Warm love of March in border region

In March, the Youth Month, the month of spring, Binh Duong’s young people have organized trips to bring youth strength to remote border areas and share love with border areas facing many difficulties.

Illuminating love between the army and people

The "Border March" program is organized as an opportunity for young people to show their voluntary spirit towards officers and soldiers who are on duty to protect peace in border areas; pay tribute to their silent contributions to the country and people. Accordingly, provincial Youth Unions at all levels have organized meaningful journeys to tighten the people-army relationship. The Youth Union, Youth Federation branches of provincial Agencies – Enterprises Bloc, with the companionship of other Youth Union branches, organized the 2023 program "Border March" - The journey I love my country”. Accordingly, they visited and donated 2 washing machines, 10 sets of bunk beds, 30 sets of blankets and pillows, 100 plastic pots, 20 fans, necessities and cash with a total value of more than VND 70 million to officers and soldiers of Dak Po border post in  Binh Phuoc province’s Bu Gia Map district. Within the framework of the program, Youth Union members also visited the border landmark 60/13 (3), held volleyball and cultural exchanges, a campfire festival with officers and soldiers of Dak Po border post.

Youth Union members of provincial Agencies-Enterprises Bloc and Phu Giao district’s Youth Union organize a flag saluting ceremony at the border landmark

Nguyen Thi Minh Hang, Secretary of Phu Giao district’s Youth Union shared: "I feel more deeply about the slogan of "Military post is home, border is homeland" when meeting and talking to border guards who are on duty at Dak Po border post. Especially, we had the opportunity to hear their stories about patrols, ensuring safety for the national border region. Feeling more clearly the sacred, emotional, and proud atmosphere when we visited and performed the ritual of "saluting border landmarks". All aimed at upholding the voluntary spirit of young people in socio-economic development, national defense and security, contributing to tightening the spirit of solidarity between Youth Union members, officials and people living and performing tasks in national border areas”.

In response to the "Border March" program this year, Youth Union members of provincial Police Agency offered incense and flowers at the monument "For the security of the Fatherland" at the relic site of ​​the Security Department of the Central Regional Administration of the South, the monument of martyrs of the People's Public Security; the monument of comrade Pham Hung and the museum of Binh Duong provincial Police Agency in the campus of the Security Department of the Central Regional Administration of the South. Here, Youth Union members cleaned up and decorated the area around the museum of Binh Duong provincial Police Agency. Next, the delegation visited and offered gifts to officers and soldiers of Xa Mat International Border Gate; visited border landmarks; visited and donated legal books, books about Uncle Ho and 1 hot and cold water machine to police officers of Tan Binh commune in Tay Ninh province’s Tan Bien district.

"A wish for you"

In the days of March, in the highlands region, there are still difficult situations, with each wave of cold air. Coming up again, starting the days of youth to celebrate the birthday of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the youth of Thuan An city again went to the highlands in the top part of the country to implement the "March of the border" program. This year, the program was held in Ha Giang province’s Yen Minh district. Here, the delegation gave a total of 550 gifts worth more than VND 220 million for children and households with difficult circumstances. Each gift is worth VND 400,000, including warm blankets, socks, boots, slippers, candy, notebooks/coloring pens… The city’s Youth Union also awarded a work on border energy lamp project by building 8 lamp posts on the way to Thang Mo kindergarten in Yen Minh district’s Thang Mo commune in Ha Giang province, with a total cost of VND 24 million. On this occasion, the delegation also awarded a playground worth VND 20 million to children in Mau Due commune’s Ong Tro village in Yen Minh district.

Nguyen Thanh Luat, Vice-Secretary of Thuan An city’s Youth Union cum Chairman of the city’s Youth Federation said: "The activity of "Border March - Volunteer Spring - Warm clothes for children" has been launched and organized by the youth of Thuan An annually, bringing practical and sustainable effects in association with each locality and unit’s needs. The local Youth Union has focused on implementing the program in residential areas with limited economic conditions; organized volunteer activities to attract a large number of young people and social forces. Hopefully, this year's program will partially share difficulties with children, people and localities in the mountainous region, contributing to motivating children to develop and people to improve their lives with good health and peacefulness.

The activities of the "Border March" program has concretized the movements of "I love my Fatherland", "Sentimental affection towards border and island areas", thereby contributing to educating teenagers and children about the love for national border, seas and islands; the glorious tradition of generations of Vietnamese youth in the cause of national construction and defense; the tradition of "paying debt of gratitude", "good leaves cover the torn ones".

Reported by Vuong Pham-Translated by Kim Tin