In every action and work of the officers and soldiers of the Military Region's armed forces, there is always a clear spirit of competition and determination to complete tasks well and do many good deeds.

During the break time on the training ground for the topic "Infantry Company attacks the enemy in fortifications in mountainous terrain" of Battalion 5, Regiment 19, Division 968, officers and soldiers of the unit listened to Major Le Hong Duong, Deputy Political Commissar of Regiment 19, retell Uncle Ho's advice to the Military Region's Armed Forces 66 years ago on the occasion of his visit and talk to officers and soldiers of the Military Region and the history and meaning of Uncle Ho's call for patriotic emulation.

The cadres of Regiment 19, Division 968 talk about the historical significance of the Patriotic Emulation Call during a break on the training ground.

In it, he emphasized and analyzed one of Uncle Ho's instructions: "We must try to study military techniques and professions...". The story of the Deputy Political Commissar of the Regiment and the instructions of President Ho Chi Minh became the driving force to add strength and determination to the officers and soldiers. Entering the next training session, despite the hot weather, everyone tried their best and completed the goals and requirements of the set content well.

According to Major Le Hong Duong, implementing President Ho Chi Minh's call for patriotic emulation and the peak emulation period to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the 968th Division's Traditional Day (June 28, 1968/June 28, 2023), in the past time, agencies and units in the entire Regiment have had many meaningful and practical projects and tasks. Specifically, despite the hot and harsh weather, the units have organized training to ensure the plan and achieve the set goals. In particular, the units training new soldiers have "overcome the sun, overcome the heat" to organize training and "three explosions" testing for new soldiers, 100% of whom met the requirements, more than 80% were good and excellent. Along with that, the agencies and units strictly maintained the combat readiness regime, participated in helping localities build new rural areas and were ready to mobilize to help people fight forest fires, prevent and fight storms and floods...

Troops of Regiment 19, Division 968, Military Region 4 compete in excellent training.

Saying goodbye to the officers and soldiers of Regiment 19, we came to the army and people of Ky Son district, Nghe An. In June, the area of ​​Ky Son district was as hot as fire, while the summer-autumn crop was being sown. Regardless of the harsh weather, officers, employees, and young intellectual volunteers of Economic-Defense Group 4 stayed in the area to help people plant rice, and provide guidance on livestock and crop farming techniques...

At Vu Ba Tong's family's rice field in Phu Kha 1 village, Na Ngoi commune, cadres, employees, and young volunteer intellectuals of the unit raced against time to help the family plant the entire area in time for the harvest. Talking to us, Vu Ba Tong said: "My wife has been in a bed for more than two months due to an accident, while the planting schedule is approaching. Not knowing what to do, today, soldiers and young volunteer intellectuals from Group 4 helped the family plant rice. Thank you very much, soldiers from Group 4."

Cadres, employees and young intellectual volunteers of Economic-Defense Group 4 help people plant rice.

According to Colonel Chu Huy Luong, Political Commissar of the 4th Military Economic Group, carrying out the mission in the land of the people with many difficulties, implementing Uncle Ho's advice when visiting the Military Region 66 years ago: "Cadres and soldiers must unite, the army and the people must unite...". Following his advice and competing to make achievements to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho's call for patriotic emulation, the unit's cadres and employees are always dedicated in all their work, contributing to gradually improving the people's lives. Therefore, along with implementing economic, cultural and social development models, whenever the people encounter difficulties and misfortunes, the unit's cadres and employees are always ready to take the lead, share and help.

It is known that in recent times, in addition to competing to complete well the central political tasks, the agencies and units of the 4th Military Economic Group have also organized many very practical activities. Notable activities include: Organizing to help localities build new rural areas; providing free health check-ups and medicine to people; supporting working days and materials to help families whose houses were burned down...

Economic-Defense Group 4 examines and provides free medicine to people in the project area.

Just like in Division 968, the 4th Military Economic Group came to agencies and units in the entire Military Region during these June days, everywhere we encountered the atmosphere of enthusiastic emulation to celebrate the 66th anniversary of Uncle Ho's visit to the Military Region and the 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho's call for Patriotic Emulation. In Division 324 and the brigades of the arms, during activities and breaks on the training ground, the officers of the units told the soldiers about the compliments and instructions of President Ho Chi Minh to the Military Region's armed forces. His instructions became the motivation for each officer and soldier to determine their determination, complete their training tasks well, be ready for combat and work.

Competing to achieve achievements following Uncle Ho's teachings and celebrating the 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho's Call for Patriotic Emulation, officers and soldiers of the Military Commands of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri provinces and agencies and units are striving to compete to do well all preparations for the 2023 defense zone exercise. Along with preparing facilities, building fortifications, battlefields, and trenches, units are racing against time to practice and perfect the plans, determined to excellently complete the exercise tasks.

Soldiers of Economic-Defense Group 5 help people harvest rice.

Implementing the teachings of beloved Uncle Ho and celebrating the 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho's call for patriotic emulation, officers and soldiers of agencies and units in the entire Military Region concretize them with meaningful and practical actions and deeds. In all tasks, officers and soldiers of Military Region 4 always uphold the spirit of emulation, overcome all difficulties to excellently complete assigned tasks, worthy of the title of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the beloved homeland of Uncle Ho, worthy of his trust, love, praise and advice to officers and soldiers of Military Region 4.

Article and photos: NGOC THANG