Border guard soldiers help disadvantaged children to have brighter future

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A meal for adopted children at the Border Guard Station of Le Thanh International Border Gate (Gia Lai province). Photo: Hong Diep - VNA
Lieutenant Ro Cham Tuyn, Border Guard Station of Le Thanh International Border Gate (Gia Lai province) and his adopted children. Photo: Hong Diep - VNA
A soldier of Pa Thom Border Guard Station (Dien Bien province) guides Quang Trung Thanh, the station's adopted son to study after class. Photo: Phan Tuan Anh - VNA
A soldier of Pa Thom Border Guard Station (Dien Bien province) takes the station’s adopted children to school on the first day of the new school year. Photo: Xuan Tien - VNA
Major Huynh Tan Thuan, Ka Tum Border Guard Station (Tay Ninh Provincial), takes his adopted son Ho Chan to school. Photo: Hong Dat - VNA
Lieutenant Di A De, Thu Lum Border Guard Station (Muong Te district, Lai Chau province) cuts hair for adopted son Ma Duc Manh. Photo: Hoang Thuy Oanh - VNA
Border guard soldiers help disadvantaged children to have brighter future
The adoption of children by border guard soldiers has helped many ethnic children in remote mountain areas attend school. The model has been replicated at many border stations nationwide. Living with soldiers, the children get used to an orderly lifestyle and become confident and amiable. Border guard stations share economic burden of ethnic families, help the children nurture their dreams, and raise the general education quality in remote, mountain areas. Photo: VNA