Keep the rig with all your heart

(Baonghean) - Last week, the article “Steadfast in the middle of the ocean” by reporter Nguyen Son, published on January 10, 2014, received the second highest number of nominations with 33 votes. Here are some comments for the article:

1. Unwavering faith

The Resolution of the 11th National Party Congress clearly stated: “The goal and task of national defense and security is to firmly protect independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity; maintain sovereignty over seas, islands, borders, and airspace; protect the Party, the State, the people, and the socialist regime…”. Firmly protecting the sovereignty of Vietnam’s seas and islands is a sacred responsibility not only for the nation’s history, but also an important factor ensuring the sustainable development of our country. That is an iron determination that nothing can shake.

The touching article helps us understand more about the difficulties, hardships, shortages and silent sacrifices of soldiers stationed in the middle of the ocean, in the middle of the vast ocean, in the midst of harsh winds and waves to protect and maintain the country's sea and sky... Through that, we understand more clearly the sacrifices and losses, the iron determination of officers and soldiers on the DK1 platforms, clearly showing the viewpoint of our Party and State on issues related to the East Sea, especially the situation of the sea and islands of the Fatherland for the younger generations to clearly understand and be proud of the sacred land of the nation, in which the sea and islands are an inseparable part of our flesh and blood.

Tet is coming, spring is coming, everyone, every family can welcome the new year in peace and joy, while soldiers far away at sea, on islands, celebrate Tet far from home, lacking material and spiritual things, but as the Commander of DK1/14 Platform said: "We are always determined to overcome difficulties, complete our tasks well, guard the sea and sky for people to enjoy spring, celebrate Tet..." said it all.

2. Honest, emotional

Commenters rated this as a rather touching quick note, the article and photos expressed the affection between the mainland and the distant islands, looking at the platforms in the middle of the ocean, we can see all the difficulties that the soldiers have to face, but they still firmly guard the sea and sky day and night to protect the sea and sky of the Fatherland. They stand there, holding their guns firmly at the forefront of the wind and waves to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands, the peace of the mainland. Their lives are full of deprivation and hardship. And many times, they have to trade their lives to guard the sovereign waters of the country. They are the navy soldiers at DK1 Platform...

Before Tet, shipments of goods brought the warmth of the army and people from the mainland to the officers and soldiers on the DK1 platform, but it was not easy for those shipments to reach the officers and soldiers. If the waves were big, it was very difficult to reach the vertical steps to the platform. The officers and soldiers on the platform had to lower ropes down and pull each person up from the boat. Although I have not had the opportunity to visit and share the difficulties with them, reading the article, I feel like I share the shortage and difficulties with them. That was when the working group was only a few steps away from them, but the handshakes were also a "luxury": Major Nguyen Xuan Ha - Commander of DK 1/11 Platform was moved to tears: "In recent years, every year near Tet, there has been a delegation from the mainland coming to visit and give gifts, but this year, only you guys were able to come to the platform. In previous years, the waves were big and the wind was strong, so we could only send gifts wrapped in plastic and tied to ropes, and we pulled them up. As for the New Year's greetings from the regional commanders and officers and reporters, we could only send them via walkie-talkies...", the joys and sorrows that the officers and soldiers could only share with each other to overcome, as in the touching detail that Mr. Bac said in the article: "... received the news that his father had passed away, but due to working conditions, big waves, strong winds, and no ships coming, he could not return home to take care of his father...", on the mainland, although he was sad, he could still return home to take care of his father, but in the middle of the ocean, that was something that had to be done. impossible… There are countless other difficulties that the author has mentioned in the article, not to mention the difficulties that only officers and soldiers can feel, yet they still steadfastly stick to the sea, fulfilling the responsibilities of a citizen and a soldier.

The article ends with a picture: Tet comes, flowers bloom, but on the island there are never any flowers. But you guys are the most beautiful flowers. You guys have protected the rig with all your heart!

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