Quang Ngai people mourn former President Tran Duc Luong

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FormerPresident Tran Duc Luong attended the inauguration ceremony of Dien Truong village cultural house.

In late 1995, when he was Deputy Prime Minister , former President Tran Duc Luong visited his hometown and learned about the situation of Mr. Pham Van Nuoi and his wife (Dien Truong village, Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho town), a 1/4 war invalid, who were having difficulty with housing. He directed authorities at all levels to pay attention to supporting the construction of a house of gratitude for Mr. Nuoi's family. Following the direction of former President Tran Duc Luong, in early 1996, Mr. Nuoi's family received 15 million VND in support to build a house.

"Thanks to the care and guidance of Mr. Tran Duc Luong and the attention of authorities at all levels, my family was able to build a spacious and sturdy house to live in," Mr. Nuoi confided.

During his visits to the disadvantaged areas of Quang Ngai province, former President Tran Duc Luong was always concerned when he learned that there were still families with preferential policies who had not yet been able to stabilize their lives. Every time, he gave gifts to families with preferential policies and war invalids in difficult circumstances, to encourage them to improve their lives.

The former President paid special attention to supporting families of policy beneficiaries and war invalids with housing difficulties, because he believed that "only when you have a stable home can you have a successful career". Thanks to that, many war invalids and poor households have been able to live in decent houses.

Mr. Pham Van Nuoi and his wife (residing in Dien Truong village, Pho Khanh commune) always appreciate and are grateful for the affection that former President Tran Duc Luong had for his family.

At the end of 2021, the family of former President Tran Duc Luong visited his hometown and donated 500 million VND to Quang Ngai province to build 10 gratitude houses, and at the same time mobilized businesses to support an additional 500 million VND to support families in building houses.

According to Nguyen Thi Hien, Acting Chairwoman of Pho Khanh Commune People's Committee, every time former President Tran Duc Luong visited his hometown, he often advised commune officials to be close to the people and care for their lives. The former President supported the locality in building village cultural houses, schools, and rural roads...

“For the people of Pho Khanh commune, especially those who had the opportunity to meet and interact with former President Tran Duc Luong, they will always remember the image of the Party and State leader who was close, simple, and always listened to the thoughts and aspirations of the people,” Ms. Hien shared.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu (residing in Dien Truong village), a 4/4 war invalid, is one of 10 policy households in the province that received support from the family of former President Tran Duc Luong to build a house. “Previously, my family's life was very difficult, having to live in a dilapidated level 4 house. In early 2022, with the support of the family of the former President, I was able to build a solid house. Having the life we ​​have today, we are very grateful for the attention of the Party and the State, especially the support of Mr. Luong's family,” said Ms. Thu.

“Uncle Luong loves people very much…”

Go Ra village (Son Thanh commune, Son Ha district, Quang Ngai province) has over 400 households, most of whom are ethnic minorities. The story of the visit of former President Tran Duc Luong in 2003 is still recalled by the people with emotion.

That day, in the midst of a land with many difficulties, the image of a simple head of state shaking hands and asking about people like a relative has been deeply imprinted in the memories of the people here.

The house of Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu's family was built with financial support from the family of former President Tran Duc Luong.

Mr. Dinh Van Hoi - former Secretary and Chairman of Son Thanh commune still remembers the day he welcomed the former President to visit in 2003. "Uncle came to a remote place, the roads were still very difficult at that time. Uncle Luong was simple and very friendly. He asked how the people were living, if they had enough food and shelter...", Mr. Hoi emotionally recounted.

Mr. Hoi said that when we heard the news of Uncle Luong's death, everyone was saddened. He was a person who always worried about the lives of people in remote areas. He had directed us to care for and help people escape poverty. We will never forget those feelings.

Not only leaving a beautiful image in the minds of the people, former President Tran Duc Luong also left a deep impression through practical actions. “Uncle supported the construction of a community house worth 70 million VND. Thanks to that project, people have a place to meet and socialize. Hearing the news of Uncle’s death, everyone was sad…”, Mr. Dinh Van Non - Secretary of the Party Cell of Go Ra village emotionally shared.

Silent grief in each generation

Not only the people in the mountainous areas, at Le Khiet High School for the Gifted (Quang Ngai City), formerly Le Khiet High School, where former President Tran Duc Luong studied, the atmosphere was also quiet. In the school's traditional house, the letter sent by former President Tran Duc Luong to the teachers and students of the school on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its founding is still carefully preserved.

The handwriting of former student Tran Duc Luong during his visit to the school in January 1998. President Tran Duc Luong was moved and expressed his pride in being a former student of Le Khiet High School. He was even more proud when generations of teachers and students of the school promoted the tradition of studiousness, achieved many high achievements, and brought glory to the school. The messages of President Tran Duc Luong at that time were always remembered and followed by teachers and students of Le Khiet High School for the Gifted.

Former President Tran Duc Luong visited and wished a Happy New Year to officials and people of Duc Pho district (now Duc Pho town) in 2016.

Nguyen Le Bao Ngoc (12th grade Literature student, Le Khiet High School for the Gifted) shared: "Although he is gone, his advice is still a guiding principle for our generation."

Mr. Luong Ngoc Thanh (History teacher, Le Khiet High School for the Gifted) said that he is an excellent son of Quang Ngai. As a young teacher, the next generation of the school that Mr. Tran Duc Luong used to study, he will always strive to improve his professional knowledge, continuing the tradition of the golden board of achievements of Le Khiet High School for the Gifted.

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