Thousands of people stood along the roads to welcome the soldiers returning to their homes in Stung Treng province on the afternoon of January 3, 2026. The scenes reflected Cambodian unity, solidarity and affection for one another.
Residents smiled with happiness and relief as they saw the soldiers reunited with their families, siblings and relatives, who had been anxiously waiting for several months.
Stung Treng provincial administration spokesman Men Kung said on the occasion that four soldiers with homes in the province were now returning to their residences.
He added that 15 of the total 18 soldiers served with Intervention Brigade 128 under Military Region 1 in Stung Treng. Of those 15, eleven had returned to reunite with their families in their home provinces elsewhere, while four had homes in Stung Treng.
By: Pai Sokhim
