"Border guards" give free haircuts to people in border areas

Accordingly, the Youth Union of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station has launched the program "Border Scissors", calling on the Youth Union members in the station to contribute funds to buy clippers, scissors, combs, etc. and select officers and soldiers with talent and good skills to form 3 barber groups, each group consisting of 3 comrades. Every week, the locations are announced for officers, people and students to come and get free haircuts.

Officers and soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station give free haircuts to students. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Teacher Vi Thi Hien - Principal of Nhon Mai Kindergarten said: "In Nhon Mai, the students are all children of ethnic minorities such as Khmu, Mong and Thai. Life is difficult, their parents often work far away, some families stay in the fields for a long time before returning home, lacking the care of their parents, so their personal hygiene is limited. Since the soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station cut their hair for free, the students are cleaner and tidier."

Major Nguyen Hai Ly - Nhon Mai Border Guard Station said: "Every week, soldiers of the Station go to schools and villages to cut hair for students and people. Up to now, soldiers of the Station have cut hair for nearly 200 people."

This activity not only helps students and ethnic people here have the conditions to take care of their hair neatly but also contributes to strengthening the solidarity between the army and the people, beautifying the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the hearts of people in the border area./.