Vietnam Journalists Association pays tribute to wounded and sick soldiers at Nghe An War Invalids Nursing Center

This is an activity within the social program "Lighting the flame of gratitude in 2024" organized by the Vietnam Journalists Association in Nghe An province to express gratitude and encourage war invalids, sick soldiers and families of workers on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2024).

Attending the program, on behalf of the Vietnam Journalists Association, there were comrades: Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Nguyen Duc Loi - former Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association and former Permanent Vice Presidents of the Vietnam Journalists Association: Le Quoc Trung, Ha Minh Hue and representatives of organizations, leaders of units under the Central Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Delegates from Nghe An province included comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation and comrades of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Dinh Hung - Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office, Duong Dinh Chinh - Secretary of Nghi Loc District Party Committee; and comrades: Pham Ngoc Canh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Nguyen Van Nam - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; Ngo Duc Kien - Party Committee Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Journalists Association and representatives of the provincial Military Command;...

Regarding the sponsors, there was Professor, Doctor, Doctor Nguyen Duy Cuong - representative of S Life - Golden Window Training & Development Joint Stock Company; also attending were comrades from the Vietnam Journalists Association, Nghe An Journalists Association, TH Group, For Vietnamese Stature Fund, Bac A Commercial Joint Stock Bank, the volunteer group "Pot of Love Porridge", businesses, sponsors inside and outside the province.

Nghe An War Invalids Nursing Center was established in 1974 with the task of receiving, managing, treating, and caring for seriously wounded and sick soldiers.

With the special care and nurturing of the center's staff, along with the efforts to overcome pain and defeat illness; the health of wounded and sick soldiers gradually stabilized over time and over the past 50 years, 559 comrades have volunteered to return home to recuperate, living in the loving care of relatives, neighbors, local Party committees and authorities.

Currently, the Nghe An Province War Invalids Nursing Center is still caring for and treating 56 seriously wounded and sick soldiers from Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces who participated in the resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, protecting the border, performing international duties, and 1 lonely martyr's wife with no one to rely on.

In 2017, in parallel with the task of caring for seriously wounded soldiers, the Center was assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to organize rotational nursing for meritorious people in the province. To date, the unit has provided more than 3,000 nursing cares for meritorious people in Nghe An province.

In the first 6 months of this year, in addition to the nursing task, the Center has developed a plan to organize rotational nursing for 600 meritorious people and relatives of martyrs from Nghia Dan and Tan Ky districts to participate in nursing.

Arriving at the Center, leaders of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Nghe An province, departments, branches, localities and sponsors respectfully offered incense to the spirit of President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, and meritorious people who sacrificed and passed away at the Nghe An War Invalids Nursing Center.

Leaders of the Vietnam Journalists Association and Nghe An province held a ceremony to inaugurate the newly renovated and upgraded dining hall; and visited, presented gifts and encouraged two 1/4 war invalids, Tran Huu Dien and Ngo Xuan Kien, in their private rooms.

With the tradition of "When drinking water, remember its source", the Vietnam Journalists Association in collaboration with S Life Training & Life Skills Development Joint Stock Company - Golden Window surveyed, repaired and upgraded the dining area serving war invalids and equipped the entire lighting system and sound equipment for the multi-functional hall of Nghe An War Invalids Nursing Center.

On this occasion, through the appeal of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Sao Vang Group Joint Stock Company (Savabeco), the Youth Union of the National Television Channel in the Central and Central Highlands regions (VTV8) and the Charity Group Pot of Love Porridge presented 57 gifts of cash and items to the wounded soldiers and sick soldiers being treated at the Nghe An War Invalids Nursing Center; TH Group and the For Vietnamese Stature Fund presented 15 scholarships, each worth 1 million VND, and gifts to poor students who have overcome difficulties in Nghe An province as a way of expressing gratitude to the wounded soldiers and sick soldiers, and encouraging and motivating the children to strive to study, contributing to building their homeland and country.

Speaking at the program, comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association expressed his deep gratitude to the war invalids and sick soldiers, and hoped that when this new project is put into use, it will bring them a new, more convenient living space, a safe place to rest and encourage their spirits, helping the war invalids and sick soldiers being treated at the Center overcome painful losses and be more optimistic in life. This is also a practical gift that the Program "Lighting the Flame of Gratitude in 2024" presents to the Nghe An War Invalids Nursing Center on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Along with the good implementation of preferential policies of the Party and State, the work of "repaying gratitude", taking care of war invalids, martyrs' families, and people with meritorious services to the revolution has now been gradually socialized with many extensive movements, having practical effects. On behalf of the Vietnam Journalists Association and journalists across the country, comrade Le Quoc Minh hopes that these meaningful activities will be increasingly expanded and improved in quality.

On this occasion, the President of the Vietnam Journalists Association would like to express his deep gratitude to the corporations, organizations, businesses, and benefactors who have always accompanied and joined hands with the Vietnam Journalists Association in these meaningful and practical volunteer social activities and look forward to receiving your support and companionship for the social activity program "Lighting the flame of gratitude" in the following years.

Professor, Doctor, Physician Nguyen Duy Cuong - Representative of S Life Training & Life Skills Development Joint Stock Company - Golden Window expressed his deep gratitude for the great contributions and sacrifices and losses of war invalids and sick soldiers for the independence and unification of the country; at the same time expressed his wish that there will be more activities aimed at policy families, meritorious people in general and the Center in particular, as well as more activities to educate the tradition of patriotism and revolution to today's young generation.

Speaking at the program, comrade Pham Thanh Tru - Party Cell Secretary, Director of the Center thanked the attention of the Vietnam Journalists Association and the Social Program "Lighting the Flame of Gratitude"; at the same time, affirmed that the collective of cadres and civil servants of the unit will continue to do a good job of management, treatment and care so that this place will always be the second home of the seriously wounded soldiers, mothers and relatives of martyrs.

Thanh Duy