In many remote border villages, numerous children grow up without parental care and lacking basic educational and living conditions. But it is precisely in these difficult places that there are "special homes"—where these children are nurtured and educated with both love and discipline by border guards. From this, the "Border Guard Adopted Children" model not only provides these children with the opportunity to attend school but also opens up a more secure and warmer future for them.

For over six years, the two brothers, Song Lao Cuong and Song Lao Viet, have been adopted as "foster children" at the Chieng On Border Guard Post in Son La province. Since living with the border guard officers and soldiers, their lives have gradually changed for the better.

Sharing about his early days at the outpost, Song Lao Cuong, a Hmong boy and adopted child of the Chieng On Border Guard Post, said that he arrived here before he could even speak Vietnamese fluently. Over time, the children gradually got used to the new way of life – with clear schedules, full meals, someone to remind them to study, and someone to teach them how to live in an orderly and independent manner.

As for Song Lao Viet, the living environment at the border guard station has helped him learn and develop many life skills. Not only does he attend school regularly, but the two brothers also participate in many collective activities, age-appropriate work, recreation, and physical training.

According to Major Cam Ba Thanh, Deputy Political Officer of Chieng On Border Guard Station, the officers and soldiers always strive to put themselves in the role of fathers, uncles, and older brothers in the family to be close to, share with, and accompany the children. This creates a feeling for the children that they are living in their own home, eliminating the distance between the border guard station and their adopted children.

For border guards, caring for and raising these children is not only a duty but also a responsibility and an expression of love. Each step in the growth of the border guards' adopted children is also a shared joy for the officers and soldiers stationed here.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Dao Manh Tuong, Deputy Head of Political Affairs, Son La Provincial Border Guard Command, the "Border Guard's Adopted Children" program aims at the long-term goal of creating conditions for children, after completing their secondary education, to continue vocational training and professional development, thereby securing stable employment in the future. To ensure the program's sustainable effectiveness, the Son La Provincial Border Guard Command hopes to continue receiving the support and cooperation of organizations and individuals to improve the learning and living conditions for the children.

The "Border Guard's Adopted Children" model not only provides a home for children in extremely difficult circumstances in border areas, but also sows seeds of hope, so that from the borderlands of the Fatherland, the future of these children begins with faith and love.