We recently had the opportunity to return to the mountainous border commune of Hai Son (Mong Cai City). Wherever we went, we heard people praising Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Nam, Chief of Po Hen Border Guard Station, for always being devoted to the people.
According to the story of the people here, Lieutenant Colonel Nam, despite being very busy, always took time to visit and encourage the people of the villages and hamlets to strive to develop the economy; teach the children sponsored by the Station in the programs "Helping children go to school", "Adopted children of the Border Guard Station"...
From the center of Mong Cai city to the center of the commune is more than 30 kilometers of border belt road. Nearly 10 years ago, the road leading to the commune was extremely difficult to travel, because of the fragmented terrain, steep, winding and zigzagging hills. In recent years, the road leading to the commune has been invested in upgrading, repairing, cutting curves, and lowering slopes, but travel is still difficult. Over 86% of the commune is ethnic minority, the lives of many households are still difficult.
At the time we arrived, Lieutenant Colonel Nam was not at the unit because he was busy with the Station's officers going to the base to grasp the situation in the area, to visit, encourage, and check homework for Chieu Thu Huong (born 2010, Than Phun village, Hai Son commune), the "adopted child" of the Station. We continued to Than Phun village. When meeting us, Lieutenant Colonel Nam shared: Chieu Thu Huong's situation is extremely difficult. Her father has been terminally ill for several years now, her mother does not have a stable job, and she has to support 6 Huong siblings who are of school age. Therefore, many times Huong's studies seemed to have to be abandoned. Lieutenant Colonel Nam discussed and agreed with the Party Committee and the Station Command to accept Huong as the "adopted child of the border station", the third "adopted child" of the unit, until the children finish grade 12.
During the sponsorship process, in addition to financial support, the Station regularly sent officers to coordinate with teachers and families to tutor the child in his studies. The attention of the officers and soldiers of Po Hen Border Station helped Huong have the opportunity to go to school, be confident in communicating, and participate in school activities.
Chieu Thu Huong bragged to us: "At school, we are loved by our teachers, who care for us and teach us many good things. During the summer days at home, my "foster fathers" often visit, encourage us, and guide us in our studies. I promise to try my best to study well so as not to disappoint the love and trust that the border guards have placed in me."
With the viewpoint that "The station is home, the border is the homeland, and the people of all ethnic groups are blood brothers", although very busy with professional work, Lieutenant Colonel Nam still arranges reasonable time to go to the grassroots to grasp the situation, thoughts, and lives of the people. On that basis, he and the unit's leaders advise the local Party Committee and government to effectively implement movements, programs, and models to help people develop the socio-economy, ensure security and national defense, etc. Notably, from the beginning of 2024 up to now, the station has supported the people of Po Hen village to build 5 "Model gardens"; coordinated with the Party Committee and government to organize dozens of propaganda sessions, popularizing the law for hundreds of cadres and people in the area.
Implementing Directive No. 01/CT-TTg dated January 9, 2015 of the Prime Minister "On organizing the movement of the entire people participating in protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security in the new situation", he advised the locality to maintain the assignment of 28 border party members to be in charge of 132 households in border villages and hamlets; maintaining the effective operation of 3 teams/67 households participating in self-management of border markers. From here, the people have provided the unit with valuable information related to border management and protection activities.
He always pays attention to directing the unit's officers and soldiers to regularly grasp the internal and external situation to advise superiors on policies and measures to effectively handle incidents and situations at the border, avoiding being passive and surprised; effectively deploying border diplomacy work, advising localities to do well in people's diplomacy, contributing to building a peaceful, friendly, stable, cooperative and developing border.
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