Exemplary veterans, responsible to the community

As a businessman who started as a "hired employee", in recent years, veteran Hoang Van Phuong in Cu Jut commune, Lam Dong province has always paid attention to supporting the poor and disadvantaged people to stabilize their lives. At the same time, he has also been an exemplary leader in implementing the movements "Building new rural areas", "Veterans help each other reduce poverty, do good business"...

The will of a special forces soldier

Born and raised in the Northern Midlands and Mountains, in March 1986, young Hoang Van Phuong was recruited for military service at the age of 19 and became a Special Forces soldier of the 198th Special Forces Regiment (Special Forces Corps). During more than 3 years of military service, Hoang Van Phuong was forged with courage and a "steel" will to have a solid foundation for his future life, career and life.

Veteran Hoang Van Phuong and the workers he supports with jobs.

In June 1989, Hoang Van Phuong completed his military service, returned to his hometown to start a family and earn a living by farming. Not resigned to poverty, in 2008, veteran Hoang Van Phuong decided to move his family to village 5, Cu Knia commune, Cu Jut district, Dak Nong province (now Cu Jut commune, Lam Dong province). At first, in the new land, the life of veteran Hoang Van Phuong and his wife and two small children was extremely difficult. With less than 10 million VND as their inheritance, his family only had enough to buy a small plot of land with a dilapidated wooden house to live in. Every day, veteran Hoang Van Phuong had to work as a hired hand, mixing concrete for Phu Son Construction Company. His wife made tofu and raised pigs to earn extra income.

With the will and determination of Uncle Ho's soldiers, veteran Hoang Van Phuong saved, accumulated, and boldly borrowed more capital from the bank to invest in buying land to develop the economy on a farm scale. Initially, the area was 4 hectares, gradually increasing to 10 hectares. In addition, veteran Hoang Van Phuong also opened a business in construction materials, buying and selling machinery for transporting goods and construction materials.

CCB Hoang Van Phuong confided: “At first, my family encountered many difficulties, such as lack of capital for production, lack of experience in raising livestock, not adapting to the climate and weather... But I was determined to always strive and try to overcome myself. When I first came to Cu Knia, I did whatever people hired me to do to earn a living and raise my children. Working for hire was also a way for me to learn and accumulate business experience. Thanks to being trained in the army, especially in the training environment of the Special Forces with the spirit of determination to fight and win, when I returned to civilian life, I was determined not to accept poverty. Along with the support of the CCB Association at all levels, the attention of local Party committees and authorities, especially the open-door economic development policies of the Party and State; along with the bank's policy of lending capital for investment in production and business, I myself boldly borrowed money to buy more land to grow agricultural and industrial crops. The income from the area The family accumulated and invested in buying more land from the initial 4 hectares. Up to now, the family owns 10 hectares of land with many types of crops grown in a multi-crop system, such as: Pepper, coffee, cashew, jackfruit, mango and other crops that have been and are being harvested.

Not stopping at developing the farm, CCB Hoang Van Phuong also works in construction, trading in construction materials, buying machinery and trucks to transport goods and mixing and pouring concrete to serve the needs of the people. In 2021, CCB Hoang Van Phuong boldly established Son Hai Dak Nong Construction Investment Company Limited, of which he is the director. From 2021 to now, the results of the two industries of agricultural production and construction, the income of CCB Hoang Van Phuong's family has reached more than 5 billion VND/year, after deducting expenses, the profit is about 1.5 billion VND/year to accumulate for investment in development and reproduction.

The kindness of a businessman - veteran

What is admirable about veteran Hoang Van Phuong is that he not only knows how to enrich himself and his family but also always cares for the community and society. He actively participates in the activities of the Veterans Association and the local government. From 2014 to June 2025, he was the Head of the Veterans Association of Village 5; Head of the People's Council Delegation Group No. 3 of the Commune People's Council for the 2021-2026 term; Head of Village 5 since 2020.

Veteran Hoang Van Phuong next to the bougainvillea trees given by his family.

