Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offers flowers to commemorate heroic martyrs in Nghe An

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates offer 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, 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 of Vietnam and Laos. This is the resting place of more than 11,000 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts who sacrificed their lives on the battlefields of their neighboring country.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh ring the bell at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery Memorial. Photo: Thanh Le

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offers 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.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offers incense at the graves of heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Le

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh offers 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, for the noble international duty.

Delegation offers flowers at Truong Bon National Historical Relic 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).

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue offers 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 who died 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.

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 reunification. 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 rear of the North to support human and material resources for the battlefield in the South.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh and Provincial People's Committee Chairman Thai Thanh Quy offer incense to commemorate Truong Bon martyrs. Photo: Thanh Le

During the confrontation with the bombs and bullets of the American invaders at the "fire coordinates" of Truong Bon, more than 1,500 cadres and soldiers of 9 Youth Volunteer Companies, belonging to the Youth Volunteer 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 souls of the heroic martyrs and youth volunteers, the delegation expressed their respect, gratitude, admiration and deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs - the resilient and indomitable children who did not spare their blood and bones, dedicating their entire noble youth to the independence and freedom of the Fatherland; their sacrifices will forever be shining examples for today's and future generations to learn from and follow.

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.