Springtime at the Border Guard Post

The Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 has arrived across the border regions. Throughout the country, people are busy cleaning their homes and preparing to welcome a new spring with family reunions. Meanwhile, on the southwestern border, at checkpoints under the An Giang Provincial Border Guard Command, amidst the windswept fields and winding patrol roads at night, some soldiers are celebrating the New Year in their own unique way.

For these officers and soldiers, Tet (Lunar New Year) begins with their shifts, with their steady footsteps along the border and the beam of their flashlights sweeping through the silent night. For border guards, Tet is not only a time for family reunions but also a time when duty comes first. While many families gather around warm meals and fireworks illuminate the New Year's Eve sky, at the border posts and stations in An Giang province, they silently patrol and stand guard, ensuring peace along the border so that the people can enjoy a complete and joyful Spring.

Celebrating Tet (Lunar New Year) at a border guard post under the An Giang Provincial Border Guard Command means there are no dazzling fireworks, no joyful family reunions, but there is a sense of pride in standing on the front lines of the Fatherland, ensuring peace for every home and every village in the southwestern border region. It is this silent sacrifice that has created a peaceful spring for the country.

Here are some photos from the Tinh Bien Border Guard Post (An Giang Provincial Border Guard):

Border guard posts remain steadfast on the front lines during the Tet holiday and the arrival of spring.

A solemn altar dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh is set up at the outpost, reflecting reverence and determination to successfully complete the tasks in the new year.

The patrol team monitors the area, proactively keeps a close watch on the situation, and ensures security and order in the border region.

Border guards inspect and clean the sovereignty marker.

Officers and soldiers are tending to the vegetable garden at the outpost, preparing food for the Tet holiday meals.

The brothers prepared meals together during the spring days.

The first meal of the new year for officers and soldiers at the border outpost.

During Tet (Vietnamese New Year), while everyone is gathering with their families, the officers and soldiers at the border checkpoints are patrolling the border at night.

The moments when they call home during their breaks, the longing they feel conveyed through each short conversation.

Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/xay-dung-quan-doi/mua-xuan-tren-chot-bien-phong-1026599