Talking about the social responsibility of veteran Hoang Van Phuong when taking on the role of a grassroots cadre, comrade Vu Cong Tien, Chairman of the Association of Veterans of Lam Dong province, acknowledged: Veteran Hoang Van Phuong is truly an exemplary cadre and member of the Association of Veterans. He is always at the forefront of local movements, especially in the position of Village Chief, Veteran Hoang Van Phuong has built Village 5 into a model village, leading the movement to build new rural areas. Among them, thanks to the advocacy and example of veteran Hoang Van Phuong, 100% of families, especially 30/30 families of Veterans Association members in Village 5, have volunteered to donate land to widen roads and build new rural areas. He is also at the forefront of the movement to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses. Another valuable thing about veteran Hoang Van Phuong is that he always cares for the disadvantaged and the poor in the community, through practical actions, helping them to rise up and have a more prosperous life.

In 2010, veteran Hoang Van Phuong supported Cu Knia commune with tens of millions of dong to build a drainage culvert when the old culvert collapsed. In 2021, he took the lead in donating 800 square meters of frontage land to widen the road from 8 meters to 21 meters. Thanks to the exemplary role of veteran Hoang Van Phuong, 100% of households in the village volunteered to donate land to widen the road to build a new rural area. Village 5 became a typical village for other villages in the commune to follow.

As the director of a construction enterprise, over the years, veteran Hoang Van Phuong has always paid attention to supporting poor households in the area to eliminate temporary houses by providing advance construction materials; supporting people to build houses at the lowest cost. Many houses that veteran Hoang Van Phuong took "losses" on himself to help poor households have more decent housing. Over the years, veteran Hoang Van Phuong has supported the elimination of nearly 100 temporary and dilapidated houses in the locality. One year, he provided advance construction materials for up to 24 houses for the poor in the area. In 2025 alone, he coordinated with Lam Dong Provincial Police to build 14 houses in the goal of eliminating temporary houses in Cu Jut commune.

Veteran Hoang Van Phuong next to the road widened from his family's land donation.

In 2022, veteran Hoang Van Phuong supported an additional 70 million VND to build a "Comradely Love" house for poor veteran Vuong Van Son in village 2, Dak Som commune, Dak Glong district, Dak Nong province (now Ta Dung commune, Lam Dong province). In 2023, veteran Hoang Van Phuong supported an additional 150 million VND with the Provincial Red Cross to build a semi-boarding kitchen for children at Cu Knia Primary School with a total cost of 300 million VND. He also actively set an example in donating flowers and trees to plant along traffic routes in villages and communes, creating a green, clean and beautiful environment and landscape.

It is known that from the 10-hectare farm and the construction company's work, currently, CCB Hoang Van Phuong has created regular jobs for 40 unskilled workers and about 20 seasonal workers, with a stable salary of 8-10 million VND/person/month. Capital support for 20 poor households with loans of 650 million VND without interest so that people have conditions to develop the economy and reduce poverty sustainably. From 2014 to now, each year, he has allocated about 10 million VND to support humanitarian charity.

In particular, during the years affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the family of veteran Hoang Van Phuong supported 80 million VND for epidemic prevention and control activities, such as providing food, medicine, and medical supplies for people in the quarantined area. In addition, he also supported local gratitude funds, education and talent promotion funds; supported the operation fund of village 5 and commune associations and unions with 8-15 million VND/year; in 2019 alone, he supported the Village 5 Self-Management Board, Cu Knia commune with 12 million VND to repair inter-village concrete roads when the roads were damaged.

In recognition of the achievements and contributions of businessman and veteran Hoang Van Phuong, from 2016 to June 2025, he was awarded 3 certificates of merit by the Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee; the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association awarded 1 certificate of merit for good production and business, exemplary veteran and veteran helping each other reduce poverty and do good business; the Executive Committee of the Dak Nong Provincial Veterans Association awarded a certificate of merit for "Having outstanding achievements in the special emulation movement to prevent, fight and defeat the Covid-19 pandemic"; along with many certificates of merit from the government and unions of Cu Knia commune in implementing the patriotic emulation movement in the locality.

Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/phong-su-dieu-tra/cuoc-thi-nhung-tam-guong-binh-di-ma-cao-quy-lan-thu-17/cuu-chien-binh-guong-mau-trach-nhiem-voi-cong-dong-1015596