According to Captain Giàng A Súa, the Company Commander, although he is older than many other soldiers, Hung is still very sociable with his comrades. On a daily basis, Hung and his teammates are very responsible in carrying out training tasks, operating the information switchboard, building the unit, and increasing production. In life and in all work, Hung has the spirit of helping his teammates to complete their tasks.

At the end of July, the flood situation in the area was complicated, causing heavy damage to people and property in the area, including people in the border area of Son La province bordering Laos. "The order to go to prevent and fight storms and floods, search and rescue is a combat mission, an unspoken order from the heart of every officer and soldier". Receiving the task of participating in searching and overcoming the consequences of floods in Chieng So commune, Hung and his teammates immediately set off.

Image of Nguyen Viet Hung's video on the tiktok page "Northwest Soldier" and some social networking sites shared after 5 days of posting.

When arriving in Chieng So, the soldiers were deeply saddened by the scene of devastation after the flood. Hung said he felt sorry for the people because almost everything in their lives had been destroyed by the natural disaster: no rice, no clean water, no electricity, crops were buried, dirt and rubbish covered the roads, and schools were covered in mud. Not to mention, some of his comrades were assigned to search for missing people, so the situation would have been much more painful.

As soon as they arrived at the people, the unit assigned soldiers to clean up the school, go to each house to collect belongings, clean houses, clear water channels, and dredge roads. Working continuously in hot weather, Hung and his teammates sometimes felt exhausted, but tried to persevere, hoping that the people would quickly stabilize their lives.

Private Nguyen Viet Hung checks his communication equipment before starting his shift. Photo: LAI NGOC MANH

That afternoon, Hung was cleaning up with his teammates and the people in Ban Dua Cat, Chieng So commune when he got sunstroke. His teammates and the people discovered him and helped him sit down to rest. The people gave him lemonade to drink, and Hung gradually regained his strength. Afterwards, Platoon Leader Nguyen Van Thang, the direct commander, and the people in Ban Dua Cat urged him to return to a resting place. Hung said that his health was stable enough to continue his mission with his teammates, but Platoon Leader Thang "ordered": "The mission of helping the people is still complicated, comrade, you should go home and rest, regain your health and continue your mission tomorrow."

Later, recalling the time he had sunstroke, Hung felt dizzy, his ears were ringing, his limbs were shaking so much that he could not even hold a cup of water that the people gave him. At that time, seeing the uncles and aunts gathering to take care of him, Hung only vaguely heard the murmuring: "I have helped you a lot, now I am tired, let me take care of you a little bit". Hung was also very surprised because his image and normal activities with the people of Chieng So were posted on social networks and received such great attention from the community. Hung felt proud and promised himself to strive to maintain the people's trust. He wished to serve in the Army for a long time to continue to contribute to maintaining his title in the hearts of the people.

Soldier Nguyen Viet Hung and his teammates in the unit's vegetable garden. Photo: LAI NGOC MANH

Lieutenant Lo Van Chung, Political Commissar of the Information Company of the Son La Provincial Military Command, said that as soon as the image of soldier Nguyen Viet Hung was shared and received the attention of the online community, he and the officers and soldiers of the unit were very proud. The attention and positive comments and encouragement of the online community added strength and strongly inspired the soldiers.

Political Commissar Lo Van Chung also shared that in the first days of August, floods continued to be complicated in the province. 100% of the unit's officers and soldiers volunteered to do flood prevention tasks.

The image of people taking care of soldier Nguyen Viet Hung in Chieng So commune was recorded by reporters of Military Zone 2 Newspaper working nearby, posted on Military Zone 2 Newspaper online, shared on Military Zone 2 Newspaper Facebook page and Tiktok page "Northwest Soldier", immediately received the attention of the community and spread strongly on social networking platforms. After nearly 5 days of posting, the social networking accounts of Military Zone 2 Newspaper attracted more than 5 million views, more than 175,000 likes, more than 7,000 positive comments; nearly 2,000 shares, including many reputable accounts posting with source citations. Up to now, social networking platforms continue to share and comment positively, expressing people's admiration and gratitude for the soldiers; Highlighting the sense of responsibility and wholehearted service to the people of the Armed Forces of Military Region 2 in the work of preventing and fighting natural disasters and overcoming the consequences of storms and floods; affirming the mettle of Uncle Ho's soldiers in all circumstances.

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    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/nuoi-duong-van-hoa-bo-doi-cu-ho/nguyen-viet-hung-chien-si-trieu-view-839839