(Baonghean.vn) - During the resistance war against the US, Nghe An was a very fierce fire coordinate, both the rear and the front line facing the enemy. Many locations in Nghe An were the "throat" of traffic so they were heavily attacked by the enemy such as Ben Thuy, Truong Bon, Cau Cam, Hoang Mai...
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Truong Bon Youth Volunteers filled bomb craters in 1968.
During the resistance war against the US, Truong Bon (My Son-Do Luong) had a particularly important strategic position, being the “unique route” connecting the traffic veins to support the battlefield in the South. Because of its extremely important military position, this place became the focus of fierce attacks by the US from the end of 1965, especially from the beginning of 1967 to October 1968. “The heart can stop beating but the road cannot be blocked/live steadfastly, clinging to the bridge, clinging to the road; die steadfastly and bravely”, was the slogan of the Truong Bon youth volunteers.
On October 31, 1968, 13 youth volunteers (11 women, 2 men) of Company 317 fell in one of the enemy's last fierce bombings at Truong Bon. Their blood dissolved into the earth and sky, creating a legend named Truong Bon.
Smiles of the Youth Volunteer Team 69, Cam Bridge in 1966
Cam Bridge - the intersection of three main traffic arteries: Road 1A; North-South railway, waterway (Nha Le canal). Recognizing the "life and death" position of Cam Bridge, the key traffic artery of the Northern gateway to the great rear of the North, the US imperialists attacked it at all costs. In 1967 alone, the US pilots dropped 27,000 bombs of all kinds on Cam Bridge, and warships of the 7th Fleet fired 5,000 artillery shells from 175mm to 230mm. To protect the target of Cam Bridge, from 1966 to 1968, more than 100 officers and soldiers fell on the battlefield. The climax was the sacrifice of 15 Youth Volunteers and 18 officers and soldiers of the 16A Air Defense Battalion (Military Region 4) at Cam Bridge, on February 5, 1967.
The artists overcame bombs and bullets to encourage the fighting spirit of the soldiers on the battlefield of Vinh citadel.
During the fight against the destructive war of the American imperialists, Vinh city with an area of less than 32km2 at that time, with 8,768 bombings, the enemy dropped 250,555 tons of bombs and ammunition on the city, an average of 1,900kg per person. Ben Thuy area alone, less than 2km2, suffered 2,912 bombings by the enemy. The whole city had almost no intact houses, thousands of people were killed and injured. Vinh shot down 146 American planes, including the first plane (August 5, 1964), the 100th plane (September 14, 1966), and the 300th (May 27, 1965) of the American enemy in the North. On September 16, 1966, Uncle Ho sent a letter praising the city's army and people: "Vinh is the first city to shoot down 100 American planes. That is a glorious victory."
Rocket Cave recognized as National Monument
Along with many ferry terminals, bridges, and train stations in the Northern region that were bombed day and night by enemy aircraft, Hoang Mai, where National Highway 1A and the North-South railway pass through, was a key target of US aircraft at that time. To strengthen forces to ensure smooth traffic and serve the needs of transporting goods to support the South, many forces were reinforced to participate in protection and promptly overcome incidents when US bombs were dropped.
At the end of two anti-American war campaigns in the North, Hoang Mai town area had 250 soldiers and youth volunteers sacrificed, thousands were injured. The most memorable event was that 33 youth volunteers sheltering in a cave were hit by a missile from an American plane, killing 32 people. From this heroic event, Hang Khi in Hoang Mai was named Hang Hoa Tien, recognized by the Ministry of Culture - Sports - Tourism as a national monument in 2011, marking the heroic sacrifice of 32 youth volunteers.Duc Chuyen - Nghiem Vien
