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Paying tribute to the heroes at Truong Bon fire coordinates

Thanh Cuong DNUM_BDZAHZCACE 16:46

On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Vietnam Youth Volunteer Force (July 15, 1950 - July 15, 2024) and the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2024), a special art program staged by non-professional artists was performed right next to the bomb crater at the Truong Bon fire coordinates.

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On July 13, on the occasion of the traditional day of the youth volunteer force and the 77th anniversary of the war invalids and martyrs' day, the Ngay Mua Culture and Arts Club from Hanoi staged and performed art performances praising the heroic examples of 13 girls and boys at the Truong Bon fire coordinates (Do Luong). Before the performance, the group held a ceremony to offer flowers and incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Also attending the program was Ms. Tran Thi Thong - Squad Leader of Squad 2, Company 317, Nghe An Youth Volunteer Force, who was lucky to survive the bombing by American planes. Also present at this meaningful event was teacher and poet Nguyen Thi My Dung - who has written many works of poetry and literature, especially the poem "Truong Bon Legend" written on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the historic Truong Bon victory in October 2023. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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The poem "Truong Bon Legend" recreated the tragic event in Truong Bon. Company 317 was the main mobile unit mobilized to rescue, transport, evacuate goods, fill bomb craters, and clear mines at key traffic points such as Cam Bridge, Bung Bridge, Ben Thuy Bridge on National Highway 1A.... On February 19, 1967, the unit was ordered to move to Truong Bon, which was the most fiercely attacked area by American aircraft. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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With the spirit of “the heart can stop beating, but the road cannot be blocked”; “live bravely, cling to the bridge and the road, die bravely”, 14 soldiers of Squad 2 (including 12 women, 2 men) of Company 317 day and night stuck to the road to fill bomb craters, every night acting as living markers for convoys carrying weapons, food, provisions, and medicine to support the southern battlefield. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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On the evening of October 30, 1968, Squad 2 (Company 317, Team 65, Youth Volunteers General Team against America to save the country, Nghe An Province) organized a farewell dinner for 8 people whose Youth Volunteers (TNXP) term had expired and they were allowed to study Intermediate Medicine in Hanoi, change majors and return to their hometowns. However, the farewell dinner and the important plans of the lives of those nineteen and twenty-year-old youth volunteers never came true... Photo: Thanh Cuong
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At around 8:00 p.m. on October 30, 1968, Captain Le Luong received an urgent, top secret order with the following content: "At 00:00 on November 1, 1968, the US will stop bombing"; "At 7:00 a.m. on October 31, a military convoy will pass by. Units stationed on Route 30 must heighten their vigilance and be ready to perform their duties and fight. Urgently repair bridges and roads, fill bomb craters, and ensure the safety of the convoy carrying weapons and food to the South." Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Squad 2 received the order: "At all costs, we must open a bloody path for the army convoy to pass before dawn...". At 4:00 a.m. on October 31, 1968, after breakfast, the entire unit focused on filling bomb craters for the military convoy to pass Truong Bon. At 6:10 a.m. the same day, when the work was almost completed, suddenly American planes appeared and dropped hundreds of bombs on a prime road in My Son commune, Do Luong district - where 14 youth volunteers from Squad 2 were on duty. 13 youth volunteers sacrificed themselves without having time to say their last words to each other. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Tourists visiting Truong Bon on this occasion were moved when they directly watched performances praising the spirit of self-sacrifice for the Fatherland of the volunteer youths. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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In particular, the poem "Truong Bon Legend" by author Nguyen Thi My Dung with the animation and recitation of poems by brothers and sisters from the Harvest Day Club vividly recreated the tragic moments of Squad 2. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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The war has long since ended, Truong Bon today has become a historical symbol of Vietnamese youth volunteers, a place that preserves the living values ​​of a generation of young people determined to sacrifice everything for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, writing a legend of Truong Bon, forever immortal flowers for today's and future generations to follow. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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The program is not only a tribute to the brothers and sisters who shed their blood for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, but also once again educates future generations to continue following the example of the heroic martyrs to strive to make the country more and more prosperous. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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With respect and gratitude to the heroic martyrs, at the program, teacher, poet Nguyen Thi My Dung and representatives of TTH Ecoland Investment Joint Stock Company presented gifts with a total value of nearly 25 million VND to Ms. Tran Thi Thong and relatives of 13 martyrs of Squad 2 who died on October 31, 1968. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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