Under the moonlight shining down the bumpy road into the village, Lieutenant Luong Thi Hieu recounted the emotional moment when she received a mission in Nghia Hanh commune and encountered the Thai ethnic costumes of the people here. For her, it was like a return.
23 years ago, Hieu was born into a Thai ethnic family in Moi village, Chau Phong commune, now Chau Phong village, Hung Chan commune (Nghe An). Her father, Mr. Luong The Tai, suffered from hepatitis B but still had to work as a hired laborer in Bac Ninh; her mother worked freelance in her hometown to take care of her children.
A deprived childhood made Hieu feel sad when she saw her friends having a fulfilling life. But understanding her parents' sacrifice, she determined that studying was the path to change her life and later to show filial piety to her family.
In 2021, Hieu became the valedictorian of block C of Ethnic Minority Boarding School 2, Nghe An province, entered the Top 3 highest scores nationwide and was admitted to the People's Security Academy.
During her studies, Hieu was selected to participate in two training sessions to serve the national parade and parade A70 and A80. The training process on the training ground helped her mature in bravery. In the A80 mission, Hieu was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Minister of Public Security for outstanding achievements.
Graduating with honors, Hieu received a decision to work at Nghia Hanh Commune Police (Nghe An). The day he heard his son report the news, Mr. Luong The Tai, who was working as a worker in Bac Ninh, was moved to tears.
Nghia Hanh has a Thai ethnic community living there, so for Hieu, this place has become the area for her to realize her childhood wish to contribute to helping people build her homeland. On the "All people protect national security" festival, seeing the familiar ethnic costume, she was moved: "This is definitely the place where I must be attached to and try".
In the early days of receiving the assignment, Hieu determined to "go deep, go close", get acquainted with people's eating and living habits to build trust. Mr. Nguyen Nhat Tuan, hamlet chief of Mon Son hamlet, commented that Lieutenant Hieu was active, emotional, and close, helping people to have more trust.
Having experienced poverty, Hieu sympathizes with families who are still in difficulty. Outside of work hours, she mobilizes and collects old clothes and books to give to people in Mon Son hamlet.
After all, the female Lieutenant's biggest dream is still to build a solid house for her parents. "I will try to work hard, save money to build a house for my parents to have a place to shelter from the sun and rain," Hieu shared.
In the mountains and forests of western Nghe land, the footsteps of the female police officer of the Thai ethnic group continue on the path of sticking to the village and being close to the people. For Hieu, the moonlight illuminating the road is also the light of youth and filial piety.
