Spring comes to Da Lon Island

Despite not being able to reunite with family during the Tet Festival, soldiers on Da Lon Island, Truong Sa Island district, Khanh Hoa province, still prepare to celebrate Tet Festival.

Staying on the island to welcome Tet is not only a duty, but also represents soldiers’ love for this place full of wave and wind, which seems to bolster the strength of soldiers. They have always kept their belief and defended the sovereignty of the nation.

Receiving Tet gifts from the mainland sent to the island

Each box of Tet gifts carries the sentiment of the mainland  to the soldiers and people on the island.

Receiving Tet gifts the Ministry of Defence sent to the island

A soldier decorating a plant to welcome the new spring

The soldiers sing a song together to welcome the new spring

The soldiers make “Chung” cake for Tet