"Volunteer Saturday" of officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5

On March 15, Naval Region 5 organized “Volunteer Saturday” with the theme “Youth of Naval Region 5 join hands to build new rural areas and urban civilization”. The activity had the participation of thousands of cadres, youth union members of agencies and units of Naval Region 5 from the mainland to remote islands.

Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 have organized the care of trees, flower beds, and ornamental plants to beautify the unit's landscape. At the same time, they have coordinated with youth union members, armed forces, and local people to clean up the environment, clear bushes, dredge sewers, trim trees that obstruct visibility, clean the coast and roads, remove and delete advertisements, classified ads, and leaflets that violate regulations and cause loss of urban beauty; collect and classify waste and bring it to the treatment site.

On this occasion, officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 also coordinated with local youth organizations and forces to propagate and mobilize people to limit the use of plastic bags and disposable plastic products; raise awareness of responsibility for forest fire prevention and fighting during the dry season; practice civilized urban lifestyle, not encroach on sidewalks, roads, discharge wastewater and waste in violation of regulations to protect the environment and public health.

Colonel Tang Ngoc Thach, Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of Naval Region 5, said: "Volunteer Saturday" is part of a series of activities in response to "Youth Month" in 2025 of Naval Region 5 to propagate and educate officers, soldiers and people of all walks of life in the area to raise awareness and responsibility for maintaining hygiene and protecting the environment. At the same time, it promotes the spirit of vanguard and volunteerism of young people in building new rural areas and urban civilization.

After a day of hard work, officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 cleaned more than 5 km of coastline and roads; collected and classified nearly 7 tons of waste and brought it to the treatment site.

Some pictures of "Volunteer Saturday" of officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5:

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/ngay-thu-7-tinh-nguyen-cua-can-bo-chien-si-vung-5-hai-quan-211271.html