Final article: Soldiers quietly continue to write history with technology and heart

Keep the fire of memory burning with intelligence and heart

Each letter is carefully typed by the commune police officers and soldiers, each line of data is entered into the system with the highest accuracy, because they understand that each piece of information stored today is not just a lifeless number, but a part of the sacred memory of the entire nation, an invisible thread connecting the living with the heroes who fell for the country.

Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and relatives of heroes and martyrs whose identities have not been determined are still waiting every day for information to find the graves of their loved ones. Photo: ITN

Lieutenant Colonel Duong Hong Quang, Chief of Staff of Ha Nam Provincial Police, emotionally shared: “We are not simply working with data. We are respectfully preserving a part of the nation’s soul. Each blood sample, each DNA data collected is the hope, the longing for decades of countless martyrs’ families about an unfulfilled wish for reunion.”

The journey to verify the identities of martyrs using DNA technology is still quietly continuing throughout the roads and villages of Ha Nam province. In each commune and village, the commune police officers are still silently collecting biological samples, checking, verifying and entering data meticulously day and night. They seem to be reliving a part of the nation's glorious history, continuing to write golden pages in the language of technology, with a heart that knows how to listen and share deeply.

In the digital age, when data has become a valuable resource and digital transformation is the driving force of national development, pioneering rays of light are emerging in the seemingly slowest rural areas. Not only in high-tech buildings, but also right where an old mother softly calls out: “My son, help me look up information about my son…”, a journey of innovation marked by gratitude has begun.

A place to revive dormant memories

Resolution 57-NQ/TW outlined a strategic vision: to build a regular, elite, modern People's Public Security force, with the Commune Police as a solid foundation. In the context of no district-level police, the role of the Commune Police has been elevated, becoming a "key link" in security management, data, and direct interaction with people at the grassroots level.

Ha Nam Provincial Police are racing against time to collect DNA samples because many relatives of martyrs are now old and weak, and the waiting time is running out. Photo: ITN

Ha Nam has pioneered a comprehensive innovation, not only restructuring the organization but also investing heavily in technology, manpower and infrastructure for the Commune Police. Now, the Commune Police headquarters is not only a place to maintain order but also an important biological sample receiving point, directly connected to the National Population Database, allowing access to identification information for each household and individual. Soldiers who are used to patrolling and protecting the peace of villages now also master modern data systems, all for the highest goal: serving the people better and better.

Colonel To Anh Dung, Director of Ha Nam Provincial Police, affirmed: "If the Commune Police is considered the starting point of the modernization process of the police force, Ha Nam is proud to be one of the pioneering units, effectively implementing this policy. This is not just a change in form, but a profound transfer of trust. And Ha Nam Commune Police has proven to be worthy of that trust. Innovation is not to change the appearance, but to be closer to the people, to fully fulfill the promise of "serving the people", "wherever there is a need, there is a police, where there is difficulty, there is a police". In the arduous journey of verifying the identities of martyrs, the Commune Police itself has become the place to revive memories that seemed to have fallen asleep".

A clear demonstration of this pivotal role was when the Ha Nam Provincial Police began collecting biological samples to identify martyrs. Many people were surprised to learn that the first, decisive steps were taken right at the Commune Police headquarters.

Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Binh, Chief of Trang An Commune Police, shared a touching fact: in the commune there is a heroic Vietnamese mother, and in particular, there are 117 martyrs whose names have not yet been found. Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Binh shared that there are days when officers have to travel dozens of kilometers to the homes of elderly women over 90 years old, who are no longer healthy enough to travel far, to carefully collect blood samples.

"Whatever the people need, I am there. It is no longer a simple task, but a sacred duty of the living towards the deceased," Lieutenant Colonel Binh said. There are late afternoons, in a small, simple house, the police officer carefully takes DNA samples, while listening to war stories that have been stained by time, memories that seem like the sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo trees, but are imbued with patriotism and tears of sorrow. It is in those moments that people realize that technology can be a supporting tool, but only a sincere heart is strong enough to preserve the memories that were once the flesh and blood of this land.

The lifelong desire to find the names of loved ones who sacrificed their lives for the Fatherland is now being rekindled with the support of data and technology. Photo: TL

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ha Nam Province Truong Quoc Huy shared: "The commune police are now not only a place to maintain order but also a center for spreading digital technology, digital data, and digital citizens. You are the ones who help people access a modern administration. These results also greatly contribute to helping leaders and authorities at all levels plan local socio-economic development policies, making an important contribution to the development of Ha Nam province."

With perseverance and tireless dedication, the communal police officers in Ha Nam are pioneers on the arduous journey of finding the names of the deceased. Despite many challenges ahead, they are determined to move forward. The Ha Nam Provincial Police Force, with the core being the communal police, is quietly moving forward with close feet, with the power of digital technology and with hearts that are always burning with the sacred desire for reunion. On that silent front line, the communal police officers are the bridge connecting the past and the present, the embodiment of deep gratitude, the never-ending flame of hope for the day of "reunion".

Tung Lam

Source: https://daibieunhandan.vn/bai-cuoi-nhung-nguoi-linh-lang-le-viet-tiep-trang-su-bang-cong-nghe-va-trai-tim-post410635.html