The 4th Emulation Festival “Exemplary Veteran" (2005 - 2009)

Lieutenant General Le Thanh Tam –Vice President of the Vietnam Veteran’s Association awarded the emulation flag to Dong Nai Veterans’ Association

    Over the past five years, the emulation movement “Exemplary Veteran” has become one of the important activities contributing to boosting the operation efficiency of the Veterans’ Associations across the province in all aspects. The movement helps the members of the Association increase their living standard, eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, get rich legally and overcome difficulties. VND10.7 billion, 44.4 tales, ten thousands of public workdays, plants and breeding animals have been used to assist the Association’s members in the form of loans, to build 220 houses of compassion and to repair 158 old houses of the members having difficulties in accommodation... In addition, the Association has developed its roles and has actively educated the young generation on the patriotic and revolutionary tradition, national defense and security and the building of the rural infrastructure... On this occasion, the Association also adopted its course and set its tasks in the five coming years’ emulation movement. The main content is to focus on building a strong and clean association, raising the operation quality of the Association – especially that of the grassroots Associations, helping improve the living standard of the Association’s members, cooperating in disseminating the revolutionary tradition and educating the young generation on it and participating in the protection of the Party and the government and the preservation of social security and order.

Excellent individuals receive the certificates of merit from the Vietnam Veterans’ Association

    At the festival, Dong Nai Veterans’ Association and two grassroots Associations were honored to receive the emulation flag from the Vietnam Veterans’ Association. In addition, Vietnam Veterans’ Association also awarded the certificates of merit to two collectives, eight individuals and bestowed the title “Emulation Fighter” upon nine individuals. Dong Nai People’s Committee awarded the certificates of merit to 17 collectives and 37 individuals – the members of the Association who have obtained outstanding achievements during their work process.

(Reported by Nguyen Le, Translated by Duy Minh)