Linh Son Commune (Anh Son) received the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 26, the Party Committee, armed forces and people of Linh Son commune solemnly held a ceremony to receive the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces awarded by the President.

Attending the ceremony were Major General Nguyen Manh Thang - former Director of the Department of Reconnaissance of the Ministry of National Defense; Major General Cao Xuan Khuong - former Deputy Commander of Military Region 4; Lieutenant Colonel Vuong Kim Hai - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command. On the side of Anh Son district, there was comrade Le Hong Vinh - Provincial Party Committee member, Secretary of the District Party Committee along with district leaders, revolutionary veterans, and a large number of people from the commune.

On behalf of the President, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Secretary of Anh Son District Party Committee awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to Linh Son commune.

On behalf of the Party Committee, government and people of Linh Son commune, comrade Cao Xuan Dao - Secretary of the Commune Party Committee reviewed the heroic and indomitable fighting tradition of the commune during the struggle and development. Linh Son was formerly known as Nam Cai commune (Gay land), this place is also the cradle of the "Popular Education" movement. After two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists, Linh Son was one of the first communes in the country to build a revolutionary movement. In 1925, the "Ai Huu" organization built Hieu Yen Xuan - where the first party cell of the district and the province was established. Through the two wars, the whole commune had 263 martyrs, 256 wounded soldiers, 117 sick soldiers, 62 former soldiers infected with Agent Orange, 97 people died, 86 people were injured, 124 houses of the people, 6 cooperative warehouses, 16 classrooms collapsed and completely damaged.

A large number of people attended the award ceremony.

Delegates attending the ceremony

Entering the renovation process, the Party Committee of Linh Son commune firmly built the people's hearts, combining economic development to build national defense. The commune emphasized 4 main economic spearheads: rice monoculture, economic model development, livestock and tea development. Along with that, service industry models were developed. Thanks to that, by 2014, the total food output reached 4,520 tons, the average income per capita by the end of 2014 reached over 24 million VND/person/year, an increase of 11 million VND/person/year compared to 2010. The rate of poor households decreased significantly, there were no more hungry households, no more makeshift, dilapidated houses.

After 3 years of building new rural areas, the commune mobilized over 35 billion VND to build a planning for Gay market, office headquarters, commune cultural house, primary school, kindergarten with a budget of 1.2 - 5 billion VND/project. The cultural and educational fields received attention, the commune regularly took care of building military and police forces to ensure quantity and quality, and a strong grassroots political system.

Major General Cao Xuan Khuong speaks at the ceremony

In recognition of that contribution, the commune was awarded 82 resistance medals of various types by the State, 69 people were recognized as veteran revolutionary cadres, nearly 1,400 people were awarded resistance medals of various ranks, 14 people were awarded certificates of merit for their service to the country, 1 People's Armed Forces Hero, 7 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, 4 people were awarded the rank of Major General. The Party Committee of the commune has been recognized as a typical exemplary Party Committee for many consecutive years, and has received a certificate of merit from the Provincial Party Committee. The government has always completed its tasks excellently, and the Government and the Provincial People's Committee have awarded the flag of "Leading Unit in the Emulation Movement". The Fatherland Front and people's organizations have always completed their tasks excellently, and have received many certificates of merit from the Central and Provincial Associations. In recognition of those results, in 2015, the Party Committee and people of Linh Son commune were honored to be awarded the title of People's Armed Forces Hero by the President.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh spoke at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Hong Vinh congratulated and acknowledged the great contributions of the commune's armed forces. He hoped that the Party Committee and people of the commune would continue to maintain their confidence, overcome difficulties and challenges, successfully implement the goals set by the new term Party Congress, and build resolutions that are close to reality, contributing to quickly making the district a well-off district of the province.

Luong Mai