Ms. Bui Thi Thu Huong, 47 years old, who works as a scrap collector in Ward 27, emotionally said: "I have received many charity meals from officers and soldiers of the Ward 27 Military Command and every time I have been welcomed with kindness, friendliness and sharing."

According to comrade Le Hoang Tan, Commander of the Military Command of Ward 27: "Recently, due to some companies cutting working hours, many nights on patrol, we encountered poor workers struggling to make a living on the streets. Therefore, we decided to implement the model of "Freedom Meals" to share difficulties with the people".

To have operating funds, the unit mobilizes philanthropists and voluntary contributions and savings of officers and soldiers. Since March 2023, the unit has given nearly 200 meals to people in difficult circumstances. The meaningful work of officers and soldiers of Ward 27 Military Command has been recognized, praised and actively participated by local people. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao, a resident of Ward 27, said: "My family is in the category of just having enough to eat, but I decided to mobilize support of 50kg of rice/month to join hands with officers and soldiers of Ward 27 Military Command to share with people who are more difficult than me". Through the model, the unit not only helps people in difficulty but also educates and nurtures compassion in each officer and soldier.

Soldiers of Ward 27 Military Command, Binh Thanh District give charity meals to the poor.

Sharing, helping people in difficulty, building solidarity between the army and the people is one of the goals in promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style of the Binh Thanh District Military Command in recent years. To implement the above content, in recent times, units have deployed many creative and effective models and methods. Typically, the Military Command of Ward 28 has the model of "Military-Civilian Kitchen". From 2022 to present, the unit has mobilized to cook and give more than 1,300 meals to poor people and patients. At the Military Command of Ward 6, since 2020, officers and soldiers have mobilized to deploy the Movement "Repair 1 house each year for officers, soldiers and people in difficulty" with a budget of 60 million VND/house...

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Viet Hung, Commander of the Binh Thanh District Military Command, said: “Along with many measures, the unit focuses on promoting propaganda through the model of “Learning one teaching of Uncle Ho every day”. Accordingly, every day, the unit prepares one teaching of Uncle Ho, writes it on the emulation board and disseminates it to all officers and soldiers; at the same time, orients specific ways of following it, promptly praising positive collectives and individuals.

The military agency also signed a specific coordination program with local departments and branches, creating many resources. From 2022 to present, the unit has coordinated to build and repair 4 houses, give gifts worth more than 300 million VND to the poor, orphans... These specific and practical actions have contributed to building solidarity between the army and the people; officers and soldiers understand and respect the people; the people trust officers and soldiers more and unite with the unit to complete all tasks well. In 2022, the Binh Thanh District Military Party Committee successfully completed its tasks, and the district's armed forces were awarded the Emulation Flag by the Ministry of National Defense.

Article and photos: XUAN HUNG