In 2017, after graduating from high school, young Dang Hoang Khang, from Hon Dat district (Kien Giang), passed the entrance exam to the Border Guard Academy, trained in border management and protection. In 2021, after graduating from school, getting good grades, and being promoted to the rank of lieutenant, Khang was assigned to be the captain of the armed forces, Vinh Dieu Border Guard Station, Kien Giang Border Guard.
With the enthusiasm and endurance of youth, regardless of the weather, sunny or rainy, day or night, on untiring feet, Khang and the unit's officers and soldiers diligently patrolled and dressed in secret; clinging to the people, sticking to the locality to exchange information, the situation in the border areas, to visit the lives of local people. Not only encouraging people to stick to the border areas, feel secure in labor and production, Khang also integrated many propaganda contents to each household about new guidelines and policies of the Party and State. Khang puts himself in the position of a family member to ask the elderly and reputable local people to remind and educate his children not to participate in smuggling or abet smuggling and illegal activities. the law.
Senior Lieutenant Dang Hoang Khang, representative of the unit, introduced to the union members and youths of the Kien Giang armed forces union about the meaning and importance of the sovereignty landmark and the border section in charge of the Vinh Dieu Border Guard Station. .
Ms. Dang Kim Thuy, living in Met Lung hamlet, Vinh Phu commune, Giang Thanh district (Kien Giang) shared: “My family, like everyone else in this border, always consider border guards as children and grandchildren in the family. The love between the army and the people has always been very close. If detecting suspicious objects, people should immediately report to Vinh Dieu Border Guard Station and local authorities to promptly handle them. As for Khang, although he is young, he has only been here for a few years, but he diligently visits the hamlet and hamlet to propagate and remind people of many things, helping them a lot in farming, buying, selling, and repairing houses. . The people here consider Khang as their own child and grandchild, always loving, caring, and supporting Khang and the soldiers in the process of carrying out their duties…”.
Vinh Dieu Border Guard Station manages a large area, the border section has a length of more than 13km including 2 communes Vinh Phu and Vinh Dieu of Giang Thanh district. Thanks to the good work of tracking and grasping the area, and the support of the people, Khang and the soldiers in the armed forces always managed well the border section, the area in charge, in recent years, the situation of smuggling and fraud Trade fraud, illegal entry and exit have decreased markedly.
From 2021 up to now, Vinh Dieu Border Guard Station detected and arrested 86 cases and 50 subjects, mainly smuggling cigarettes, transporting goods and livestock across the border illegally; confiscated more than 10.000 packs of foreign cigarettes of all kinds, along with many other goods… The overall achievement of the unit was greatly contributed by the armed captain, Lieutenant Dang Hoang Khang.
“The age and military age are still young, but Senior Lieutenant Dang Hoang Khang is professional, responsible in each job, well performing the training work according to the content set by the command. Advise and propose options and plans in border patrol, control, management and protection. Being knowledgeable in the area, loved and supported by his relatives, Senior Lieutenant Khang always fulfills all the tasks assigned by the Party Committee and Command of the unit," said Senior Lieutenant Colonel Au Thanh Tri - Head of Vinh Dieu Border Guard Station. speak.
With his contributions, in 2022, Senior Lieutenant Dang Hoang Khang was voted for emulation soldiers at grassroots level, party members who successfully completed their tasks. In 2023, Khang was promoted ahead of time from lieutenant to first lieutenant because of his outstanding achievements in protecting sovereignty and border security...
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