Parents help twin sons Pham Cong Anh - Pham Cong Nhat pack their belongings to prepare for military service - Photo: XUAN LIEU
The house of twin brothers Pham Cong Anh - Pham Cong Nhat (born in 2005) seemed warmer during the Tet holiday of Giap Thin 2024. Representatives of local leaders, organizations and neighbors came to visit, making the two friends excited and eager to wait for the day to leave for the army.
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Knowing that their two sons had been drafted for military service this time, Mr. Pham Cong Tien and Mrs. Bui Thi Luong - the parents of the two boys - were a bit worried but were happy and always smiling when looking at their two mature sons in their new military uniforms. Mr. Tien (66 years old) volunteered to join the army and fought in the southwestern border, the Cambodian battlefield and the northern border.
He himself was infected with Agent Orange, so his eyesight is now only 14%. But he always encouraged and motivated his twin sons because "they studied together, grew up together, and were always close, had the same interests, went everywhere and did everything together, and were ready to support and help each other in all tasks".
The grandparents said they were very happy that their children knew how to preserve and promote family traditions, and determined their sacred responsibility to the Fatherland.
Telling his two children before their departure, Mr. Tien reminded them over and over again: "If you want to be beautiful, you need a shape; if you want to be square, you need a ruler. The military environment will be a great school for you to challenge, practice, learn and mature."
Coming from a farming family with limited financial resources, the two brothers enrolled in Ha Tinh Vocational College to study both general education and vocational training right after finishing secondary school to reduce the burden on their parents. Cong Anh studied construction machine driving, while Cong Nhat studied industrial electricity.
After graduating and applying for a job at Formosa Industrial Park (Ky Anh town), both of them passed the exam and were only 3 months short of age. While waiting for their leave, Cong Anh applied for a job at a restaurant in Ky Anh town and Cong Nhat worked in Quang Tri , earning 7-8 million VND/person and helping his parents cover expenses.
But when they heard about this year's military recruitment, both brothers decided to temporarily put their work aside and volunteer to join the army. The Secretary of Cam My Commune Youth Union said that the two brothers' actions helped spread the spirit of responsibility, encouraging young people of military age to be more aware of their responsibilities to the Fatherland.
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