Recalling time of “yellow skin, hair loss”
The 50-year journey of building, fighting, and growth of Ro Koi Border Post can be likened to a long series of overcoming difficulties. Just four months after the official decision to establish the unit was made, 26 officers and soldiers completed basic construction, consisting of three rudimentary buildings with thatched roofs and walls made of bamboo and leaves. At that time, the unit was located far to the North, about 50 kilometers from its current location as the crow flies.
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Ro Koi Border Post and Cambodian border protection forces conduct a joint patrol. |
Difficulties piled upon one another. With three relocations of the unit, five changes in designation and name, and thousands of days and nights with packs on their backs and rifles in hand to fight against Khmer Rouge forces and FULRO reactionaries, troops of Ro Koi Border Post remained unyielding. They held the line at the border with resilience and fulfilled all assigned missions.
Keeping love for national border
In the era of Industry 4.0, as the country is growing stronger, somewhere deep in the borderlands, border guards still “catch” electricity from the roof, “hunt” for cell signal from treetops, and at times must push their own vehicles through rugged terrain. Yet, for resilient Ro Koi Border Post’s troops, these obstacles are faced with nothing more than a smile. They have remained unyielding and enduring, therefore, their love for the border has grown stronger with time.
Along with performing the political task of managing and protecting national sovereignty and border security; promoting production activities; and taking care of troops’ spiritual and material life, Ro Koi Border Post has enhanced tight control in localities, given recommendations and coordinated with local authorities and relevant forces to effectively resolve border incidents and combat different types of crime.
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Ro Koi Border Post and local agencies, organizations, and unions present bicycles to disadvantaged students with excellent academic results. |
Mass mobilization and locality building have been one of bright spots of border troops stationed at the foot of Charlie hill. Overseeing Ro Koi commune in Sa Thay district, Kon Tum province, which covers an area of 298sq.m. with over 6,100 people, 89.6% of whom are ethnic minority groups, the unit has actively implemented “The Whole-People's Border Guard Festive Day” and Prime Minister’s Directive No.01/CT-TTg (January 9, 2015) on the implementation of the movement on mobilizing the whole people to participate in protecting national sovereignty and border security in the new situation, as well as engage in building new-style rural areas, among others.
Attentively, the unit has coordinated with local authorities and other organizations to mobilize resources and build 24 houses for poor people; present thousands of gifts to policy beneficiaries and families with difficulties in the locality.
Fifty years of faithful love for the borderland, generations of Ro Koi Border Post’s troops have overcome hardships, been brave in combat and completed all assignments. Ro Koi Border Post deserves to be a clean, strong unit, close to people, and has good relations with friends as former President Nguyen Minh Triet said during his visit to the unit in 2007.
Source: baobienphong
Translated by Quynh Oanh