Among them, Ngô Công Đoan, who left the Armed Police Regiment 600 in 1986, settled in Đức Cơ commune, Gia Lai province.
Overcoming poverty and harsh conditions, he built a 50-hectare farm producing VietGAP-certified crops such as pepper, durian, green-skinned pomelo and avocado.

The farm also includes forestry, medicinal plants, and a 1,400-square-meter swiftlet house. Today, it provides stable jobs for hundreds of local workers with monthly salaries ranging from 6.5-8 million VND (USD 260-320).
Đoan currently serves as Vice President of the Vietnam Veterans’ Business Association and President of the Gia Lai Veterans’ Business Association.
Veteran Nguyễn Ngọc Tuyến, who left the army in 1985, founded Hải Tây Phát Company in Ia Krái commune.

His business spans petroleum, fertilizers, and pesticides, while his farm boasts 4,000 pepper pillars, 800 durian trees with 200 already bearing fruit, and a 1,200-square-meter swiftlet house.
The company generates 500-600 million VND (USD 20,000-24,000) annually and creates jobs for 50 locals, with incomes between 6.5-15 million VND (USD 260-600) per month.
In Xôm Pốt village, Ia Pia commune, veteran Nguyễn Huy Thuận developed a specialized deer farm with 50-60 stags.

His processing of velvet antler into dried, powdered, liquor-soaked, and extract products has earned recognition, with his honey-soaked velvet antler receiving a provincial 3-star OCOP certification and an Outstanding Rural Industrial Product Award in 2022.
His farm earns 400-500 million VND (USD 16,000-20,000) annually and supplies breeding deer worth 35-40 million VND (USD 1,400-1,600) per pair to poor households.
Beyond business success, veterans extend their prosperity to others. Since 2018, Đoan and his family have donated over 500 million VND (USD20,000) to community funds and supported the construction of homes for poor veterans.
Since 2015, he has also provided lifelong sponsorship for Ksor H’Phước, an Agent Orange victim in Khop village.
Similarly, Tuyến donates 60-70 million VND (USD 2,400-2,800) annually to charity, prioritizes jobs for veterans’ children and ethnic minorities, and supports local initiatives.
Thuận, meanwhile, has provided breeding deer to five households, helping them stabilize income and escape poverty.
“The veterans in our province have always upheld the noble qualities of Uncle Hồ’s soldiers: exemplary conduct, responsibility, and pioneering in economic development,” said Phạm Mạnh Hùng, President of the Provincial Veterans’ Association.
“They are a reliable support for the Party, authorities, and the people, and serve as shining examples for the younger generation,” he added.