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Border working groups of Tri Le Border Post present gifts to residents in border villages. |
Tri Le Border Post manages a vast, rugged mountainous border region. Ethnic minority groups, including hundreds of H'mong households in remote villages like Muong Long and Huoi Moi, face extreme isolation and lack access to the national power grid. Beyond socio-economic hardships, these areas confront persistent drug trafficking risks. During Tet, criminal networks exploit increased trade and complex forest trails to ramp up illegal activities.
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Warm clothes are given to students in remote border hamlets. |
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The border working group of Huoi Moi village welcomes the Lao border protection forces on Tet visit. |
To address security challenges, Tri Le Border Post deployed working groups to villages, coordinating with local authorities to safeguard border sovereignty.
In Muong Long village, Lieutenant Colonel Va Ba Tu and his team celebrated Tet with H'mong villagers while on duty. A veteran of border service, he is accustomed to spending Tet away from home. “Tet is a sensitive period that criminals could exploit,” he shared. “We remain committed to our posts to ensure we are never caught off guard.”
Similarly, at Huoi Moi village, Lt. Col. Lo Van Tri’s group welcomed the Lunar New Year with residents. Leading up to Tet, officers conducted legal awareness campaigns, urging villagers to resist incitement and drug trafficking. Consequently, residents proactively shared information and joined border guards in maintaining security. Knowing soldiers remained on duty, many families visited to offer New Year greetings, providing heartfelt encouragement amid the cold mountain air.
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Colonel Ho Thanh Quang visits and extends Tet greetings the border working group at Huoi Moi village. |
Beyond local support, the station’s working groups received Tet greetings from Lao border guard forces across the border. Col. Ho Thanh Quang, Political Commissar of Tri Le Border Post, stated the unit remains vigilant during the holiday. Groups are maintaining combat readiness, intensifying patrols, and coordinating with local residents to prevent security hotspots.
Before the holiday, Tri Le Border Post leadership briefed and encouraged servicemen to ensure focus. The unit also partnered with local authorities to support servicemen's families and coordinated with donors to provide Tet gifts to villagers.
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Officers of the border working group in Muong Long village join local residents in Tet activities. |
Throughout the holiday, border guards continued their silent mission so that remote villages of Tri Le commune could welcome Tet in safety and order. Though the season at the frontier may lack family reunions, it is filled with comradeship and the trust of the people.
Translated by Trung Thanh