Tet (Vietnamese New Year) for submarine sailors

Concluding a year filled with numerous voyages and missions across the ocean, the officers and sailors of Brigade 189 are very proud of the achievements they have made in combat readiness training and mission execution.

Unlike other units in the military, this is a highly elite unit, so to meet mission requirements, submarine officers and sailors must maintain training 12 months a year. Therefore, the intensity and pressure of the work are very high.

The Youth Union and Women's Association of Brigade 189 visited and presented gifts to ethnic minority people in Cam Phuoc Tay commune, Cam Lam district, Khanh Hoa province.

Officers and soldiers of the Environmental Landscape Improvement Brigade celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year).

With the motto: "Welcoming the New Year safely, joyfully, economically, and maintaining high combat readiness," the Party Committee and command of the 189th Submarine Brigade of the Navy deployed agencies and units to carry out all preparations for Tet (Lunar New Year) from around mid-December of the lunar calendar, ensuring that submarine officers and sailors have a Tet with all the flavors of the traditional customs of the nation, such as: Organizing a competition for decorating rooms to welcome the New Year, creating a New Year's wall newspaper; a competition for making green sticky rice cakes; a competition for maintaining and servicing submarines to welcome the Year of the Dragon…

Officers and sailors of Ship 185 participate in the Green Sticky Rice Cake Contest.

Brigade 189 organized a competition for making green sticky rice cakes.

Arriving at port just before Tet (Lunar New Year), all the servicemen immediately began preparing to celebrate the spring festival. For submarine sailors, Tet is a celebration that embodies the cultural traditions of all three regions of the country: the vibrant yellow apricot blossoms and lush green banh tet (sticky rice cake) of the South, the green banh chung (square sticky rice cake) and deep red peach blossoms of the North, and the bright yellow chrysanthemums of the Central region. These colors further strengthen the bonds of camaraderie and fellowship.

Officers and sailors of submarine 184- Hai Phong decorate their rooms to welcome the Lunar New Year.

Officers and sailors decorate their rooms to welcome the Lunar New Year.

Spring Room Decoration Contest

Spring Wall Newspaper

The Brigade Commander briefed the soldiers on safety rules before they went on leave.

Due to mission requirements, most officers and soldiers had to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) away from their families, only able to send greetings and wishes to their families, wives, and children through phone calls and video calls. Therefore, the Party Committee and the Brigade's command paid special attention to educating and motivating officers and sailors, building strong character, self-awareness, and a sense of responsibility. As a result, during the Tet holidays, all officers and sailors were mentally at ease, proactive, enthusiastic, and responsible, ready to accept and successfully complete all assigned tasks, especially combat readiness tasks.

For the naval soldiers on the Cam Ranh peninsula in general, and for the submarine crews in particular, Tet (Lunar New Year) is not only about love for the sea and islands, love for their ships, but also about the aspiration for the peace of the Fatherland...

Hai Le

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tet-cua-thuy-thu-tau-ngam-2248406.html