(VOVWORLD) - Officers and soldiers on duty and islanders living in the Truong Sa Special Zone received early Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts as a delegation of Naval Squadron 129 arrived on the special zone on Friday.
 Saplings and supplies for the Truong Sa Greening Program are unloaded from a ship. |
The delegation brought Tet essentials such as sticky rice, dong leaves, mung beans, sweets, and candies and other gifts, along with supplies for island harbors and fishing villages to support fishermen around Tet. They also delivered 500 trees for island planting under the “Greening Truong Sa” program.
The annual activity shows support for forces at sea and on the islands, boosting their morale as they are on duty to protect national maritime sovereignty.