Rarely is there a force that, in addition to its main task, also plays a role in so many other tasks. Perhaps that is why somewhere in each remote village, we see doctors in green uniforms devoted to treating and saving people, teachers in green uniforms diligently on the podium, construction workers in green uniforms hurriedly building houses for the villagers... New houses with bright brick colors are built one after another under rows of green old cinnamon trees. In the fragrant cinnamon scent, we can feel and witness the appearance of the once difficult land of "high mountains and jade cinnamon" Bac Tra My (Quang Nam) that has been transformed. Authorities at all levels and people here are enthusiastically on a new journey - the journey to escape from poverty... On the morning of March 4, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a discussion with large corporations and enterprises of Korea. From January to March every year is the season of plum blossoms blooming in Moc Chau valley (Son La province). The whole space seems to be covered in the pure white color of plum blossoms. This is also one of the most beautiful times of the year in Moc Chau. In order to bring irrigation water for the Winter - Spring crop to hundreds of households in Thoh Ga B field in Ia Chreh village, hundreds of officers and soldiers of the armed forces marched to the villagers to block the stream, lead water, and clear the flow to help expand dozens of hectares of wet rice cultivation. The belief and joy of the golden harvest seasons ensuring a prosperous life for the people here are blending with the warm melody of military-civilian affection in the 2025 Winter-Spring crop. With the spirit of "Great effort, high determination", the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, as well as the Steering Committee for eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in Quang Tri province are determined to strive to complete the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses before August 30, 2025. Quang Ninh has piloted the construction, preservation and promotion of the value of ethnic minority cultural villages associated with the development of community tourism in mountainous areas, shortening the gap between regions. In particular, San Diu Ethnic Cultural Village, Binh Dan Commune (Van Don District) has just been put into operation for a short time, and has gradually become a new tourist destination, attracting many tourists to visit and experience. If anyone has ever been to the highlands of Lang Son on market days or during the festival season, they will surely be impressed with groups of boys and girls singing love songs with sweet and affectionate sli verses. The clear and smooth sli singing has created a unique cultural identity of the ethnic people here. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on March 4, has the following notable information: Festival season and flower colors on the highlands. "Rising to Lang Nu village". Preserving the precious assets of the nation with deep love. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Rarely is there a force that, in addition to its main task, also plays a role in so many other tasks. Perhaps that is why somewhere in each remote village, we can see doctors in green uniforms devoted to treating and saving people, teachers in green uniforms diligently on the podium, construction workers in green uniforms hurriedly building houses for the villagers... On the afternoon of March 4, the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions coordinated with the Lao Cai Border Guard Command to organize a conference to summarize the coordination work in 2024 and discuss the direction and tasks for 2025. New houses with bright brick colors are built one after another under rows of green old cinnamon trees. In the fragrant cinnamon scent, we can feel and witness the appearance of the once difficult land of "high mountains and jade cinnamon" Bac Tra My (Quang Nam) that has been transformed. The authorities and people here are enthusiastically on a new journey - the journey to escape from poverty... With the advantage of water resources and climate, cold-water fish farming models in Nam Dan commune, Xin Man district, Ha Giang province are becoming a new direction in economic development for many households. Along with the support of resources from the National Target Programs, up to now, cold-water fish farming has formed a chain of links, expected to bring stable income to people in the area. From March 2 to 4, at the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater, Viem Xa area, Hoa Long ward, Bac Ninh city, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province organized the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Competition in the Spring of At Ty year 2025.
I don’t remember where I heard a sentence that roughly means: Each border soldier is a border sovereignty landmark. That is the symbolic, stylized representation of flesh-and-blood people, accepting hardships, losses, and sacrifices for a sacred command from the heart: “the station is home, the border is the homeland, the ethnic minorities are blood brothers”…
Along the long stretch of the frontier, from the top of Ha Giang to the tip of Ca Mau… how many Border Guard soldiers have stood firm on their feet and held their guns for the peace of the Fatherland? We have not counted them all, but one thing is certain, the youth of those soldiers has been left behind on the frontier; for the peace of the border. It is a voluntary act, a dedication… as simple as the way each soldier swore an oath on the military enlistment day of the past.
Although we were not born in the remote border region, as long-time writers, we have had many opportunities to visit that land of hardship and difficulties. Only when we come here can we fully understand all the dangers, hardships, and difficulties that each Border Guard soldier has to endure every day. The outposts are far away; the patrols are “thousands of meters up, thousands of meters down”… but what are their luggage? “A backpack, a gun on the shoulder, the soldier is familiar with hardships”.
No one is used to hardship, no one is used to hardship. However, soldiers have taken upon themselves the hardships and sacrifices just to gain peace. The price of peace is the price of blood. An inch of land cut off, ten thousand inches of land in pain. Therefore, every time we write about you, talk about you… even in our thoughts, we have reserved all our respect and gratitude.
We tried to search our memories, and suddenly realized that there is hardly any force that, in addition to its main mission, also fulfills so many other tasks. For each soldier in green uniform, the mission is very clear. That is, to manage and protect the border, maintain security, politics and social order and safety in the border area; and maintain border foreign affairs.
But somewhere in each remote village, we come across doctors in green uniforms devoted to treating and saving people; teachers in green uniforms diligently working on the podium; nurses in green uniforms loving their juniors in the "adopted children of the station" program; construction workers in green uniforms hurriedly building houses for the villagers; "farmers" in green uniforms busy in the fields planting and harvesting with the people...
Then when storms and floods come, natural disasters pass… we see soldiers in green uniforms standing side by side with people urgently tying down houses, evacuating people and valuable assets. They were there from the beginning, staying with the villages and people during the rainy and flood days and only really returning to their units when peace was restored.
Amidst the chaos and devastation of landslides and houses drifting away… the uniforms were stained with sweat and mud; the uniforms were imbued with the hardships and difficulties of the people in the mountainous regions. That image went beyond the daily responsibilities and duties to shine with a great humanity. That image has brought and is bringing a new nuance; an emotion that is both loving and respectful but also very simple and familiar to every soldier.
Living in the bustling border area, Border Guard soldiers understand better than anyone the difficulties, hardships and disadvantages that ethnic minorities here are enduring.
Yes, wherever you look in that countryside, you see hardship. Homes lacking food and clothing; children who cannot go to school; villages sleeping in the clouds, with many customs still remaining… Therefore, all the efforts and endeavors of the soldiers, together with all levels, sectors and the entire political system, are gradually realizing the dream of a new, happier and more fulfilling life in each village.
As soldiers, we are! Your efforts, your attempts and your sacrifices for the Fatherland and the People cannot be expressed in words or fully expressed in emotions. We have been on many trips with you to the border in the strong winds and clearly felt a complete willingness, without worries or hesitations…
A voluntary, responsible, loving act, like the soaring verse that To Huu wrote years ago: I am the child of thousands of families/ The younger brother of thousands of lost lives/ The older brother of thousands of young children...
The border has you. That is not only a message but also a firm affirmation of a position and role that nothing can replace. In fact, over the past years, thanks to you - the border guards, the country's fence has become more solid and strong. The peace of the border is soaked in the blood of many soldiers, soaked in the sweat of each patrol, soaked in the love and attachment to the local people.
The frontier has you - simple but so warm.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/bien-cuong-co-anh-1741005239273.htm
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