Military rescuers commended for search and rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey

  • Delegates pose for a group photo. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Delegates pose for a group photo. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
  • Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence presents certificates of merit from Minister of National Defence to officers and soldiers at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence presents certificates of merit from Minister of National Defence to officers and soldiers at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
  • Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and General Luong Cuong pose for a group photo with officers and soldiers at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and General Luong Cuong pose for a group photo with officers and soldiers at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
  • Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and General Luong Cuong present certificates of merit from Minister of National Defence to officers and soldiers at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and General Luong Cuong present certificates of merit from Minister of National Defence to officers and soldiers at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
  • Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence speaks at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence speaks at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
  • Director of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam, General Luong Cuong presents gifts to officers and soldiers. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Director of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam, General Luong Cuong presents gifts to officers and soldiers. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
  • Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence and delegates attend the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
    Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Minister of National Defence and delegates attend the ceremony. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức
The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on February 24 to commend officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) who had participated in humanitarian relief and search and rescue operations in Turkey following the devastating earthquake on February 6. The VPA sent a 76-member team to Turkey, who were assigned to work in Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the quake. During the deployment period from February 13-22, the VPA team performed searches in 31 locations and located 15 points with victims, including two with signs of survivors. The VPA team’s activities were appreciated by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and leaders of Hatay province and relevant agencies in the host country. VNA Photo: Trọng Đức

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