The art program 'Truong Bon - Heroic Footprints' will combine traditional music with unique drone lighting.

Chairing the press conference were comrades: Que Dinh Nguyen - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper; Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An province.

Also attending the press conference were comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper and representatives of leaders and reporters of press agencies.

During the glorious resistance war against the US imperialists of our army and people, Truong Bon was a traffic hub with a particularly important position on National Highway 15A, connecting the main routes transporting military food and ammunition from the Northern rear to the large Southern front. During the years from 1964 to 1968, the US Air Force dropped nearly 19,000 bombs of all kinds and thousands of missiles on this route...

During the war, thousands of hectares of forest were destroyed along National Highway 15A, 211 villages were devastated, hundreds of trucks carrying goods, hundreds of artillery pieces of our army were hit by bombs and set on fire. However, tens of thousands of soldiers, army personnel, transport workers, youth volunteers and people still stubbornly held their ground, braved the rain of bombs to fight the enemy, connect the road, and ensure the road for trucks carrying goods to the front line.

In particular, the youth volunteer force is the main force carrying out the mission on the line. At Truong Bon, the youth volunteer force overcame rain of bombs and bullets, regardless of hardships and sacrifices to observe and warn American aircraft; together with the engineering force to defuse unexploded bombs, fill bomb craters, and ensure the road is clear for shipments of aid to the South. At Truong Bon, more than 1,240 cadres, soldiers, militia, youth volunteers, and workers in the Transport sector sacrificed their lives, including 372 youth volunteers.

Among them, there were 13 youth volunteers from the Steel Squad of Company 317, Nghe An Youth Volunteers. In the early morning of October 31, 1968, just a few hours before the US was forced to declare a halt to bombing the North, 13 out of 14 youth volunteers fell while on duty filling bomb craters after a fierce enemy bombing raid at Truong Bon. Most of those who died had completed their duties, had decided to leave the army, some had decided to go to school, some had set their wedding dates... They volunteered to go to the scene with the unit to carry out their duties with the spirit of "One hour at the unit is one hour at the scene", "No regrets about blood and bones until the road is cleared".

The place name Truong Bon and the heroic sacrifice of 13 Truong Bon youth volunteers, representing 43,000 youth volunteers of Nghe An province and hundreds of thousands of youth volunteers nationwide, who devoted their youth and blood to peace and national unification. Their sacrifices have become a memorable milestone, a legend of the indomitable will and resilience of our army and people in the cause of building and protecting the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland.

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Truong Bon victory (October 31, 1968 - October 31, 2023), Nhan Dan Newspaper in coordination with Nghe An province organized the art program "Truong Bon - Heroic Footprints" to honor the glorious revolutionary tradition of our army and people, expressing with deep respect and gratitude, remembering the great contributions of heroes, martyrs, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers and those who have contributed to the country, contributing to introducing, preserving, maintaining and promoting a historical site for future generations, thereby strengthening the education of tradition, patriotism, national pride and responsibility of young people in the current period.

At the same time, this is also an activity of "Drinking water, remember the source", calling for donations, support, and help for policy beneficiaries, relatives of war invalids, martyrs, and people in difficult circumstances currently living in Nghe An province and tens of thousands of people in general across the country, contributing to helping them overcome difficulties, old age, and illness.

Through this art program, the Program Organizing Committee hopes to contribute to promoting the act of gratitude to heroes and martyrs, showing gratitude to veterans, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, former youth volunteers...

This is also the first time an attractive and unique art program combines a variety of forms of light, vivid sound and modern technological effects with the unique performance of many famous artists. The Organizing Committee also hopes that the appeal and spread of the art program will contribute positively to introducing to a large number of tourists the value and beauty of the culture and people of the revolutionary land of Nghe An.

The program will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (October 29, 2023), at Truong Bon National Historical Site, My Son Commune, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province, broadcast live on Nhan Dan Television, Nghe An Radio and Television Station, and on 30 local television stations nationwide and many social networking platforms.

The special art program “Truong Bon - Heroic Footprints” includes 2 chapters: Chapter 1: Glorious history; Chapter 2: Red fire steps towards the future, with the participation of artists Hong Luu, Ngoc Son, Phuong My Chi, Quang Thang, Phuc Bo, ... and more than 150 children of Truong Bon.

In addition, for the first time, the "Truong Bon - Heroic Footprints" Art Program will have a drone light show, lasting about 10 minutes, along with a combination of traditional and modern music, bringing viewers many new experiences.

At the program, the Organizing Committee will present 14 savings books to the relatives of 13 heroic martyrs of Truong Bon Youth Volunteers and historical witness Tran Thi Thong. The Organizing Committee will also present 50 gratitude houses, worth 2.5 billion VND to join hands with Nghe An province in carrying out social security tasks./.