Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong commemorates heroic martyrs at Truong Bon

Also going to the Central Committee was comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee Office.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Ho Le Ngoc - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; comrades of the Provincial Party Committee Office; Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union; Standing Committee of Do Luong District Party Committee...

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat and delegates offered flowers to commemorate heroic martyrs at Truong Bon National Historical Relic Site (Do Luong). Photo: Dao Tuan

During the fierce years of the resistance war against the US to save the country, National Highway 15A became a strategic traffic route supplying manpower and resources from the large rear base in the North to the battlefield in the South. During the period from 1964 to 1968, Truong Bon - a place on National Highway 15A - became a bomb bag dropped by the US imperialists.

Also here, more than 1,500 officers and soldiers of 9 Youth Volunteer Companies, belonging to the Youth Volunteer General Team of Nghe An province, held their ground and fought with iron will and determination to smash many air raids by imperial aircraft, ensuring the smooth flow of traffic.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong offered incense to commemorate martyrs at Truong Bon historical site. Photo: Dao Tuan

Truong Bon landMy Son commune, Do Luong district witnessed the heroic sacrifice of 1,240 martyrs.

Especially in the morningmorning of October 31, 1968,Just a few hours before the US government's order to stop bombing all of North Vietnam, after a bombing raid by the US Air Force, 13 martyrs of the Steel Squad, Company 317-N65 - Nghe An Youth Volunteers General Team, were sacrificed.

The martyrs sacrificed their lives at a very young age, some were preparing to enter university, many were waiting for the moment of peace to return home to visit their families, to wait for the moment of their wedding ceremony...

The cruel bombing on October 31, 1968 turned Truong Bon into a place of sorrow, a testament to the crimes of the imperial air force. And this place also became a symbol of the courage and indomitable will of a generation of young volunteers who spared no effort in shedding their blood and bones, contributing and sacrificing for the peace, independence and unity of the nation.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong offered a basket of flowers to commemorate the 1,240 heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives on Highway 15A and Truong Bon. Photo: Dao Tuan

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong and delegates listened to the cadres of Truong Bon National Historical Site recount the event on October 31, 1968, when 13 martyrs of the Steel Squad, Company 317-N65 - Nghe An Youth Volunteers General Team heroically sacrificed their lives after a bombing raid by the US Air Force. Photo: Dao Tuan

In front of the common grave of 13 martyrs, comrade Tran Quoc Vuong and delegates offered incense, fresh flower baskets, and held a moment of silence, expressing deep gratitude for the noble sacrifice of the heroic martyrs.

The sacrifice of heroes and martyrs has wovenshould be immortal epicfor generations of Vietnamese people, is a symbol of the strength of national unity.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong offered a basket of flowers to commemorate and pay tribute to the 13 youth volunteers who sacrificed their lives on October 31, 1968. Photo: Dao Tuan

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong burned incense to commemorate the martyrs who sacrificed their lives on October 31, 1968. Photo: Dao Tuan

Comrades Nguyen Dac Vinh and Nguyen Van Thong offered incense to commemorate the martyrs. Photo: Dao Tuan

The delegates pledged to the souls of the heroic martyrs that they would constantly strive and contribute to the development of the homeland, and to be worthy of the noble sacrifices of the heroes and martyrs.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong visited the Traditional House, where artifacts associated with the years of dedication, fighting and sacrifice of many generations of military officers, soldiers and youth volunteers were displayed at Route 15A and Truong Bon fire coordinates. Photo: Dao Tuan

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee visited the Traditional House in Truong Bon National Historical Relic Site. Photo: Dao Tuan

Oil lamps made from grenade shells by Truong Bon youth volunteers during the anti-American resistance war. Photo: Dao Tuan

Next, comrade Tran Quoc Vuong and the delegates planted a souvenir tree at Truong Bon National Historical Relic Site; visited the Traditional House in the relic site, where artifacts associated with the years of dedication, fighting and sacrifice of many generations of military officers, soldiers and youth volunteers on Route 15A and Truong Bon fire coordinates are kept.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong and delegates watched historical documentary footage about Truong Bon land and Highway 15A. Photo: Dao Tuan

Historical footage and a model of Truong Bon site during the anti-American war.

The Standing Committee of the Central Secretariat also reviewed historical documentary footage about the heroic years of resistance of generations of cadres, soldiers and youth volunteers at the Truong Bon fire coordinates.