Prime Minister attends ceremony to pay tribute to heroes and martyrs at Dong Loc T-junction

On the evening of July 23, at the historical site of Dong Loc T-junction, Ha Tinh province, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the art program "Dong Loc Sacred Land" to commemorate and pay tribute to the sacrifices of heroic martyrs, including 10 female youth volunteer martyrs.

The program was organized by Ha Tinh province in coordination with Nhan Dan Newspaper on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day and the 49th anniversary of the historic victory at Dong Loc T-junction.

The Prime Minister offered incense at the graves of 10 girls who died at Dong Loc T-junction.

These days, 49 years ago, at the fierce time of the resistance war against the US to save the country, the place name Dong Loc T-junction went down in history and became immortal. Because of the strategic importance of a vital intersection on the route of transporting food, ammunition, weapons... from the Northern rear to support the Southern front, Dong Loc became the focus of fierce attacks, where the US imperialists continuously bombed in an attempt to cut off the traffic artery. According to statistics, each square meter of land here bore 3 bombs.

In just 240 days and nights from March to October 1968, the enemy air force dropped 48,600 bombs of all kinds here. However, tens of thousands of soldiers, soldiers, traffic workers, youth volunteers and people still stubbornly held on, braved the rain of bombs to fight the enemy, connect the road, and ensure the road for trucks carrying goods to the front line. Hundreds of the nation's best sons fell, forever remaining on this sacred land with the legendary Highway 15A, dedicating their youth to the happiness of the nation and the future of the country. Among them were 10 female youth volunteers of Squad 4 of Company 552, Youth Volunteer Corps 55 of Ha Tinh province.

They passed away at a very young age, none of them were married. Their heroic sacrifices contributed to shining the light of revolutionary heroism, becoming a symbol of the great dedication of millions of young people who sacrificed themselves for the country, not sparing their youth for the cause of national liberation and reunification.

Art program "Sacred Land of Dong Loc".

“We must never forget that every inch of the country has a red bloodline, how much blood and bones have built the Fatherland. The names of people, mountains, and rivers have become sacred and noble. Lam Ha, Truong Bon, Dong Loc Intersection, Tam Co Cave, Quang Tri Ancient Citadel... and thousands of other places always remind us of a time of war and war, of a time when the country was in hardship but never knew how to bow down in submission,” said Journalist Thuan Huu, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, in his opening speech.

The program “Sacred Land of Dong Loc” includes contents such as giving gifts to policy beneficiaries, giving scholarships to poor children with good academic performance; screening historical documentaries about Dong Loc T-junction, about Ha Tinh homeland during the war days and about 10 heroic martyrs and youth volunteers at Dong Loc T-junction; performing songs about the revolution, about Uncle Ho, about Ha Tinh homeland and 10 heroic martyrs and youth volunteers at Dong Loc T-junction…

Within the framework of the program, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented savings books to representatives of relatives of 10 female martyrs of Dong Loc T-junction.

The Prime Minister presented savings books to relatives of 10 female martyrs who died at Dong Loc T-junction.

Also at the Dong Loc T-junction relic site, the Prime Minister offered incense at the National Youth Volunteer Martyrs Memorial House and offered incense at the graves of 10 female youth volunteer martyrs.

On this occasion, thousands of people from all over the country came to Dong Loc T-junction, Can Loc district, Ha Tinh to pay tribute to the heroic martyrs.

According to the Management Board of the National Historical Site of Dong Loc T-junction, in the first 6 months of 2017, nearly 150,000 visitors from all over the country and international tourists came to the site to respectfully offer incense. In particular, July is the peak month with a sharp increase in the number of visitors to Dong Loc T-junction, with an average of over 1,000 visitors per day./.

According to VOV