Affection from green-uniformed soldiers
Every Lunar New Year, Diem Dien Seaport Border Guard Station (Thai Thuy commune, Hung Yen province) coordinates with local authorities to organize health check-ups, health consultations and free medicine distribution programs for people who are policy beneficiaries, poor and near-poor households in coastal communes.
In the last days of the year, from early morning, the campus of Dong Thuy Anh Commune Health Station (Hung Yen province) was crowded with people coming to wait for medical examinations. Most are elderly people, people with disabilities, people with chronic diseases...
In that crowd, Mr. Nguyen Viet Minh (Thuong Phuc village, Dong Thuy Anh commune), a disabled person, said that due to difficult travel and economic conditions, he rarely has the opportunity to have a general health check-up.
Hearing the news that military doctors came to examine and distribute medicine for free, I went for a general examination to feel secure. Having medicine to take home to drink, Tet is also lighter" - Mr. Minh shared.
In recent years, officers and soldiers of Diem Dien Seaport Border Guard Station have not only provided free medical examinations and medicine but also coordinated with local authorities to organize many Tet care activities for people such as wrapping banh chung, free haircuts, visiting and giving gifts to poor households and policy families.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Do Truong Giang - Political Commissar of Diem Dien Seaport Border Guard Station, caring for people's lives and health is always identified by the unit as a regular task, naturally associated with the duties of border guards.
People in coastal areas still have many hardships, especially at the end of each year. Therefore, contributing a small part to make people more secure and welcome a warmer Tet is also the joy and responsibility of our officers and soldiers" - Lieutenant Colonel Do Truong Giang shared.
Border guard houses shelter the dream of poor students
The green-uniformed soldiers also quietly support the dreams of poor students in the coastal area.
For many years, Tra Ly Border Guard Station (Dong Thai Ninh commune, Hung Yen province) has become a lasting support for children through the models "Raising children to school", "Children raising border guard stations". In the forefront of waves and winds, the love of soldiers is entrusted in a very unique way: Keeping education for those who are facing the risk of dropping out of school.
Ta Thi Mai Oanh, a 8th grade student at Thai Do Primary and Secondary School, was orphaned from a young age, living with her maternal grandparents. When she was only 4 years old, her maternal grandmother passed away after a serious illness, leaving her grandfather and grandchild relying on each other in a difficult life. At one point, difficult circumstances made Oanh think about dropping out of school, when the road to school became fragile before the burden of making a living.
Understanding that situation, in 2021, Tra Ly Border Guard Station decided to adopt Mai Oanh as a foster child within the framework of the program "Raising Steps for Children to School - Foster Child of Border Guard Station", and at the same time committed to accompanying her until she completes the 12th grade program. From here, Oanh not only received monthly tuition and living expenses but also received regular care and encouragement from soldiers on the coastal line.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Phan Van Lam - Deputy Political Commissar of Tra Ly Border Guard Station, in addition to periodic support, officers and soldiers in the unit also voluntarily donated and presented Mai Oanh with a savings book worth more than 24.7 million VND.
In addition, through connection and mobilization, the Station has coordinated with the Pink Heart Association to give him another savings book worth 40 million VND, helping him have more support to stabilize his life and feel secure in his long-term studies.
Mai Oanh is just one of 8 students who have been and are being supported by Tra Ly Border Guard Station in the past nearly 10 years. Currently, the unit continues to support 3 students, while 5 other students have completed the program and passed the university entrance exams. In particular, from October 2023, the "Rice Jar for Border Guard Station Children" model was implemented, each month deducting 20kg of rice from the officials and soldiers' diet to support the children.
