Naval Region 5 visits, encourages and wishes a Happy New Year to officers, soldiers and people in the Southwest sea area

Farewell ceremony for the delegation visiting and wishing the soldiers and people of the Southwest Islands a Happy New Year at the military port of Brigade 127, Naval Region 5. (Photo: Van Dinh)

The delegation visited, encouraged and wished a happy new year to officers, soldiers, people and forces in the Southwest sea area including: Can Tho city, Binh Duong, Ca Mau, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Vinh Long provinces; delegations of Vietnam Sea Magazine , Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), Vietnam Sea and Islands Association, Hai Duong Province's "Warm Clothes for Children" Club and 39 reporters from central and local news agencies and newspapers.

Previously, on the afternoon of January 4, in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province, the Naval Region 5 Command organized a meeting with a delegation to visit, encourage, and wish a Happy New Year to officers, soldiers, people, and forces in the southwestern sea of ​​the Fatherland on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025.

The Naval Region 5 Command organized a meeting with the delegation to visit, encourage and wish a Happy New Year to officers, soldiers, people and forces in the southwestern sea of ​​the Fatherland. (Photo: Van Dinh)

Speaking at the meeting, Colonel Luc Duc Tien, Deputy Commander of Naval Region 5 Command emphasized: “Over the years, Naval Region 5 Command has always received attention, sharing, help and companionship from Party committees, authorities and people across the country.

In particular, in the first days of 2025, the Naval Region 5 Command, forces and people on the Southwest island line welcomed delegations of provinces, cities, organizations, businesses and reporters from news agencies and newspapers to visit, encourage and wish a Happy New Year on the occasion of the Spring of At Ty 2025. This is a special concern, a deep affection of the mainland towards the sea and islands of the Southwest of the Fatherland during the coming of Tet and Spring".

Colonel Luc Duc Tien, Deputy Commander of Naval Region 5 Command, spoke at the meeting. (Photo: Van Dinh)

Colonel Luc Duc Tien hopes that through the trip, the delegates will have a deeper understanding of the working and living conditions, the Tet atmosphere of officers, soldiers, people and forces in the Southwest sea. Thereby, sharing the contributions and silent sacrifices of the marine soldiers; at the same time, actively propagating about the sea, islands, the results of the struggle, protecting sovereignty combined with socio-economic development, strengthening national defense and security of the forces and people in the Southwest sea, making the movement "For the homeland's sea and islands - For the frontline of the Fatherland" continue to spread widely. From there, creating more material resources, spiritual strength, contributing to improving the lives of officers, soldiers and people; further tightening the solidarity between the army and the people, building an increasingly solid people's heart position at sea.

Comrade Truong Thanh Danh, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Vinh Long province, presented gifts to the units. (Photo: Van Dinh)

At the meeting, localities, organizations and businesses presented meaningful and practical gifts to officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 Command and some units of the Navy stationed and performing tasks on Phu Quoc Island.

That same evening, the delegates boarded Ships 526 and 527 to visit and wish a Happy New Year to the soldiers and people of the islands: Hon Doc, Tho Chu, Hon Khoai, Hon Chuoi and Nam Du. The delegation's journey is expected to end on January 9.

On this occasion, the delegation of An Giang and Long An provinces also visited and wished a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers of the Naval Region 5 Command and units under the Region stationed in Phu Quoc City.