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Colonel Nguyen Huu Hung, slaughtered with a delegation of officers at Ranger Station 67, was promoted to Major General by the President on October 17.
Major General Nguyen Huu Hung, 50, of Sai Son Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi City, is the Deputy General Rescue and Rescue Department, General Staff (Ministry of Defense); Deputy Chief of Office of the National Committee for Incident and Disaster Response and Search and Rescue.
Major General Nguyen Huu Hung before being promoted to the rank of Major General. Image: Military zone 4
On the night of October 11, heavy rains caused the collapse of half of the mountain at the hydroelectric power station of the operator Rao Trang 3 (Phong Xuan Commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province), burying 17 workers .
On the afternoon of October 12, a delegation of 21 officers led by Major General Nguyen Van Man went to Phong Xuan to check on the situation and find a rescue plan.
That same night, the group arrived at Ranger Station 67 and stopped here. At 0:00 on October 13, after a loud roar, the Rocky Mountains fell on the rest houses. 8 people escaped, 13 disappeared.
On the night of October 15, all 13 bodies of the rescue team were found in danger. Major General Nguyen Huu Hung was one of 13 cadres who died.
In many “hot spots” of natural disasters or incidents, Major General Hung is often present to lead the search. Recently, he entered Quang Tri to participate in the management of the rescue of the crew of the Vietship 01 ship that ran aground in the waters of Cua Viet.
Six years ago, while he was Deputy Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, he ordered the engineer to “dig tunnels in the sand” directly through the rock of the landslide, quickly saving the lives of 12 workers in the collapse of the tunnel. Water. Da Dang Palace (Lam Dong).
He received many medals such as: Third Class Victory Medal; First Class National Defense Order Honorary Soldier Medal, First, Second, Third; Military medal won.
Major General Nguyen Huu Hung (left) and a delegation of 21 on the road marched towards rescue workers at the Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric power station on November 12. Image: Military zone 4
Also on October 17, the president of the state, Nguyen Phu Trong, signed a decision to award the Medal of Protection of the Fatherland to 11 people for their outstanding achievements in the rescue mission and rescue from the moderate flood. approved at Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant, Phong Dien District.
Two people received the First Class National Defense Medal: Major General Nguyen Van Man, Deputy Commander of Military Region 4 and Major General Nguyen Huu Hung, Deputy Director of the Rescue Department – Rescue, Vietnamese People’s Army General Staff.
Among the remaining nine officers from Military Region 4, five people who received the Second Class Defense Medal were Colonel Hoang Mai Vui (Deputy Chief of the Motorcycle Department – Engineering Department); Lieutenant Colonel Bui Phi Cong (Deputy Director of Logistics); Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tien Dung (Deputy Director of the Operations Division, Department of General Staff); Lieutenant Colonel Tran Minh Hai (Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Thua Thien Hue Province Military Command); Lieutenant Colonel Le Tat Thang (Deputy Chief of Brigade and Chief of Staff of the 80th Brigade).
Four people received the Third Order of Defense of the Fatherland: Major Ton That Bao Phuc (Head of the Department of Industry, Military Command of Thua Thien Hue Province); Major Nguyen Canh Cuong (leader of Company 6, Battalion 2, Brigade 80); professional soldier captain Dinh Van Trung (Chief of Station 15W, Company 6, Battalion 2, Brigade 80); Professional Military Captain Truong Anh Quoc (Field Espionage Officer, General Staff Department, Thua Thien Hue Province Military Command).
The visit to the 13 slain officers took place on the morning of October 18 at the 268 Military Hospital, Logistics Department, Military Region 4, Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Thuan Loc Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province. Memorial at 11:00 on the same day.
