Local parishioners always smile as they meet with border guards. “This time, you guys bring 20kg of rice to me, right?" said Old Tuy. Whenever the troops come here, he always recalls their sentiments towards local residents.
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First Lieutenant Cao Duc Anh inquiring after Mr. Nguyen Tuy |
They also remember some other border troops who regularly hand over rice to support them. The locals also remember that every traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival, leaders of the Thua Thien Hue provincial Border Guard Command visit, inquire after and offer Tet gifts to them.
Lieutenant Cao Duc Anh was really moved, as local people always bear in mind the sentiments and assistance of border troops. He held that before the COVID-19 pandemic, annually, at the end of the year, the parish often held a spring program themed “Festival in the countryside,” launched by the Emmanuel charity group. The border troops also joined hands to organize the event by distributing tickets, ensuring security and social order, and instructing people to attend the year-end party in a cozy and joyful atmosphere.
Cu Lai Parish has 105 households and 550 parishioners. However, many people joined the festival, such as Catholics, other religious people, and border troops. They took the occasion to share their stories and plans for the coming year.
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Diep recalling supports of the border troops |
Every year at the end of the year, the Border Post of Thuan An Port Border Gate calls for charity groups to visit and offer gifts to local parishioners. The gifts showed their care for the locals. Sometimes they also visited and brought rice to Old Tuy.
Lieutenant Cao Duc Anh and a reporter visited parishioner Nguyen Thi Diep in Hoang Sa Street, Thuan An ward, Phu Vang district. This is a 25sq.m and well-organized house. The 72-year-old woman said that she always remembers the meaningful support of border troops for her family over the past time.
In recent years, when natural disasters occurred in the area, border troops regularly visited to help her brace for upcoming storms.
According to Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of Phu Hai commune Nguyen Duc Tan, border troops stationed in the province always take care of local parishioners. During the Tet holiday, they often join activities and celebrate the lunar New Year with the locals, ensuring a locality of peace.
The border force showed their sentiments by mobilizing the Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank)’s branch in Thua Thien Hue province to build houses for needy parishioners. Totally, 12 parishioners’ households received VND 60 million to build new houses. Meaningful activities have been conducted for many years.
Source: baobienphong
Translated by Minh Anh