Deserving of the title of heroic Red Village

(Baonghean) - Not only famous in the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement with the name of Red Village, Hung Dung ward (Vinh city) also has a strong militia and self-defense force through the periods. In 1971, the Hung Dung commune militia and self-defense platoon was awarded the title "Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces" by the State; on December 16, 2014, the President also signed an order to award the title "Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces" to the people and armed forces of Hung Dung ward.

The heroic fighting story on August 5, 1964, under bombs and bullets from American planes, Hung Dung commune militiamen and Hung Hoa militiamen participated in extinguishing the fire at the fuel depot and brought people to a safe evacuation site; or the story of the Hung Dung commune militia platoon, including female militiawoman Nguyen Thi Dan, who was only 18 years old at that time, using rifles and 12.7mm guns to shoot down the American F4 aircraft when they were bombing and committing crimes on July 25, 1968; or the story of the Hung Dung female militiamen shedding tears at the ceremony to receive the title of Hero of the Armed Forces from the State to their platoon... has been passed down from generation to generation, becoming a lesson of patriotism for every Hung Dung resident. Therefore, the youth of Hung Dung ward are all aware of their responsibilities and actively participate in the militia and self-defense force, ready to fight and help local people when unexpected bad situations occur.

Tran Quoc Nghi, Vo Vang, Ha Thanh Minh, soldiers of the Mobile Platoon of the Hung Dung Ward Militia, all have something in common: They are all in their 20s, all enthusiastically accept their assigned tasks and all consider joining the militia an honor and a matter of course. Because very simply, everyone has relatives who joined the commune militia in the two resistance wars against the French and the Americans.

Hung Dung ward militia trained to fire live ammunition.

Comrade Nguyen Dai Trung, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Hung Dung Ward Military Command, said: Every year, Hung Dung Ward Party Committee issues a Resolution on leading the implementation of local defense and military tasks and considers this one of the regular and key tasks of the Party Committee. At the same time, implementing this task is considered one of the criteria for emulation evaluation in Party cells and hamlets. Thanks to that, the quality of Hung Dung Ward militia force is guaranteed in both quality and quantity. Recently, during the political training session in the whole unit, through the inspection, 100% of officers and soldiers met the requirements, of which over 80% were rated as good and excellent; always highly appreciated by superiors...".

When talking about Hung Dung ward militia, we cannot help but mention the Female Militia Squad. It is a group of 9 young girls led by Ms. Tran Thi Van Anh. Their "idol" is Ms. Nguyen Thi Dan, an excellent female militia of the heroic Red Village era. And, when talking about Hung Dung militia, we must also mention responsible village team leaders such as Nguyen Dinh An in Tan Lam block; Nguyen Trung Oanh in Van Tien block, Nguyen Van Ban in Xuan Bac block...

Commander of the Military Command of Hung Dung Ward, comrade Nguyen Khac Nghia said: Currently, along with the mobile militia platoon and 4 military groups selected from active youth union members, Hung Dung also has 19 militia groups with over 100 men and women of all ages, ensuring health and political qualities to participate. Along with the militia force, Hung Dung also pays special attention to managing a reserve force to be ready to supplement the source units when ordered.

Along with political and ideological education and military training to improve combat readiness, in recent times, Hung Dung has also effectively carried out militia work, military recruitment, military rear policy work, and technical logistics.

For many years, the Hung Dung Ward militia has been one of the leading units of Vinh City. On December 16, 2014, the President signed a decision to confer the title of Hero of the Armed Forces on the people and armed forces of Hung Dung Ward. This is a great honor for the Party Committee and people of Hung Dung Ward, worthy of the heroic Red Village tradition.

Viet Long