Choking farewell to 4 commune police officers and soldiers who died on duty

I'll go on duty and then come back to you and your mother!"

At dawn on June 13, the small alley leading to the house of Major and Martyr Hoang Trung in residential group 5, Tan Hoa ward, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, was crowded with people, comrades and relatives coming to bid him farewell on his final journey before returning to his motherland.

In the small house where the funeral was held, the image of Ms. Tran Thi Sen (Major Trung's wife) hugging her husband's mementos and crying silently made everyone choke up. To her, until today, she still cannot accept the bad news that after a night on duty, her husband has gone forever.

Comrades and people came to burn incense to bid farewell to Major and Martyr Hoang Trung on the morning of June 13.

Mr. Trung and Ms. Sen were former officers and employees of the Ministry of Public Security's Cultural School 3. After the unit was downsized, Ms. Sen was transferred to work as an employee of the Dak Lak Provincial Police Guest House, while Major Trung was transferred to work as a police officer in Ea Ktur commune.

The unit is dozens of kilometers away from home, often having to stay on duty at night to ensure security and order in the area the unit is responsible for. For his family, he is also the main breadwinner, supporting his elderly mother, sick wife and two young children of school age.

Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, encouraged and shared the pain with the family of Captain and Martyr Ha Anh Tuan.

According to her family, Ms. Sen has suffered from stage 4 kidney failure for many years but still tries to work to earn a salary to pay for medicine. Her two children, who are in 9th and 11th grade, and her 69-year-old mother are also taken care of by Mr. Trung.

“The couple had to work hard to build this house, and the land was borrowed from my grandparents. Yesterday, before leaving for duty, he told me that he would come back to me and my children after he finished his work. I never thought he would be gone forever,” Ms. Sen choked up.

Still not believing that her husband has gone forever, Ms. Pham Thi Nhu Phuong, wife of Martyr, Captain Ha Tuan Anh (police officer of Ea Tieu commune) has been crying these past few days every time her comrades and relatives come to visit. Relatives said that Phuong and Tuan Anh met in 2012 and got married in 2019. Their first daughter, over 3 years old, is the family's comfort.

Comrades, relatives and people came to say goodbye to the fallen commune police comrades.

Phuong works as a teacher near home to take care of her parents-in-law because Tuan Anh often works away from home. “At the end of 2022, he was transferred to work at the Ea Tieu Commune Police. There is a lot of work at the unit, so he often has to leave early and come back late. Being a workaholic, he still helps his parents with farming and cleaning the house in his free time,” Phuong said, sobbing.

Continuing, Ms. Phuong said that for more than a week now, her husband has been on night duty continuously at the request of his superiors. “On the evening of June 10, our daughter fell ill, so he came home to cook, feed her, and give her medicine. Before leaving, he told me that after working at the office tonight, he would come back to take my daughter for a check-up and finish the garden that his grandparents had just given him to increase his income. But he left me and my daughter,” Ms. Phuong choked with tears.

Ms. Phuong, wife of Captain and Martyr Ha Anh Tuan, guards her husband's coffin.

Sharing the same pain, over the past few days, the mother of Major and Martyr Tran Quoc Thang seemed to have no more tears to cry for her son. Next to the coffin, she sat silently looking at the portrait of her son with incense smoke rising, making everyone's heart ache.

For many years, Thang has been working away from home. Since he was assigned to work at the Ea Tieu Commune Police, Thang's family's dilapidated house promised to save up his salary to repair it for his mother. "On the afternoon of June 10, after dinner, my son said that in a few months he would save up enough money to repair the house for his mother. Before leaving, he told his mother to try to sleep early and that he would come back when he was done. But that time I left, I never got to see him again," Major Thang's mother choked up.

The mother of Major and Martyr Tran Quoc Thang was stunned when she heard the news that her son had passed away.

Comrades always side by side, people stand side by side

The incident of 4 commune police officers who sacrificed their lives while on duty has left behind much pain for their families and relatives, and endless grief for their colleagues and the people. However, amidst the grief and pain, in the past days, the families of the comrades have also been given warmth because they always have their comrades by their side and the people standing by their side. After the incident, leaders from the central to local levels, especially their comrades and police officers from all units, have always been on hand to help and encourage them.

Comrades always stand side by side to share the pain with the families of the fallen officers and soldiers.

A long-time friend of Major and Martyr Hoang Trung's family has been staying by the family's side for the past few days to help with the funeral, saying that Trung and his wife were in very difficult circumstances. His wife was sick, but they lived very affectionately and closely. "Hearing the news that Trung suddenly passed away when the burden of the family was not yet completed made us extremely sad. We love Trung, his old mother, and his young children, and will try to help the family in any way we can," said Major and Martyr Trung's friend.

Sharing the pain and loss, Mr. Nguyen Tien Hai (a resident of Ea Ktur commune) said that the sacrifice of the police comrades is a great loss not only for the police force but also for the people. “Since the regular police comrades came to the commune, the security and order situation in the locality has clearly changed. There are no more scenes of drunken youths fighting as much as before, petty theft has decreased a lot… As a resident, I would like to respectfully send my condolences to the families of those comrades as well as the police force,” Mr. Hai shared.

Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Deputy Minister of Public Security, encouraged, visited and shared the pain with the family of Major and Martyr Tran Quoc Thang.

Coming to burn incense in memory and visit the families and relatives of the four officers and soldiers, Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, acknowledged the sacrifices of the comrades while performing their duties, for the peace of the people. He shared the great losses and wished that the relatives of the comrades would try to overcome the pain and stabilize their lives.

“The Party, the State, and the Ministry of Public Security always pay attention to and implement well the regime and policies for the sacrificed police officers, sharing the pain so that the families of the families can soon overcome this great loss. We request that the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Dak Lak Provincial Police pay attention and create favorable conditions to help the families of the soldiers overcome difficulties, soon stabilize their lives, and have appropriate and timely policies for those with meritorious services,” Deputy Minister Luong Tam Quang emphasized.

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