The unit's military area is a place with a hot and harsh climate in the summer. To overcome the weather difficulties, improve the quality of training, combat readiness and diversify recreational activities for soldiers during breaks and holidays, the Division directed the planting of many trees to create shade and sun protection for soldiers.

Colonel Nguyen Hong Canh, Deputy Political Commissar of Division 5, said: “Determining environmental protection as a key, regular and long-term movement, in 2022, we will coordinate with Ho Chi Minh City Green Parks and Trees Company Limited to deploy for youth organizations to plant 2,500 trees for timber, greening vacant land, providing shade for officers and soldiers on the training ground and around the barracks... Every year, we often direct youth organizations to deploy peak tree planting campaigns, such as: Tree Planting Festival, Youth Month, Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign, Green Sunday, Volunteer Saturday, World Environment Day, Campaign to make the world cleaner... Along with that, launching the Movement "Each youth branch has a project, youth flower garden, youth route" to create a bright-green-clean-beautiful environmental landscape".

Soldiers of Battalion 5, Regiment 5 (Division 5, Military Region 7) have fun at the "Green Tree House" during break time.

Soldiers of Battalion 5, Regiment 5 (Division 5, Military Region 7) take care of the "Green Tree House".

Present at Company 6, Battalion 5, Regiment 5, we were very impressed with the model of "Green Tree House", creating a feeling of closeness and friendliness. According to Lieutenant Nguyen Trung Hieu, Political Commissar of Company 6, this is a type of house made of green trees, banyan trees, the branches of which are joined together on an iron frame system that has been fixed in shape and size. Every week during breaks and holidays, soldiers often sit and play chess, sing, chat... In particular, being able to welcome relatives, friends, and lovers to visit in the "Green Tree House" makes the soldiers very excited.

Along with actively planting trees, in order to promote the spirit of volunteering to respond to climate change and protect the environment, the youth union at all levels in the Division has implemented many practical activities, such as: Propagating and mobilizing the classification and treatment of organic waste in families in the Division's public housing area; implementing youth projects such as "Youth vegetable garden", "Youth fish pond", planting trees; launching campaigns to clean up, collect garbage, and treat the environment in places prone to pollution; effectively implementing the model of "Turning garbage into money" through collecting household waste to raise funds for activities; creative teams and groups in the branches...

In the coming time, the Youth Union at all levels in the Division will continue to maintain and promote activities to respond to climate change and protect the environment; raise awareness among cadres, union members, youth and people in the belt area where the unit is located to participate in protecting the environment through daily actions and habits.

Article and photos: HOANG DANH