Military Region 4 Museum launches book "Resistance relics" (volume 1)

(Baonghean.vn) - The book "Resistance relics" published by the Encyclopedia Publishing House is a book born after many cherished plans and enthusiasm of the staff of the Military Region 4 Museum.

The book includes 63 articles by many authors about the relics that were painstakingly collected by museum staff and donated by historical witnesses through many time periods: from the resistance war against French colonialism to the resistance war against American imperialism and the years when officers, soldiers and people of Military Region 4 carried out the noble international mission.

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The book is divided into 4 parts: Part 1 is dedicated to the souvenirs given by Uncle Ho. In this part, readers will not only understand the origin of the souvenirs but also see the unparalleled spiritual values, which is the true and profound love of Uncle Ho for the soldiers and people of Military Region 4. During the difficult days of resistance, in the moments when Uncle returned to visit his hometown, he always had gifts to praise the fighting spirit and victory of the officers and soldiers of Military Region 4 and to encourage and appreciate the people who loved their country and followed the revolution.

That is the story about the silk shirt that Uncle Ho gave to Mr. Nguyen Van Uy in Phuc Son commune, Anh Son on his first visit to his hometown (June 1957). It is the story about the drinking cups with the words "The resistance will definitely win" and "Resolutely fulfill the mission" used by our soldiers in the Dien Bien Phu campaign (1954) and were given to the Museum by comrade Nguyen Dinh Huan, from Lien Son commune, Do Luong - a former cadre before the uprising, a company commander of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. It is the story about the rotating award flag that Uncle Ho gave to Military Region 4, the portrait photo that he gave to the officers and soldiers of Con Co Island, the Zenith radio that Uncle Ho gave to Military Hospital 49.

Part 2 of the book is dedicated to the relics of the resistance war against the French: from the "Uncle Ho's silver coins" produced in the safe zone of the Thanh - Nghe - Tinh rear area in the years 1946-1952, to the Bazooka-1 gun in the first 8 guns researched and produced by the military equipment army, or the treasures given to the Museum by the soldier worker Hoang Kinh, the medal of the historic Xuan Bo battle, the gun of hero Lam Uy, the relic of hero Nguyen Quoc Tri, the blood letter of comrade Quach Xuan Ky, the bottle lamp used by the frontline workers to carry goods to Dien Bien, the cargo bicycle of Cao Van Ty... Those relics, along with the stories told, clearly depict the feats, miracles and hearts of the people of Military Region 4 in the resistance war against the French.

Part 3 of the book introduces the relics of the resistance war against America. These are the continuing stories about the feats, objects or simple weapons such as the basket, the broken carbine, the oar, the water bottle... that were attached to our army and people during the resistance war and from here created the victory. This part also has relics about the love of soldiers through letters, diary entries recorded on the battlefield. Through this, readers will learn more about the life, sacrifice, and courage of the hero Kan Lich, the heroic martyr Nguyen Viet Xuan, the hero Le Van Ban, the hero Duong Chi Uyen, the heroine Le Thi Tuyet, the brave heroine Tran Thi Buoi, the hero Uong Xuan Ly, the hero Doan Minh Nguyet, the hero Ho Soi, the hero Pham Van Lai... along with touching stories in the letters of determination with a heavy heart for the Fatherland, the letter to the mother of Ms. Vo Thi Tan - one of the 10 girls who sacrificed at Dong Loc, the binoculars of the Ngu Thuy Women's Artillery Company, the vase made from the wreckage of an American plane, the photo lying with the remains of martyrs...

The last part of the book is dedicated to the relics of the noble international duty. These are the gun of hero Le Thieu Uy, the gun of martyr Tran Danh Lu, the gun of volunteer soldier Dang Quoc Phien, the sticky rice tube of a Lao mother, the letter from the Acting Provincial Captain of Khammouane Province (Laos) to the sick soldiers of some units of Military Region 4 participating in the treatment at the Noong Boc Forward Minor Surgery Station...

Through this, we can see more clearly a past historical period. During the resistance war against French colonialism and American imperialism, the area of ​​Military Region 4 was both the front line against the enemy and a solid rear base. The Military Region's armed forces fought bravely with the people, providing manpower and resources to the battlefields, fulfilling their noble international duty.

Colonel Nguyen Cong Thanh - Director of the Museum, also a member of the Steering Committee and organizer of the book's content, said: "Resistance relics" hopes to be a practical and useful document on educating the patriotic and revolutionary traditions of our army and people for future generations. And hopefully when the book reaches readers, there will be many more resistance relics that are being preserved by the people and will continue to be donated to the Museum to introduce and promote to the general public. From here, there will be books volume 2, volume 3... published.

T. Vinh