Women in Quy Chau contribute rice and vegetables to support defense drills

Members of the Women's Union of Chau Hoi commune contributed rice and vegetables for the defense drill. Photo: Nhat Anh

With the motto "women are ready for 3", always being a solid rear for the front line, during the training and defense drills, from July 28 to August 1, women in 13 women's associations of Chau Hoi commune volunteered to contribute working days and necessities to serve the militia force, as well as the drill command team.

Together with organizations such as the Farmers' Association, Veterans' Association, and Youth Union, the women contributed more than 10 kg of rice, dozens of bunches of green vegetables, nearly 20 kg of bamboo shoots, and 15 kg of chicken. In addition, the women's associations divided up and volunteered to do logistics work during the training and rehearsal process. A typical example is Ms. Luong Thi Hien, a member of the Women's Association of Hoi 1 village, who volunteered to lend her house to the forces participating in the rehearsal for cooking and resting.

Ms. Luong Thi Hien volunteered to lend her house to serve the logistical work for the drill. Photo: Nhat Anh

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Phu Thanh - Head of the director team, defensive combat drills in Chau Hoi commune shared: "From the first day we arrived here, we received a lot of affection from the people. Although it is still a poor commune of the mountainous district of Quy Chau, the hearts of the people here have given us strength and motivation to complete the drill well. Especially the contribution of food and logistics services from the women".

The Quy Chau district defense area exercise will take place over 3 days (July 31 to August 2), divided into 3 phases: Moving armed forces into combat readiness states; Moving localities into defense states; Preparing for defense operations and practicing people's air defense operations.