The City Military Command, in coordination with various organizations and associations, distributed saplings to the people of A Lưới 3 commune.

Help provide a "fishing rod" instead of a "string of fish".

One day at the end of July 2025, we visited the family of Mr. Le Van Ly (Tru Pi village, A Luoi 1 commune). Upon meeting us again, Mr. Ly happily announced: "Thank you very much to the soldiers. Since you donated the pair of breeding pigs to my family, our lives have become much easier. The pair of pigs have produced two litters with 10 piglets; the money from selling the pigs has been used to buy household items and school supplies for the children. Currently, both mother pigs are preparing to give birth to their third litter."

Previously, at the end of 2023, as part of three national target programs for ethnic minority and mountainous areas in Hong Thuy commune, A Luoi district (now A Luoi 1 commune), the City Military Command donated 10 pairs of breeding pigs to 10 local households, including Mr. Ho Van Ly's household. During the breeding period, officers and soldiers of the former A Luoi District Military Command assisted the households with pig care, building pens, and providing feed. As a result, the pig herds of these households developed very well, gradually improving their living standards.

Besides providing livestock, the City Military Command also supported families with suitable conditions with saplings. For example, Mr. Tran Van Long's family in Ra Sooc A Looc village, Hong Bac commune (now A Luoi 2 commune) received 50 orange saplings from the military to establish an orchard. The City Military Command also mobilized 30 officers and soldiers to help the family renovate the orchard, dig holes, and directly plant the trees. After more than a year of care, due to the favorable climate and weather, Mr. Long's orange orchard is developing very well, with evenly grown, beautiful trees, promising economic benefits.

Mr. Tran Van Long shared that his family would like to thank the soldiers for supporting them with seedlings and guiding them on how to plant and care for the trees. Since having the orange orchard, it has motivated the family to develop their hillside farming economy, no longer leaving the land fallow like before; opening up opportunities for economic development.

Over the past three years, the City Military Command has directly provided livestock to 20 disadvantaged families and donated over 300 saplings (oranges, pomelos) to 6 disadvantaged families in the former A Lưới district. Simultaneously, hundreds of officers and soldiers, in coordination with militia forces, have contributed thousands of man-days of labor to local communities, including road construction, canal dredging, house repairs for disadvantaged and elderly families, community center renovations, and assistance in planting fruit trees and creating model vegetable gardens for local people to learn from. These effective and practical actions have contributed to helping disadvantaged families in border areas improve their lives, alleviate poverty, and support the development of new rural areas in the localities.

Maintain the people's trust.

Lieutenant Colonel Le Van Linh, Head of Political Affairs , City Military Command, stated: "In fulfilling the function of a working army in peacetime, units throughout the army conduct comprehensive, substantive, and in-depth civilian outreach work, adapting to practical realities and creating widespread impact. The civilian outreach officers are highly experienced, knowledgeable about the customs, traditions, languages, and cultures of ethnic groups, and are closely connected to the people. The 'three together' activities of the armed forces officers and soldiers, helping people overcome difficulties, develop the economy, and build a new life, have contributed to strengthening the relationship between the military and the people. Especially, it maintains the trust of ethnic minority people in the army, thereby encouraging them to proactively cooperate in building the force and participating in national defense."

Colonel Ha Van Ai, Deputy Political Commissar of the City Military Command, shared: "Mass mobilization work is a regular task of the city's armed forces, implemented in many forms. In particular, we focus on effectively implementing the motto 'Listen to the people, explain so the people understand, and act in a way that earns the people's trust' and the mass mobilization style of President Ho Chi Minh: 'Respect the people, be close to the people, understand the people, learn from the people, and be responsible to the people.' The City Military Command focuses on innovating and diversifying forms of mass mobilization work; building exemplary models of 'skillful mass mobilization' in the areas where we are stationed. At the same time, we build a strong political foundation and propagate and mobilize the people to carry out national defense and security tasks, build the defense zone, and build a solid national defense and people's security posture."

Each "Great Solidarity" house, each livelihood model, each concrete road, and each public works project in remote, border areas is vivid evidence of the close bond between the military and the people, a solid fortress of the people's hearts protecting each village and each peaceful home. "We have determined that building a 'People's Hearts Defense' is a long-term strategy. Every officer and soldier must deeply understand the viewpoint: To maintain national sovereignty and security, we must first maintain the trust of the people. Activities directed towards the grassroots, closely connected with the people, have further enhanced the image of 'Uncle Ho's soldiers' in peacetime, creating trust and motivation to promote the combined strength of the great national unity," emphasized Colonel Ha Van Ai.

Text and photos: THAI BINH - LE SAU

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