Provincial leaders offer incense at historial relic site in Nghe An

The delegation offered incense at the memorial house for 1,240 heroes and martyrs who died on the legendary Truong Bon road to protect the route. 

During war time in Truong Bon, a key transport hub from the north to the south where over 1,200 officers, soldiers, volunteers, transport workers and militia died ensuring the transportation of aid to the southern front, contributing to the south's liberation and national unification.

On October 31, 1968, 13 of the 14 youth volunteers of Company 317 were killed by US bombing in this area, a few hours before the US declared a halt to the bombing of the north of Vietnam. Since then, Truong Bon has been a symbol of the bravery of Vietnamese youth volunteers.

Later, the delegation offered incense and flowers in commemoration of martyrs at the Dong Loc Crossroads historic site in Can Loc district, the central province of Ha Tinh.

The Dong Loc cross-road was an important intersection during the war time. US forces tried to ravage this area in order to block the supply of weapons, food and personnel from the north to southern battlefields. In just 240 days and nights, from March - October, 1968, the US air force dropped 48,600 bombs of all kinds down here.

The area also witnessed the heroic sacrifice of 10 young volunteer girls who were on their duties to repair the road after a fierce battle.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy