Nghe An Department of Transport offers incense to commemorate heroic martyrs

In recent days, a delegation of officials, civil servants and public employees of the Nghe An Transport sector led by comrade Hoang Phu Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Transport, has come to offer flowers, incense and commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Le Canal Memorial, Truong Ke Martyrs Cemetery, Truong Bon National Historical Site, and the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery.

Comrade Hoang Phu Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Transport offered flowers at Nha Le Canal. Photo: Contributor

At the Le Dynasty Canal Memorial in Nghi Yen Commune, Nghi Loc District, the delegation offered flowers and incense to commemorate the great contributions of King Le and the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives fighting foreign invaders to protect the Fatherland.

Here, during the resistance war against the US, more than 1,350 soldiers, including army forces, youth volunteers, and officers of the Transport sector, did not mind the rain of bombs and bullets to ensure the supply line to the South was always open, and 130 people heroically sacrificed their lives for the cause of national reunification.

Next, the delegation offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Martyrs Cemetery of Road 7 - Truong Ke, My Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District. The cemetery is the resting place of 454 martyrs of the Transport sector who sacrificed their lives in the resistance war against the US to save the country.

A delegation of officials, civil servants and public employees of Nghe An Department of Transport commemorated heroic martyrs at the Martyrs Cemetery on Road 7 - Truong Ke, My Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District. Photo: Contributor

The delegation also came to offer flowers and incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at Truong Bon National Historical Site, My Son Commune, Do Luong District. They paid tribute to the heroic martyrs and youth volunteers who sacrificed their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. Especially the heroic sacrifice on October 31, 1968 of 13 heroic "Steel Squad" youth volunteers of the 317 Youth Volunteer Company.

The delegation respectfully paid tribute at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Contributor

At the Vietnam-Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery in Anh Son District, the delegation of Nghe An Department of Transport respectfully offered incense at the temple of President Ho Chi Minh; laid wreaths and offered incense at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs - the resting place of nearly 11,000 martyrs who were Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who fought and died in Laos.

Officials, workers and civil servants of Nghe An Department of Transport expressed their deep gratitude for the dedication and sacrifice of the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the noble cause of national and international liberation. Photo: Contributor

Commemorating and paying tribute to heroic martyrs is an activity organized by Nghe An Department of Transport on the occasion of the annual War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). Through this, it aims to express deep gratitude for the heroic martyrs' contributions and educate revolutionary traditions to generations of cadres and employees of the unit.