Fragrant Tet gifts, overcoming big waves to reach soldiers on distant islands

The spring atmosphere is spreading throughout Truong Sa 02 and Truong Sa 21 ships. Many Tet At Ty gifts sent from the mainland have been loaded onto the ship to depart on the first day of the new year 2025.

Bringing Tet gifts on board, preparing for the voyage to soldiers on distant islands - Photo: BONG MAI

The Naval Region 2 Command (under the Navy) organized two ship trips on the occasion of the New Year 2025, carrying a delegation to inspect combat readiness, visit and wish a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers on DK1 platforms, duty ships, and Radar Station 590.

During the trip, the delegation will also visit and congratulate the new year to the civil and political agencies and armed forces stationed in Con Dao district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Fragrant gifts from the mainland

Soldier Tran Quang Huy, who used to guard the DK1 platform cluster, now brings gifts onto the ship to send to his comrades - Photo: BONG MAI

In order for the working group to depart smoothly this morning, January 1, 2025, many officers and soldiers have made efforts to complete the logistics and technical work by the end of 2024 at the Truong Sa Defense Economic Group port (Vung Tau City).

Wearing the navy uniform, with a radiant face, soldier Tran Quang Huy said that in 2023 he was still a young soldier who had just joined, and could not help but be excited and nervous when he knew that he was about to go to Huyen Tran's house, in the DK1 platform cluster, to guard the sea and sky of the Fatherland. On the occasion of the new year 2025, before being discharged from the army, he was able to return to the mainland to join hands in logistics, transferring gifts to the ship, ready to send to his comrades on the distant islands.

"While working on the rig, receiving Tet gifts made me feel full of joy, warmth, peace, and more secure when working at sea, protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands," the young soldier expressed.

Standing in the middle of the ship's hold, soldier Tran Trung Duc holds a list, checking the Tet gifts that have just been loaded onto the ship. His teammates roll up their sleeves to help transport and load the goods.

What is special is that before that, Trung Duc and many other soldiers standing beside him had also fought at the DK1 platform cluster. Having devoted themselves to the front lines, last year these soldiers received a fragrant Tet gift, and this year they became the support for their comrades who are guarding the rough seas, through logistics work, connecting the mainland and the islands.

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Colonel Do Hong Duyen - Deputy Political Commissar of Naval Region 2 - expressed his joy and trust in the officers and soldiers - Photo: BONG MAI

Acting as the head of the working delegation, Colonel Do Hong Duyen - Deputy Political Commissar of Naval Region 2 - shared: "At this time, although the weather is not favorable, with the highest spirit for the homeland's sea and islands, for the frontline of the Fatherland, the Naval Region 2 Command, the government and people in the stationed area have also prepared very carefully."

Specifically, in addition to inspecting combat readiness, the two delegations will bring Tet gifts from the Ministry of National Defense, the Navy, the Naval Region 2 Command, civil and political agencies, businesses and people of localities to give to officers and soldiers on duty at sea, on islands and on the southern continental shelf on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

Tet gifts sent by many units - Photo: BONG MAI

The goods and necessities according to the Ministry of National Defense's Tet standards for officers and soldiers to celebrate the Lunar New Year of At Ty include: pork, chicken, sticky rice, dong leaves, green beans, apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, kumquats, jams, candies, etc. to promptly encourage and motivate officers and soldiers to overcome difficulties, work with peace of mind, and excellently complete all assigned tasks.

Before departing on the first day of the new year, close to the Lunar New Year 2025, the delegation offered incense at the cultural campus of Navy Region 2, remembering the great contributions of the heroic martyrs and praying for peace.

Images of preparations before the ship departs for DK1 platforms, duty ship, and Radar Station 590:

Soldiers take care of logistics and transport gifts for the New Year - Photo: BONG MAI

Pork, chicken, sticky rice, dong leaves, green beans, jam, candy, noodles, vermicelli, rice... are fully prepared - Photo: BONG MAI

Kumquat trees are loaded onto the ship by crane - Photo: BONG MAI

Bringing spring air to soldiers on remote islands - Photo: BONG MAI

Soldiers check some of the goods brought up first - Photo: BONG MAI

Officers and soldiers commemorate the heroes of Naval Region 2 through the ages who sacrificed their lives for the peace of Vietnam's seas and islands - Photo: BONG MAI

Colonel Do Hong Duyen remembers heroes and prays for peace for the Fatherland - Photo: BONG MAI

Meeting to support the working group's spirit - Photo: THANH BINH

Ms. Duong Thi Huyen Tram - Standing member, head of the movement committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (left cover) - on behalf of the Party Committee, government and people of the city presented Tet gifts to officers and soldiers of DK1 platform and fishermen at sea - Photo: BONG MAI

There are 28 agencies, organizations and individuals giving Tet gifts to the rigs and ships on duty with more than 1,000 large and small packages, about 20 tons of goods, in addition to cash, with a total value of more than 2 billion VND - Photo: BONG MAI

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/qua-tet-thao-thom-vuot-song-lon-den-voi-chien-si-noi-bien-dao-xa-20241231211421021.htm