Building a home for policy families

Through many gestures of gratitude and practical actions, the Front, organizations, armed forces... have actively participated, mobilizing resources to support policy families to build new and repair solid houses, contributing to worshiping martyrs and living a stable life.

Officers and soldiers of Tam Thanh Border Guard Station support the transportation of materials to repair the house of a martyr's relative in Quang Phu ward. Photo: HO QUAN

Gratitude

The house of Mrs. Huynh Thi Mai - wife of the People's Armed Forces Hero, Police Colonel Ha Lan (1926 - 2013) in Tam Anh commune was presented by the Public Security Culture - Arts Magazine. Mrs. Mai is now 100 years old, has no children or grandchildren, so the house has not been repaired and is now in disrepair.

Grasping information from the base, Tam Thanh Border Guard Station (under the Da Nang City Border Guard Command) visited and surveyed Mai's living conditions to calculate appropriate support plans.

The unit assigned officers and soldiers to repaint the altar, replace the damaged roof, clean the house, and redecorate the certificates, medals, and badges. At the same time, they cleaned and rearranged the items in the house to make it more neat and convenient for daily life.

Mr. Mai emotionally said: "His (Colonel Ha Lan - PV) altar is now clean, beautiful, and solemn like new. Thank you very much, soldiers."

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Vuong, Political Commissar of Tam Thanh Border Guard Station, shared that Colonel Ha Lan had held many key positions in the People's Public Security force and was a pioneer in building a revolutionary base in Tra My during the resistance war against the US.

Youth Union members of Tam Xuan commune clean the house to help Vietnamese Heroic Mother Nguyen Thi Thu (90 years old, in Bich An village). Photo: HO QUAN

It is not only the pride of the family and locality but also a shining example in the armed forces for today's generation to learn from and follow.

"Renovating the altar and taking care of Colonel Ha Lan's family home is not only a responsibility, but also a deep gratitude for his contributions and sacrifices in the revolutionary cause," said Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Vuong.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Vuong added that on the occasion of July 27 this year, officers and soldiers of the unit contributed to repainting 3 houses for relatives of heroic martyrs and people with revolutionary contributions and renovating the living space of a wounded soldier. The cost was contributed by soldiers and mobilized from local benefactors.

Blue shirts contribute

In early July 2025, the house of Mrs. Ngo Thi Hien - wife of martyr Nguyen Trung, in Phu Truong village, Tam My commune was rebuilt. The family received 80 million VND in support from policies to eliminate temporary houses for people with meritorious services and martyrs' relatives of Nui Thanh district and Quang Nam province (old).

Officers and soldiers of Tam Thanh Border Guard Station re-roof the house of Mrs. Huynh Thi Mai in Tam Anh commune. Photo: HO QUAN

In order to speed up the handover on July 27, Tam My Commune Youth Union mobilized dozens of union members and youths to support labor days to dismantle old houses and transport construction materials.

Ms. Tran Thi Nhon, Secretary of the Tam My Commune Youth Union, said that when the house was basically completed, the unit contacted the family to support painting materials. At the same time, the progress was regularly monitored and youth volunteers were ready to support the commune to "reach the finish line" in carrying out the task of eliminating temporary houses.

In recent weeks, the city's Youth Union at all levels has actively carried out many gratitude activities to celebrate the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2025), in which many units focused on taking care of the homes of policy families.

Typical examples include the Hoi An Tay Ward Youth Union repainting the church of Vietnamese Heroic Mother Nguyen Thi Nhung (in An Bang block); the Tam Xuan Commune Youth Union cleaning the house and taking care of the garden of the house of Vietnamese Heroic Mother Nguyen Thi Thu (90 years old, in Bich An village)...

Tam My commune youth union members helped dismantle the old house and prepare to build a new home for Ms. Ngo Thi Hien. Photo: HO QUAN

Mr. Le Cong Hung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the city, Secretary of the Da Nang City Youth Union shared: "The youth of the whole city have mobilized social resources and working days of union members and young people to coordinate in eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for policy families.

Along with that, activities of house renovation, painting, and donating essential household items were also carried out simultaneously, contributing to improving living conditions for hundreds of meritorious households.

These practical tasks not only show deep gratitude, but also contribute to nurturing revolutionary ideals and a sense of social responsibility in each member and youth of the city, while strongly spreading the message of humanity in the community."

Source: https://baodanang.vn/vun-ven-mai-am-cho-gia-dinh-chinh-sach-3297930.html