Peaceful life in Truong Sa Dong island

(Baonghean.vn)- On Truong Sa Dong Island – Truong Sa Archipelago, life is going on peacefully. In the vast ocean, the crisp laughter of the island soldiers has warmed up the vast sea of ​​the Fatherland.

Nghe An Newspaper reporters recorded moments of the daily life and fighting of soldiers in Truong Sa Dong:

Truong Sa Dong Island seen from ship HQ561

Sovereignty marker on Truong Sa Dong island.

Truong Sa Dong Island seen from above

Although it is an island, Truong Sa Dong is not as favored by nature as other islands. The entire area of ​​the island is covered by coral reefs and there are no fresh water wells. In order to have land to grow trees, vegetables, and increase production, for more than 30 years, generations of cadres and soldiers on the island had to carry bags of soil from the mainland and scoop up bags of sand from the sea and pour them onto the coral reefs to improve the island.

Flag raising ceremony on the island.

Under the hands and minds of the resilient, brave, and intelligent navy soldiers, the coral island has become a paradise of green trees. From the pier to the island, a youth path was built, shaded by banyan and banyan trees. Because the conditions on the island are very harsh, planting trees is a miracle, it takes years to reclaim the sea sand, cover it with soil from the mainland, and bring suitable tree varieties to plant. The most special thing on Truong Sa Dong island is that all tree roots and grass bushes are carefully marked with green meca signs. This is the way that soldiers on the island use to monitor the growth of the trees they take care of.

The green trees on the island

Soldiers carefully grafted the square banyan tree seedlings.

Although it is a small island, Truong Sa Dong is always the leading unit in Truong Sa archipelago in terms of production and production achievements. All units on the island have vegetable gardens and have registered to compete in growing vegetables and flowers. When we arrived on the island, the green water spinach gardens stretched out to the sea, next to the trellises of green squash and squash laden with fruit. In particular, the system of livestock and poultry farms on the island was planned and built in a spacious manner with barns for sows, pigs, piglets, hundreds of chickens and ducks in the egg-laying period.

Soldiers tend to the lush vegetable gardens on the island.

The trellis of squash laden with fruit grows on barren land.

With their creativity, over the years, the island’s cadres have successfully manufactured a diesel-powered poultry incubator. After that, the island was given an electric incubator, helping the cadres and soldiers to be completely proactive in their source of breeding stock.

The barn system is well planned to serve livestock farming on the island.

Poultry incubators help to proactively source offspring.

Truong Sa Dong Island has a very strategic position in terms of politics, military, economy, national defense and security. Located in the East Northeast of Truong Sa archipelago, from this island to other islands of the archipelago is very convenient, forming a solid defensive shield in the East of the country.

Soldiers on the island were happy to meet fellow Nghe An natives in the delegation visiting the island. In the photo, Mr. Nguyen Van Thuc (Propaganda Department of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee) talks with soldiers.

Delegations visiting the island all organize cultural exchanges and bring singing to serve the officers and soldiers.

In particular, this is also a rich fishing ground with rare seafood, attracting a large number of fishermen from the Central and Southern provinces to fish and exploit. Truong Sa Dong Island has become a solid support for fishermen, forming a unified defense and security posture, protecting the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the fatherland.

Nguyen Khoa