In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) 2026, while many families were busy cleaning homes, shopping, and preparing to celebrate, Uncle Ho’s soldiers were in the border communes and remote areas of Dak Lak Province, organising activities to care for the people. For them, this was not merely a duty but an expression of the enduring affection between the army and the people that blossoms every Tet and Spring.