Emotional moment when hearing the news of Uncle Ho's death

Towards the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), talking to us, Ms. Chu Thi Hang (photo), 70 years old, residential group 7, Que ward, Kim Bang town emotionally shared: The year Uncle Ho passed away, I was in grade 7, Dong Hoa Secondary School, Kim Bang. At that time, I was still young, and time had passed long ago, but I clearly remember, when I received the news of Uncle Ho's passing, teacher Thanh gathered the whole school in front of the yard and choked up to announce that Uncle Ho had "gone far away". Hearing the teacher announce the sad news, all the students in the school were emotional, many burst into tears. Although they had never met Uncle Ho, in the hearts of students like them at that time, beloved Uncle Ho was very close, always caring and giving a lot of affection to children.

Practicing the 5 teachings of Uncle Ho "Love the Fatherland, love the people/Study well, work well/Be united, disciplined well/Keep good hygiene/Be modest, honest, brave" during her time at school, Ms. Hang always studied hard and practiced to be worthy of the title of Uncle Ho's Good Child.

In 1972, following the sacred call of the Fatherland, Ms. Hang joined the army. After a period of training, Ms. Hang was sent to study nursing at the Military Medical School. After 12 months of study, in 1974, Ms. Hang graduated and worked at Military Medical Institute 203, Military Region 3 (at that time, Military Medical Institute 203 was located in Doi Son area (now Tien Son), Duy Tien). During those years, the country was still at war, Military Medical Institute 203 mainly received and treated wounded soldiers transferred from the battlefields of the South. Following Uncle Ho's teaching "A good doctor must be like a mother", following the medical ethics of a physician, Ms. Hang devoted herself day and night to her work, wholeheartedly for wounded soldiers.

In addition to her professional duties, at that time, Military Hospital 203 still had many difficulties and shortages. In the morning, Ms. Hang and everyone else had to take advantage of the opportunity to carry water from the Chau River to pour into the tank for the wounded soldiers to use. Seeing the wounded soldiers in so much pain… she was always gentle and caring. For many seriously wounded soldiers, she had to support and help them change clothes and do laundry; at the same time, she often encouraged and comforted them to overcome the pain and feel secure during their treatment…

At that time, every week the unit organized a vote for “Doctors like mothers” directly from the wounded soldiers being treated in the hospital, and compiled it once a month. The vote results were one of the criteria for judging the year-end emulation titles. Every time Ms. Hang voted, she received 100% of the votes in agreement. With her efforts and attempts to complete all assigned tasks, in 1976, Ms. Hang was voted to receive the title of Determined to Win Emulation Fighter. Ms. Hang shared that with her achievements, she was honored to visit Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum with the delegation. It was a long time ago, she only remembered that day she also stood in line and quietly followed the crowd to the Mausoleum to visit Uncle Ho. The first time she directly saw Uncle Ho lying in peace in the Mausoleum, she was very emotional, at that moment tears suddenly flowed.

To improve her professional qualifications and meet the requirements of her assigned tasks, in 1979, Ms. Hang went to medical school and graduated in 1982. In 1983, Ms. Hang transferred to work at Kim Bang District Hospital. During her time working, taking to heart Uncle Ho's teachings and practicing the medical ethics of a physician, Ms. Hang always tried her best, overcame difficulties and completed all assigned tasks well. In 1994, Ms. Hang retired.

Returning to normal life, Ms. Hang actively participates in social work. She is currently a member of the Veterans Association, Head of the Women's Association of Residential Group No. 7, Que Ward. “…Hundreds of stories about Uncle Ho/ I can't learn them all in my whole life/ Mass mobilization work must go deep/ Help people understand and maintain solidarity/ Easy things without people, nothing will be successful…” – Reading the above verses to us, Ms. Hang smiled and said, these are verses she composed herself when she participated in the “Skilled Mass Mobilization” contest. Following Uncle Ho's teaching "If mass mobilization is poor, everything will be poor. If mass mobilization is skillful, everything will be successful", Ms. Hang clearly stated that in order to propagate and mobilize members and people to listen and follow, people doing mass mobilization work must first of all be close to the people, understand the people, and know how to listen to their opinions, thoughts and aspirations.

Not only enthusiastically participating in social work, Ms. Hang is also an exemplary grandmother and mother in her family. Over the years, Ms. Hang's family has always complied with the policies and laws of the Party and State; local regulations and those of the residential group. For many years, her family has achieved the title of "Cultural Family", including two times being recognized as "Cultural Family at the provincial level".

Ms. Hang shared: For her, studying and following Uncle Ho is a daily and lifelong task. Because Uncle Ho's ideology, morality and style are always an example for everyone to study and follow.

Pham Hien

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