Militia forces participate in overcoming coastal erosion in Phu Vang district

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In the current process of innovation and integration, the militia force continues to promote its heroic tradition, not afraid of difficulties and hardships, always present in dangerous places, especially when there are natural disasters and floods. Typically, during storms and floods, flood waters rise rapidly, cutting off many low-lying areas in localities, hundreds of militia soldiers are not afraid of danger and hardship, immediately moving in all directions, to deeply flooded and cut-off areas to support the evacuation of people and their belongings to safety.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Quang Thanh Commune (Quang Dien), Ms. Nguyen Thi Da Thao shared: Quang Thanh is a low-lying area, just a heavy rain will cause flooding and isolation. At the end of 2023, when the flood water rose too quickly, people did not have time to react, at that time, with the motto of saving people first, the militia and self-defense force was mobilized to the maximum to quickly approach and rescue people in deep flooded areas, ensuring absolute safety for the people.

Lieutenant Colonel Ho Thin, Political Commissar of the Military Command of Quang Dien district, said: Every year, the district's militia and self-defense force does a good job of mass mobilization, participating in helping people in combination with propaganda and mobilizing people to well implement the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws. At the same time, they actively participate in the movement to build new rural areas; repair and upgrade thousands of meters of roads, canals, build village halls, gratitude houses, etc., contributing to the economic, social and cultural development of the locality.

Not only taking the lead in preventing and fighting natural disasters, storms, floods, and forest fires, the militia force plays an important role in preventing and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. When Thua Thien Hue (now Hue City) was fighting the pandemic, thousands of militia soldiers were like a steel shield at the grassroots level, coordinating with medical forces to "go to every alley, knock on every door" to propagate and remind people how to prevent it. At the same time, they are the core force always present at the checkpoints on the front line of the pandemic together with other forces joining hands to prevent and fight the pandemic. In forest fires, the local militia force with the advantage of on-site forces and quick mobility has always been present the earliest, directly participating in approaching and extinguishing the fire in a timely manner, protecting people's lives and property.

According to Mr. Le Nong, Commander of the Military Command of Thuan An Ward (Thuan Hoa District), the local maritime militia is actively producing, fishing and exploiting seafood while being ready to coordinate with functional forces to protect boats and fishermen, contributing to maintaining the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland. At the same time, the militia is also a shock force participating in all activities and movements at the grassroots level, ready to search and rescue, prevent and overcome the consequences of storms, floods, natural disasters, maintain traffic order and safety...

Building a strong and widespread DQTV

Recognizing the important role of the militia and self-defense force, the Party Committee and the Military Command of Hue City have always focused on building the militia and self-defense force in the direction of "strong and widespread". Up to now, the rate of militia and self-defense forces in the whole city accounts for nearly 2% of the population, 100% of communes, wards and towns have militia and self-defense forces. The local militia and self-defense forces, mobile militia and self-defense forces, sea militia and self-defense forces of agencies and enterprises have all been improved and consolidated in both quantity and quality. Party development work in the militia and self-defense force is regularly focused on. Every year, the Military Command at the commune level introduces and admits many militia and self-defense soldiers into the Party to promote the role and responsibility of party members in performing their tasks.

As an inseparable force of the Army and an extension of the armed forces, improving the level and combat readiness of the Militia and Self-Defense Forces plays a very important role. Every year, the District Military Command focuses on improving the quality of Militia and Self-Defense training according to the motto "basic, practical, effective" training close to combat reality and the requirements of the Army's tasks in the current situation.

Colonel Hoang Van Nhan, Political Commissar of the City Military Command, affirmed: Whether in wartime or peacetime, the Militia and Self-Defense Force - the "square star soldiers" - plays a very important role, is a great revolutionary force, protecting the Party, the State, protecting the lives and property of the People; the core in building a national defense, building a solid defense area at the grassroots level. It is a direct force in propagating, bringing the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws to the people, helping the People develop the economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, build new rural areas; prevent and overcome the consequences of natural disasters, storms and floods. At the same time, it is truly an important checkpoint and becomes a solid "steel shield" in localities in maintaining political security, social order and safety, especially in coastal areas, border lines, and key areas of national defense and security, bringing peace to the People.

Article and photos: THAI BINH - QUANG DAO

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