Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offers flowers to commemorate heroic martyrs in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 27, Comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and the Government delegation came to offer flowers and incense at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery; Truong Bon National Historical Relic Site.
Accompanying the delegation, on the side of Nghe An province were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of provincial departments and branches; leaders of Anh Son, Do Luong and Nam Dan districts.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates offered flowers and incense at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le |
The Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery is located in Anh Son town (Anh Son district), is one of the works that represents the spirit of solidarity and special traditional friendship between the two brotherly countries Vietnam - Laos. This is the resting place of more than 11,000 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield of their neighboring country.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh rang the bell at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le |
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery Memorial. Photo: Thanh Le |
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offered incense at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs at the Vietnam-Laos International Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le |
To remember and pay tribute to the heroic martyrs of the Vietnamese volunteer army who fought side by side with the army and people to protect the two countries, our Party and State have built this special cemetery as a resting place for the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who fought and sacrificed in Laos.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offered incense at the graves of heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le |
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Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh burns incense at the graves of heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le |
Before the heroic martyrs, the delegates lit incense on each grave, expressing deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, and for noble international duty.
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Delegation offers flowers at Truong Bon National Historical Site. Photo: Thanh Le |
Next, the delegation offered flowers and incense to commemorate heroes and martyrs at Truong Bon National Historical Site (My Son commune, Do Luong district).
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue burns incense at the graves of 13 Truong Bon youth volunteer martyrs. Photo: Thanh Le |
The delegation offered incense and flowers at the common grave of 13 youth volunteers of the Steel Squad of the Nghe An Youth Volunteers General Team who passed away while on duty connecting the traffic arteries in the early morning of October 31, 1968, just a few hours before US planes stopped bombing the North.
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At Truong Bon historical relic site, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and the delegation also offered flowers and incense at the temple of 1,240 heroic martyrs - beloved sons of the Fatherland who devoted their entire youth to the cause of national liberation and unification. Photo: Thanh Le |
During the fierce war years of the resistance war against the US to save the country, on the strategic route 15A - the only road Truong Bon was the place connecting the traffic arteries of the great Northern rear to support human and material resources for the Southern battlefield.
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Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh and Provincial People's Committee Chairman Thai Thanh Quy offered incense to commemorate Truong Bon heroic martyrs. Photo: Thanh Le |
During the confrontation with American bombs and bullets at the Truong Bon "fire coordinates", more than 1,500 officers and soldiers of 9 Youth Volunteer Companies, belonging to the Youth Volunteer General Team against the US to save the country in Nghe An province, day and night held their ground and fought tenaciously with courage, with an iron will and determination, creating feats and miracles here.
Offering fresh flowers and incense to the heroic martyrs of the youth volunteers, the delegation expressed their respect, infinite gratitude, admiration and deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs - the resilient and indomitable sons who did not spare their blood and bones, dedicating their entire noble youth for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland; their sacrifices will forever be shining examples for today's and future generations to learn and follow.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue visits former youth volunteers in Do Luong district. Photo: Thanh Le |
On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue presented gifts to 10 former youth volunteers in Do Luong district.