The warmth of “Border guard Spring - Warming the hearts of villagers” program

To celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2026), and welcome the Binh Ngo Spring 2026, on the afternoon of February 3, at Loc An Primary and Secondary School (Hamlet 1, Tan Tien Commune, Dong Nai Province), Tan Thanh Border Guard Post, Loc An Border Guard Post, and Tan Tien Commune co-chaired the organization of the program “Border guard Spring - Warming the hearts of villagers”.

Colonel Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Head of the Political Department of the Border Guard, presents a symbolic plaque for a gratitude house to professional Captain Nguyen Huu Thinh - a professional soldier with housing difficulties. Photo: Nguyet Ha

This program was directed by the Command of the Provincial Border Guard as a pilot for province-wide implementation.

Attending the program on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of the province was comrade Ha Anh Dung, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the VFF Committee of the province. Also in attendance at the event were Colonel Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Head of the Political Department, representatives of the Party Committee, Border Guard Command, and other delegates.

*Many meaningful activities
 

Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the VFF Committee of Dong Nai Province Ha Anh Dung presents scholarships to disadvantaged students. Photo: Nguyet Ha

Vice Chairwoman of the VFF Committee of Dong Nai Province Luu Thi Ha presents scholarships to disadvantaged students. Photo: Nguyet Ha

Colonel Pham Van Dang, Deputy Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard Command emphasized: The program holds special significance as it takes place on the occasion of marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the success of the 14th National Party Congress, and welcoming the Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse 2026.

Through practical activities in the program “Border guard Spring - Warming the hearts of villagers” over the years, especially in 2025, the Provincial Border Guard has mobilized nearly 2 billion VND to care for policy families, revolutionary contributors, and disadvantaged households in the area. This has helped disadvantaged households have the conditions to celebrate a warm and meaningful spring; at the same time, contributing to strengthening the solidarity between the military and the people, joining hands with the Border Guard to firmly protect national border sovereignty...

Colonel PHAM VAN DANG, Deputy Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard Command
 

Comrade Ha Anh Dung, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the VFF Committee of Dong Nai Province and Colonel Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Head of the Political Department of the Border Guard present gifts to families of revolutionary contributors. Photo: Nguyet Ha

The program aims to mobilize resources from Party committees, authorities, the political system, and the entire population to care for the people in border areas to have a warm, joyful, and safe Tet; thereby, strengthening the close-knit solidarity between the military and the people, joining hands to firmly maintain border security - the protective barrier of the Fatherland.

Colonel Nguyen Anh Duc, Deputy Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command of Dong Nai presents Tet gifts and “Giving strength for students to go to school” scholarships to disadvantaged students. Photo: Nguyet Ha

Nguyen Thi Loan, Deputy Head of the Information, Education and Mass Mobilization Department of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee presents Tet gifts and “Giving strength for students to go to school” scholarships to disadvantaged students. Photo: Nguyet Ha

Through specific activities such as: visiting and giving gifts to policy families, disadvantaged households, ethnic minorities; organizing zero-VND stalls, free medical examinations, distributing medicine, providing livelihood support gifts, repairing houses, cultural and artistic exchanges, disseminating laws… practically contributing to the material and spiritual well-being of the people, strengthening the trust of the compatriots in the Party, the State, and the Border Guard force.

Colonel Pham Van Dang, Deputy Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Political Commissar of the Dong Nai Provincial Border Guard Command, and Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairwoman of the VFF Committee of the province, Chairwoman of the Dong Nai Provincial Women's Union Le Thi Thanh Loan present gifts to disadvantaged households. Photo: Nguyet Ha

Also according to Colonel Pham Van Dang, in addition to caring for and effectively implementing social welfare policies, helping disadvantaged compatriots welcome a warm spring, the program continues to promote the role of the people in participating in protecting national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and border security; actively providing information, coordinating in the fight against all types of crimes, maintaining political security, social order and safety in border areas.

The "Border Guard Spring - Warming the hearts of villagers” not only carries profound humanitarian significance but is also an important, long-term solution to consolidate the "all-people border defense posture" associated with a firm "people's heart posture", creating a foundation for the Dong Nai Provincial Border Guard to successfully complete the task of managing and firmly protecting national sovereignty and border security in the new situation" - Colonel Pham Van Dang emphasized…

* Joining hands to firmly protect the nation's border regions

Colonel Nguyen Anh Duc, Deputy Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command, said: The Dong Nai Provincial Border Guard is tasked with managing and protecting a border line 258.939km long; managing 28 main border markers and 353 auxiliary border markers. The border line borders the provinces of Kratie, Tboung Khmum, and Mondulkiri of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The program presented 150 gifts (500,000 VND/gift) by Tan Thanh, Loc An Border Guard Stations and Tan Tien commune to families of meritorious people, disadvantaged households, poor but studious students, along with zero-dong stalls.

Along with many other practical activities from philanthropists, sponsors, the zero-dong stalls with about 750 gifts, averaging 500,000 VND/gift, totaling about 400 million VND… The Border Guard Command also presented a house of gratitude to the family of professional Captain Nguyen Huu Thinh, who faced housing difficulties.

Colonel Nguyen Anh Duc stated: "In recent times, the management and protection of national border sovereignty have always been maintained, and the border line and markers have been kept in their original state. This result is due to the efforts, solidarity, and overcoming of difficulties by the specialized forces, with the Border Guard as the core, including the role of firmly consolidating the military-civilian solidarity in border communes through activities such as the program, which has been contributing to building a firm "border defense posture" and "people's heart posture" in the border region."

Participating in the activities and receiving gifts from the program, Kha Thi Mai emotionally expressed her deep gratitude to the leaders at all levels, sponsors, especially the Border Guard, for their care and responsibility towards the people in the border region, enabling them to welcome a full and warm spring.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Ha Anh Dung, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, informed: To have a warm spring, leaving no one behind, Dong Nai province has spent hundreds of billions of VND, supporting policy families and disadvantaged people. To date, the Fatherland Front has coordinated and mobilized over 10 billion VND with thousands of gifts presented to beneficiaries, especially in 8 border communes, so that everyone can have a joyful spring and a warm Tet…

The "Border Guard Spring- Warming the hearts of the villagers" program, as a pilot for the province-wide implementation, was a great success, with hundreds of gifts presented, thousands of warm handshakes… all demonstrating the strength of national great unity, and military-civilian solidarity. This is also a great motivation for the entire army and people to join hands to firmly protect national border security in the area and welcome a warm spring.

By Nguyet Ha – Translated by Mai Nga, Thu Ha