Soldiers strive to bring students back to school

Due to the impact of the particularly severe flood, as of October 31, many schools in Hue city were still flooded and covered with thick mud... Joining forces with the education sector, armed forces and militia mobilized forces and means to coordinate with teachers to urgently overcome the damage and make efforts to welcome students back to school.

At 6:00 a.m. on October 31, more than 30 officers and soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Hue City Military Command arrived at Thuy Thanh 1 Kindergarten (Van The Dap facility) in Van The Dap residential group, Thuy Thanh ward, Hue city. To reach this school, the unit had to stop their cars and walk through a muddy road about 1.5km long.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tu, Principal of Thuy Thanh 1 Kindergarten, was so excited that she cried tears of joy when she heard that officers and soldiers of Regiment 6 had come to support the school. All night long, everyone was anxious, just hoping for morning to come quickly.

Officers and soldiers of Infantry Regiment 6 (Hue City Military Command) help Thuy Thanh 1 Kindergarten (Van The Dap facility) overcome the consequences of floods.

Thuy Thanh 1 Kindergarten (Van The Dap campus) is located next to the Nhu Y River. The school has 7 teachers responsible for looking after, caring for, and teaching 70 children in the area. During the recent flood, the entire school was flooded more than 0.6m, and many school supplies were also soaked in water and needed to be repaired. When the flood receded, teacher Dang Thi Men was the first to walk to school. Witnessing the layer of mud more than 30cm thick covering the school yard, classrooms, etc., Ms. Men burst into tears: "The school is full of weak female teachers, how can we overcome this? When will we be able to welcome students back to school?!"

Directly commanding the troops to carry out the task, Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Thanh Tung, Platoon Leader of Platoon 5, Company 2, Infantry Battalion 1, Infantry Regiment 6, was quite surprised by the thick amount of mud. After discussing and agreeing with the school board and teachers, the unit decided to work through lunch, making an effort to complete the work during the day so that students could return to school as soon as possible.

The spirit of each person working as two was thoroughly instilled in each officer and soldier. By 4 p.m. the same day, all the mud had been cleared, the road running across the school gate was also clear; the classrooms and school yard were clean and spacious. Teaching and learning tools, food, and toys for the children were also cleaned by the soldiers, carefully placed in their original positions... "It is true that wherever there are difficulties, there are soldiers!", teacher Nguyen Thi Kim Tu and the school's teachers said in unison.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Ta Van Tu, Political Commissar of Infantry Regiment 6, the unit received many requests for support and assistance from schools and educational institutions in the area. Implementing the direction of the Hue City Military Command, on October 31, the unit mobilized more than 300 officers and soldiers to coordinate in overcoming damage at schools. "There are still many schools that need support and assistance from officers and soldiers of the armed forces. The unit has received information, conducted surveys, assessed the workload of each area, and at the same time planned to organize forces and means to support schools to soon complete the work of overcoming the consequences of floods."

Defense Command of Region 3 - Phu Loc overcomes the consequences of floods at schools in the area.

Lieutenant Colonel Dao Ngoc Thanh, Political Commissar of the Defense Command of Region 3 - Phu Loc, presented gifts to families affected by floods.

On the same day, taking advantage of favorable weather, the Defense Command of Region 3 - Phu Loc mobilized forces and vehicles along with militia forces and local departments and organizations, teachers to complete the damage recovery work at An Nong 1 Primary School (Hung Loc commune) and Hoa Mi Kindergarten (Phu Bai ward); coordinated with local forces to clean up the road through Binh An village and Hoa Vang village, Hung Loc commune; combined with benefactors to present 100 gifts to households affected by floods in Phu Loc and Hung Loc communes (Hue city). Lieutenant Colonel Dao Ngoc Thanh, Political Commissar of the Defense Command of Region 3 - Phu Loc informed that in the coming days, the unit will continue to mobilize all forces, in which priority will be given to forces and vehicles to support schools, medical facilities, policy families... to overcome the consequences of natural disasters and stabilize their lives.

According to initial statistics from the Department of Education and Training of Hue City, the flood has caused damage to the education sector of more than 10.2 billion VND. By October 31, 168/569 schools were qualified to resume teaching. Mr. Nguyen Tan, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Hue City, affirmed: "With the support and assistance of officers and soldiers of the Army, Police, militia and self-defense forces, schools in the area (except for schools in very low-lying areas) will complete the repair work and welcome students back to school on Monday morning (November 3). We are very grateful to the officers and soldiers of the armed forces for always accompanying and sharing responsibility to help the education and training sector of Hue City overcome difficult times."

Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/nuoi-duong-van-hoa-bo-doi-cu-ho/bo-doi-no-luc-dua-hoc-sinh-tro-lai-truong-994827