of Canh Ty is approaching, along with the joy of reunion, on this occasion many families with meritorious services, people with meritorious services and poor households with especially difficult circumstances have more joy when living in a new, sturdy and clean house.
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The house of gratitude of former Youth Volunteer Nguyen Thi Thang, Hamlet 4, Tuong Son Commune (Anh Son) has just been handed over. Photo: Cong Kien |
The main tasks were to fill bomb craters, clear roads, transport weapons and food to the battlefield, and transport wounded soldiers to the rear for treatment. In 1972, while transporting food with her teammates, Ms. Thang was hit by a bomb fragment and had to be discharged from the army.
Returning home after 3 years of fighting in the Truong Son mountains with many hardships, fierceness and a head wound, Mrs. Thang was not as normal as before. Some time later, she married Mr. Nguyen Van Viet, a demobilized soldier from the same village.
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The joy of former Youth Volunteer Nguyen Thi Thang, Hamlet 4, Tuong Son Commune (Anh Son) when being presented with a new house. Photo: Cong Kien |
Due to sadness, Mr. Viet passed away 2 years ago, leaving his wife in a dilapidated house that had been built for decades, waiting to collapse. On a stormy day, the neighbors had to take Mrs. Thang to their house for shelter, because they were worried that she would not be safe alone.
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Sharing the joy with Mrs. Thang, the family of Mr. Tran Huu Xuan (born in 1951) in Hamlet 2, Cat Van Commune (Thanh Chuong) has just been handed over a house of gratitude with the help of the Navy Command. Mr. Xuan is a former Navy commando, who spent 4 years (1969 - 1973) operating and fighting in the Cua Viet and Dong Ha areas (Quang Tri), was awarded the Third Class Military Exploit Medal and the title of Brave Soldier, and is a 4/4 disabled veteran.
Returning to normal life, the family faced many difficulties due to having many children, his wife was often sick and had to spend a lot of money on medical treatment. His health also declined rapidly, his injuries kept recurring, he could not take care of farming, causing the family's economy to always be in a state of shortage.
The old house has been damaged and leaky for many years. They have considered repairing it many times but they still do not have enough money. Mr. Xuan and his wife always live in anxiety and worry, especially on rainy and windy days when water leaks everywhere.
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Mr. Xuan excitedly said: “Tet 2020 will definitely be the happiest ever, because the family will be able to gather and reunite in a spacious and cozy house. At the age of “rare”, having worked hard all his life to make a living, a house is a dream, now it has come true, there is truly no greater joy”.
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The joy of veteran Nguyen Mong Linh (middle) in hamlet 8, Nhan Son commune (Do Luong) when he owns a new house supported by the district's Veterans Association. Photo: Cong Kien |
The greatest wish of these two veterans is to have a sturdy house to protect them from the rain and sun in their old age. In response to the difficulties of their comrades, the District Veterans Association supported Mr. Dinh and Mr. Chung with 30 million VND each to build a house. This amount was taken from the “Pink Brick” Fund, which members throughout the district had saved to contribute, support and help comrades in especially difficult circumstances.
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Ms. Cao Thi Nga in Phuong Lich hamlet, Dien Hoa commune (Dien Chau) received support to build a Great Solidarity house in 2019. Photo: Cong Kien |
We can mention Mr. Kem Van Quanh in Lin hamlet, Chau Loc commune (Quy Hop), the couple is old and weak, no longer able to work, the son is the main breadwinner but just had an accident and lost a hand. Due to economic difficulties, the family lives in a seriously degraded house, a benefactor supported 50 million VND and brothers and relatives supported with materials and labor to build a new house worth 65 million VND.
In Thai Hoa town, the family of Mr. Vu Ngoc Di, Doc Cao block (Quang Tien ward) has 3 children, the eldest daughter has cerebral palsy, the couple's income is unstable. His family has just received 40 million VND from the Town Youth Union to build a "House of Love", which has now been completed and put into use.
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The joy of Mrs. Le Thi Soan in Hamlet 5, Tan Son Commune (Do Luong) when having a solid "Shelter of Love". Photo: Cong Kien |
Then Ms. Tran Thi Lien in Tan Son hamlet, Ky Tan commune (Tan Ky), who has a congenital disability and is a single mother, has just received the “Shelter of Love” supported by the Provincial and District Women’s Union. From now on, the mother and daughter have escaped the situation of living in a cramped, damp house, where every time it rains heavily, water from the garden floods in…
In 2019, the whole province mobilized to support the Fund for the Poor and support housing improvement for poor households and families with revolutionary contributions with a total amount of over 90 billion VND, building and repairing over 1,000 Great Solidarity houses. That means welcoming the Canh Ty New Year, more than 1,000 families had the joy and warmth of having new houses.