Son La Border Guard officers assist Thao Tra Po in completing his admission application to the University of Natural Resources and Environment.

In Son La area,Border GuardManages 274km of border adjacent to Laos, 125 landmarks, 11 markers. This is a strategic area with many potential security and order complications.

In that context, the Party Committee and Command of Son La Border Guard have identified studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle as a key political task, closely linked with the work of building a strong and comprehensive force.

Every year, 100% of Party cells, Party members, and the masses in the force develop plans to study and follow Uncle Ho's example, implementing them in various forms such as thematic activities, online learning, and propaganda via internal radio and social networks.

 

The leaders of the Son La Provincial Border Guard Command held a meeting and congratulated students who were admitted to universities and colleges.

The above actions have created a profound change from awareness to action, becoming a driving force for cadres and soldiers to boldly innovate, dare to think, dare to act for the people, for the Fatherland's borders.

To realize Uncle Ho's teachings, Son La Border Guard has implemented many models and programs rich in humanistic meaning, closely connected with the lives of the people. Typical programs are: "Helping children go to school", "Adopted children of border guards", "Godmother - Connecting love", "Nurturing green border seedlings".

Since 2016, the Son La Border Guard has sponsored and raised 146 students with difficult circumstances in the border area. Many of them have been taken to the units for care and tutoring, becoming real “adopted children” of the soldiers in green uniforms.

 

Officers of Phieng Pan Border Guard Station guide people of Phieng Khang village, Phieng Pan commune to grow high-yield squash.

Officers and soldiers at border posts are not only a spiritual support but also transform into "green-uniformed teachers", wholeheartedly teaching and guiding children to adulthood.

The great joy is that many students have passed the entrance exams to universities and colleges, including those admitted to the Border Guard Academy, becoming comrades and teammates of their former "foster fathers".

Not only supporting children in the province, Son La Border Guard also extended their arms to students in difficult circumstances in the provinces of Laos. From saving rice jars and sharing breakfasts, officers and soldiers have helped the children confidently go to school, contributing to strengthening the special friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Laos.

 

 

One of the typical and advanced faces recognized and honored by the Head of the Provincial Border Guard Command and other agencies and branches.

Not only taking care of the young generation, Son La Border Guard also accompanies the people in economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. Manyborder guard stationactively guided people to convert crops and livestock, applying effective economic models.

In Phieng Pan commune, officers and soldiers have helped people cultivate squash, bringing in stable income. In the border communes of Chieng Tuong and Long Sap, soldiers and people have grown fruit trees on sloping land such as passion fruit, plum, etc., bringing in economic value many times higher than growing corn and cassava.

Economic models not only improve life but also affirm the close bond between the army and the people, creating a solid position of people's hearts and minds at the border.

Officers of Long Sap International Border Guard Station presented bicycles and financial support to Tunpheng Khamxi students in Huaphanh province (Laos) with difficult circumstances who were sponsored by the unit.

Along with economic development, Son La Border Guard is also a shock force in natural disaster prevention, rescue and relief. Brave examples such as Major Quang Van Tam jumping into a fast-flowing stream to save a drowning person, or Military Medical Major Pham Thien Thuat crossing the forest at night to help a pregnant woman give birth safely, have become touching stories for the spirit of learning and following Uncle Ho.

Son La is a hot spotdrug crimescross-border. Border Guard officers and soldiers often face danger and must make silent sacrifices to keep peace at the border.

 

Immediately after storm No. 3 passed, officers and soldiers of the Son La Border Guard were present to help households overcome the consequences of floods.

From 2016 to present, Son La Border Guard has presided over and coordinated the fight against 492 cases, arrested 635 subjects, seized more than 69 kg of heroin, nearly 58 kg of synthetic drugs, many weapons and other evidence.

Hundreds of major drug cases were busted, many officers and soldiers achieved outstanding achievements, and were commended by the Ministry of National Defense, the Border Guard Command and the People's Committee of Son La province.

Typical examples include Captain Ha Van Cho and Captain Trinh Cong Hau, soldiers who have been honored as Emulation Fighters for many years in a row and received many certificates of merit. These achievements clearly demonstrate the bravery, intelligence and spirit of "forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people" of the soldiers in green uniforms.

 

"Teacher" Ha Van Tien, an officer of Chieng On Border Guard Station, still diligently teaches the "children" every night.

In any border commune or village of Son La, it is easy to see the image of "green uniform soldiers" fighting side by side with the people, from building houses, opening roads, pulling electricity, propagating the law to mobilizing people not to listen to bad guys, and joining hands to protect the border and landmarks.

Mr. Lau Dua Va, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Pa Vai Village, Sop Cop Commune, shared: “The Border Guards not only guard the border but are also close friends of the people. They come to each house, listen, share, help people develop the economy, and stabilize their lives. We trust and consider the soldiers as family members.”

 

Son La Border Guard officers and soldiers help people plant rice after the flood passed.

It is this flesh-and-blood bond that has created the image of “Uncle Ho’s soldiers”, a sacred title bestowed by the people. The “green-uniformed teachers”, “green-uniformed doctors”, “foster fathers and mothers” not only exist in daily life but also become symbols of the spirit of studying and following Uncle Ho.

Imbued with Uncle Ho's teachings, Son La Border Guards have turned studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style into concrete and practical actions. 100% of the collectives and individuals in the unit have completed their tasks well, achieving emulation titles for many consecutive years.

 

"Con" Lia Xuan Ngoc, a new student at the Border Guard Academy, took a souvenir photo with "father" Nguyen Van Hung before entering the school.

More importantly, from the simple yet noble deeds, the image of the green-uniformed soldier shines more and more, creating trust and a solid support for the ethnic people in the border areas. That is also the foundation for building a national border defense posture, firmly protecting the territorial sovereignty and national border security.