Looking through documents and artifacts about Truong Bon 'fire coordinates'
(Baonghean.vn) - Each artifact at Truong Bon National Monument Museum contains its own information and voice, demonstrating the heroic and courageous fighting spirit of the Youth Volunteer generation during the anti-American war.
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| Panoramic view of Truong Bon National Monument. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Truong Bon National Monument Museum in My Son Commune (Do Luong) preserves and displays hundreds of war artifacts. Specifically, artifacts related to the lives and battles of the people and forces on duty at the Truong Bon "fire coordinates" during the years of fighting the Americans, in which the Youth Volunteer Force (TNXP) was the main force. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| These are the types of bombs and ammunition that the US imperialists dropped on Truong Bon to prevent support for the southern front. There were magnetic bombs, time-delayed bombs, anti-personnel bombs, cluster bombs, mortar shells, armor-piercing bullets, and heat-of-life trees... Some were still painted, some were rusted, all lay quietly but still evoked a scene of tragedy. In the photo: The American magnetic bomb dropped on Truong Bon had not yet exploded. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Large and small bombs rained down on Truong Bon and along Highway 15A, but they could not stop the will and determination of the Northern army and people to provide human and material support to the Southern battlefield. As soon as the bombs exploded and the enemy planes left, the Youth Volunteer Force was present to fill in the bomb craters and guide the vehicles safely through... Photo: Cong Kien |
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| And here is a bomb fragment found not long ago during construction of a project within the Truong Bon National Monument. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The oil lamps of the Youth Volunteer Force, made from cluster bomb shells and grenades to guide each convoy through the dark, are preserved and displayed, helping viewers feel a part of life during wartime. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| And here are rudimentary tools such as hoes, shovels, rakes... used to fill bomb craters and clear the way for vehicles to pass. Thereby, demonstrating the will and determination of the army and people in difficult, arduous and fierce circumstances. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Radios were used to direct combat operations, clear bomb craters, and provide access to the battlefield on Highway 15A. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Daily necessities such as bowls, plates, flasks and canteens of the Youth Volunteer Force on duty at the Truong Bon "fire coordinates". Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The museum also preserves and displays many documents, records, and papers related to the Youth Volunteer Units on duty and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives at the "fire coordinates" of Truong Bon. Photo: Cong Kien |
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Each artifact contains its own information and voice, affirming the spirit and will of the Vietnamese people, the bravery and courage of the generation during the American war, bringing emotion, admiration and gratitude from officials, people and tourists to the previous generation. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Truong Bon National Monument has become a "red address" that annually welcomes many delegations and pilgrims from all over the country to offer flowers and incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs. Photo: Cong Kien |