Hometown bids farewell to the soldier who sacrificed his life for the peace of the sea and islands

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of October 9, at his hometown in Nghia Dung commune, Tan Ky district, relatives and local authorities held a memorial service for Senior Lieutenant Duong Van Bac - a soldier of the Platform who sacrificed his life for the cause of peace on the sea and islands.

The altar of Lieutenant Duong Xuan Bac was hastily set up by relatives and family in Nghia Dung commune.

As reported, on the afternoon of October 7, while on duty checking obstacles on the docking platform of the DK1/11 platform (at Tu Chinh 3 yard), Senior Lieutenant Duong Van Bac, a radar officer, died.

On the morning of October 9, the body of Senior Lieutenant Duong Van Bac was brought back to the naval port of Squadron 812, Navy Region 2 by the fishing control ship KN-812 in the arms of his family, comrades, and relatives.

The organizing committee held a memorial service for Lieutenant Bac.

In his hometown of Nghia Dung commune, Tan Ky district, relatives, friends and local authorities also set up an altar and held a memorial service for comrade Duong Van Bac. Delegations of the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee of Tan Ky district, District Military Command, District Police, agencies and organizations of Nghia Dung commune, along with students and a large number of people in the commune and district came to burn incense and bid farewell to the person who led the Platform to his homeland.

Tan Ky district and Nghia Dung commune authorities offered incense to commemorate Lieutenant Bac.

Joining hands with relatives to take care of the funeral, Mr. Nguyen Doan Loan - Vice Chairman of Nghia Dung Commune People's Committee said that, with the responsibility of the home front, for the past two days, the authorities of Tan Ky district as well as Nghia Dung commune have continuously come to encourage, visit, and arrange work with Bac's extended family. When the family decided to let his body rest in Vung Tau, the commune authorities assigned people to coordinate with the District Military Command to organize the funeral. Mass organizations in the commune and hamlets also came to encourage and share with the family.

Tan Ky province and district armed forces came to bid farewell to the leader of the Platform.

Lieutenant Bac grew up in Nghia Dung commune, Tan Ky district. His parents were workers, the family had 10 siblings, and he was the ninth child. Overcoming the hardships and deprivations of the poor countryside, Lieutenant Bac's brothers and sisters became teachers and police officers. In 1995, he enlisted in the navy, was sent to study Radar, and was assigned to work at DK1 Platform. Before his death, he had spent 17 years at sea with the Platform career, including 11 years celebrating Tet in the middle of the ocean. Currently, his wife and two young children are living in Vung Tau city.

Lieutenant Bac's mother and sisters were heartbroken to receive the bad news.

Students came to see off Lieutenant Bac.

In the music of the song "The Soul of the Dead", the delegation of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command led by Colonel Hoang Chuong, Deputy Commander, together with the delegation of the District Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee of Tan Ky District led by Secretary of the District Party Committee Nguyen Duy Thuy, Chairman of the District People's Committee Pham Van Hoa, along with a large number of cadres, armed forces, people, and students of Nghia Dung Commune could not hold back their tears when looking at the portrait above the incense-smoke-filled altar of the soldier of the Platform.

Lighting incense, everyone stopped to look and bow before the altar to say goodbye to the outstanding son of Nghe An who sacrificed for the noble cause, keeping peace for the homeland's sea and islands.

Nguyen Khoa - Xuan Thanh