Ship 637 of Navy Region 5 sets off to perform Tet duty at sea

On the morning of January 9, in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province, a working delegation of the Naval Region 5 Command led by Colonel Trinh Xuan Tung, Commander of the Region, visited, encouraged, and wished a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers of Ship 637, Squadron 511, Brigade 127 before the troops departed for their Tet duty at sea.

At the meeting, Colonel Trinh Xuan Tung sent best wishes to the officers and soldiers of Ship 637 and their families on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025; at the same time, he shared the feelings, difficulties and hardships of the soldiers when performing the duty of Tet duty at sea in harsh weather conditions, storms, and far from their families.

Đại tá Trịnh Xuân Tùng động viên cán bộ, chiến sĩ Tàu 637.

Colonel Trinh Xuan Tung encouraged officers and soldiers of Ship 637.

The Commander of the Region emphasized: Tet is a sensitive time, when situations are likely to occur. Therefore, officers and soldiers of the ship need to uphold their sense of responsibility, actively patrol, observe and detect targets, not to miss, be passive, or surprised, and be ready to successfully handle all situations, contributing to firmly protecting the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland so that people can celebrate Tet in peace.

Thủ trưởng Bộ Tư lệnh Vùng 5 Hải quân tặng quà cán bộ, chiến sĩ Tàu 637.

The Chief of Naval Region 5 Command presented gifts to officers and soldiers of Ship 637.

On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the ship, Major Nguyen Cong Bang, Captain of Ship 637, thanked the affection, care, encouragement and sharing of the Head of the Regional Command, and said that this was the second consecutive year that Ship 637 had carried out the task of patrolling and standing guard at sea during the traditional Tet holiday of the nation. Although they could not celebrate Tet with their families, the officers and soldiers of the ship were all assured in their work, clearly identified their responsibilities, enthusiastically competed to achieve results, and determined to complete their assigned tasks well.