Every Tet comes, the spring approaches, giving support of all kinds to families with meritorious services to the national revolution and poor households in coastal border areas across Da Nang is a meaningful task to which local border guards always pay a special heed in an effort to bring a warm and joyful spring to them.

A local Border Guard officer (left) gives Tet gifts to disadvantaged households in Thuan Phuoc Ward.

In an active response to the highly meaningful programme ‘heart-warming feeling to those living in the border area’ launched by the Viet Nam Border Guard High Command, in the days leading up to Tet 2023, the Da Nang Border Guard has called for businesses, philanthropies and its officers and soldiers to donate a total of more than VND 300 million worth of Tet gifts for financially-struggling households and social policy beneficiaries. ‘Don’t let people in border areas suffer shortages on the occasion of Tet’ is the motto of the entire Border Guard force.

Present at the gift giving ceremony entitled ‘Each organisation and individual is associated with helping a humanitarian address’ in Hoa Chau Commune, Hoa Vang District, Colonel Do Van Dong, political commissar of the municipal Border Guard Command said, “Ten kilograms of rice, some clothes, blankets and other necessities for poor people in remote areas during Tet are very precious. The gifts, despite being small, are of great significance to those in need because they show border guards’ emotional attachment to the people in border areas".

In addition, the municipal Border Guard Command gave hundreds of gifts to poor people in coastal wards and mountainous communes in Hoa Vang District.

Local Border Guard officers give gifts and extends Tet wishes for those who stay at the city’s Centre for Caring People with Meritorious Services to the city's Revolution.

Also, the total amount of VND 36 million in aids were provided for poor studious pupils in border areas whilst free-of-charge medical checkups, treatment medicines were handed out to 165 people belonging to social policy families and those with great contribution to the country’s revolution in maritime border wards.

Visiting and giving gifts to the city’s Centre for Caring people with meritorious services to the city's revolution, Colonel Ho Si Hau, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the municipal Border Guard Command expressed his deep gratitude to those who contributed to the national revolutionary cause for national liberation and reunification.

He hoped that the elderly would continue to live happily and healthily, as a spiritual support for younger generations.

Representatives of the municipal Border Guard Command leaders present Tet gifts to poor studious pupils in Hoa Hiep Bac Ward, Lien Chieu District

Joining hands to support the poor and social policy families at Tet has brought practical effects to preserve and promote the time-honoured national tradition of “when drinking water, remember its source”.

The above-mentioned volunteer works also carry a profound humane message, showing the affection and responsibility of the local Border Guard officers and soldiers for those in need in the coastal border area on the occasion of Tet. These noble deeds are contributing to brightening the noble quality of “Uncle Ho's soldiers”.

Reporting by BA VINH, LH - Translating by A.THU