Nghe An provincial leaders offer incense to commemorate heroic martyrs in Quang Tri

Delegation of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee respectfully commemorated President Ho Chi Minh at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House in the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial leaders offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House in the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council as Head of the delegation. The delegation included members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, and representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, unions, and armed forces of the province.

Provincial leaders offered flowers at the Martyrs' Memorial at Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy rings the bell to pray for heroic martyrs at Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery, located in Vinh Truong Commune, Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province, is the resting place of 10,263 martyrs, including 1,297 martyrs from Nghe An who sacrificed their lives on the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the resistance war against the US to save the country. It is a shining symbol of revolutionary heroism, of the spirit and will to fight for independence and the desire for peace of our people.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy offers incense at the Martyrs' Memorial - Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial leaders offered incense at the Martyrs' Memorial - Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

The National Road 9 Martyrs' Cemetery in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province is the resting place of more than 10,800 martyrs, including main force soldiers, local troops, militia and guerrillas, and youth volunteers who fought and served on the Road 9 front and in Laos during the resistance war against the US, including about 200 martyrs from Nghe An.

Delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province held a memorial service for heroic martyrs from Nghe An at Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegates respectfully commemorate martyrs from Nghe An at Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy burns incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Le Duc Cuong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board, offered incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

The war of national defense of our nation has passed away. However, the names of the martyrs who sacrificed for the cause of national independence and unification will forever live on with their homeland and country.

Although the resting place of Nghe An martyrs is far from their homeland, the officials and people of Quang Tri province and the management board of martyr cemeteries, on behalf of the people of the whole country, always take care of the incense and visit, warming the hearts of their families, relatives and homeland.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, offered incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, offered incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the cemeteries, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and the delegation offered incense and flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House; offered flowers and incense at the Memorial; rang the bell to pray for the heroic martyrs and held a ceremony, offered flowers, incense, and burned incense at each grave of the martyrs from Nghe An and the martyrs in the cemetery grounds, expressing deep gratitude and appreciation to the outstanding sons of the homeland who, together with sons from all over the country, did not hesitate to sacrifice their blood and bones, and heroically fought for the cause of national liberation and national reunification.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee offered incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, offered incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Pham Trong Hoang - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office, offered incense at the graves of martyrs from Nghe An at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy

During the country's long resistance wars in the 20th century, along with the people of the whole country, Nghe An had tens of thousands of outstanding sons joining the army, youth volunteers, and frontline laborers on all battlefields. The whole province had more than 45,000 martyrs who heroically sacrificed their lives, and more than 56,000 wounded and sick soldiers who left a part of their blood and bones on the battlefield. The heroic sacrifices of the heroic martyrs have added more color to the national flag, making the revolutionary tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland shine.

The National Martyrs' Cemetery on Road 9 in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province is the resting place of more than 10,800 martyrs. Photo: Thanh Duy

After more than 47 years of peace and unification, Nghe An province has achieved many important achievements in socio-economic development, national defense and security. People's lives have been constantly improved and raised.

The Party, the State and Nghe An province always pay attention and have many preferential policies and guidelines to care for people with meritorious services and their relatives.

Leaders of Nghe An province respectfully observed a minute of silence to commemorate martyrs from Nghe An and Ha Tinh at the graves of martyrs from Nghe Tinh at the National Martyrs Cemetery of Road 9. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy burns incense at the mass grave of martyrs at the National Martyrs Cemetery of Road 9. Photo: Thanh Duy

Colonel Nguyen Cong Luc - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command, burned incense at the graves of martyrs at the National Martyrs Cemetery of Road 9. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Le Van Luong - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union burned incense at the graves of martyrs at the National Martyrs Cemetery of Road 9. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegates burn incense at the graves of martyrs at the National Martyrs Cemetery on Road 9. Photo: Thanh Duy

Party committees at all levels, authorities, socio-political organizations, businesses, organizations and individuals, with the ethics of "When drinking water, remember its source", have paid special attention to the families of martyrs, wounded soldiers and people with meritorious services to the revolution.

On this occasion, the delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province presented gifts to the Management Board of the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery and the National Road 9 Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy presented gifts to the Management Board of the National Road 9 Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Duy