Awarding Certificate of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to a brave male student who saved a drowning person
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of April 29, at Quynh Hong Secondary School (Quynh Luu), a ceremony was held to commend and award a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to a 9th grade male student who bravely saved a drowning person on April 20.
At the ceremony, comrade Vuong Van Khanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Emulation and Reward Board and comrade Nguyen Van Thuong - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district presented the Decision and Certificate of Merit of the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province to Dang Ngoc Thai An, a student of class 9D, Quynh Hong Secondary School, who had a brave act of saving people from drowning in the commune.
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Quynh Hong Secondary School (Quynh Luu). Photo: Viet Hung |
Earlier, on the afternoon of April 20, Dang Ngoc Thai An went to make a citizen identification card at Quynh Hong Secondary School. When he passed the Martyrs Memorial, he discovered a group of first graders standing on the shore, pointing down at the lotus pond. Sensing something was wrong, An stopped his bike and drove over to see a first grader drowning in the pond, his hands raised in the air.
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Awarding a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to Dang Ngoc Thai An, a 9D student at Quynh Hong Secondary School (Quynh Luu). Photo: Viet Hung |
Upon discovering the incident, An immediately jumped into the deep lake and rescued the child to shore. With that brave action, the school and other agencies promptly commended Dang Ngoc Thai An and hoped to spread the spirit of bravery to many students in the entire district./.