Meeting with former Youth Volunteers who participated in the two resistance wars.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 30, 2014, in Vinh City, the Liaison Committee of the Traditional Former Youth Volunteers of the Anti-French War and the two former Youth Volunteers of the 559th Regiment of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Nghe An organized a meeting of its members to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the 39th anniversary of the Liberation of Southern Vietnam. Over 200 former Youth Volunteers from throughout the province attended.
The meeting brought back unforgettable memories of their youth. The former Youth Volunteers recalled roads 13 and 14, Suoi Rut stream, Pha Din pass, Tuan Giao intersection, Moc Chau (Son La), and Ban Leng road, which the Nghe An Youth Volunteer units participated in repairing, renovating, or transporting supplies for the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and overcoming the consequences of war after peace was restored in the North.
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| The joy of reunion |
During the war against the US, tens of thousands of Youth Volunteers from Nghe An province bravely joined the Trường Sơn front. Throughout the years of fierce bombing, day and night, these Youth Volunteers steadfastly and courageously held their ground on crucial routes such as Route 20A, Route 9 in Southern Laos, Military Station 16, and the Gianh River waterway… There was no place on the Trường Sơn routes where Youth Volunteers from Nghe An were not present.
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| Cultural program to welcome the reunion. |
The sacrifices of tens of thousands of young volunteers from Nghe An province, through two periods, made a worthy contribution to the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) and the Great Spring Victory of 1975.
Former Youth Volunteers fondly remember the Youth Volunteers who bravely sacrificed their lives in the two sacred wars of national resistance and pledge to continue contributing their efforts to society and educating their children to live worthy of previous generations, thereby contributing to the development of the country today.
Photo credit:Viet Long
