The Ministry of National Defense honored 10 soldiers and defense personnel aged 21-35 with outstanding achievements, including captain Vu Van Cuong and athlete Tran Hung Nguyen.
At today's honor ceremony in Hanoi, Captain Vu Van Cuong, Head of the Drug and Crime Prevention Team, Pa Thom Border Guard Station (Dien Bien), was impressed by his direct participation in 10 specialized projects over the past 290 years. , case, arrest and handling of 377 drug criminals with more than 600 kg of all kinds of drugs.
In 2023, he received the Third Class Victory Medal at the age of 30; Four days ago, he received the title of Outstanding Young Vietnamese Face of 2023 awarded by the Central Youth Union.
Young faces represent the entire army at the honor ceremony on the afternoon of March 26. Image: Diep Nguyen
Among hundreds of specialized projects, Captain Cuong remembers the case of the working group lying in secret for 7 days in deep forests, high mountains, and cold rain. They communicate with each other by signal, eat dry food to maintain strength and do not miss any movement of criminals. Finally, the case was solved on the 3rd day of the Year of the Tiger 2022.
"There are specialized cases that require a long chase, facing hot weapons or criminals luring money, but the soldiers resolutely warn and handle them," he said. The most recent case he participated in was on March 3 - the traditional day of border guards, confiscating more than 3 drugs.
During the peacetime war against drugs, Captain Cuong's teammates sacrificed their lives and suffered lifelong disabilities, but he believes soldiers are always proud to contribute to keeping the people peaceful. The border guard captain said the honors and awards gave him pride and encouragement to continue contributing.
Tran Hung Nguyen on the men's 400m individual medley final race of SEA Games 31, May 5 in My Dinh. Image: Duc Dong
At 21 years old, professional military lieutenant Tran Hung Nguyen of the Swimming Team, Defense Sports Center 5 (Navy General Staff) is the youngest typical face of the honor period. Far from home since the age of 10, the fisherman from Quang Binh continuously has to train and compete at home and abroad.
At SEA Games 32, Nguyen won 3 gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal for the Vietnamese delegation. He is also the first Vietnamese athlete to break the men's 400m individual medley record in two consecutive SEA Games at the age of 19.
At the SEA Games May 31, 5, Nguyen won the gold medal in the men's 2022m individual medley swimming final with 400 minutes 4 seconds 18. In December 10 in the Philippines, Hung Nguyen finished first with 12 minutes 2019 seconds 4 at the age of 20.
General Luong Cuong, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, said that in the overall achievements of the entire army in 2023, there is a contribution from military youth. This is a shock force, the more difficult it is, the more examples it has. 10 outstanding young faces and 35 promising faces of the entire army in 2023 were voted and honored among thousands of young people who are excellent in all fields, helping to spread the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new era.
"The young faces honored today are not satisfied or stop with their achievements but continue to develop their abilities and set an example to do their tasks well," he said, affirming that the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense always believe in believe in the youth of the whole army.
In addition to the honor, leaders of the Ministry of National Defense also awarded the decision to recruit officers and promote military rank to Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh; Advance military rank promotion for Captain Le Van Tung and Captain Pham Thi Ngoc Ha; Raise salary ahead of schedule for Mr. Nguyen Trung Duc.
10 typical young faces of the entire army in 2023:
1. Captain Vu Van Cuong, Head of Drug and Crime Prevention Team, Pa Thom Border Guard Station, Dien Bien Province Border Guard.
2. Captain Le Van Tung, Deputy Squadron 2, Regiment 937, Division 370, Air Defense Air Force.
3. Lieutenant Pham Van Tu, deputy captain of ship 51-11-66, Brigade 649, Department of Transportation.
4. Major Hoang Duc Danh, Assistant for Mass Affairs, Political Department, Division 5, Military Region 7.
5. Captain Nguyen Sy Tuan, Political Commissar of Battalion 97, Military Region 4 Staff.
6. Sergeant Duong Huy Hoang, student at the Military Technical Academy.
7. Nguyen Tuan Anh, specialist in Application System Security Department, Viettel Cyber Security Company.
8. Nguyen Trung Duc, Deputy Director of M951 Cryptographic Key Production Center, Government Cipher Committee.
9. Captain Pham Thi Ngoc Ha, Editor of the Military Radio and Television Center
10. Professional military lieutenant Tran Hung Nguyen, athlete at National Defense Sports Center 5, Navy
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