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Paying tribute to the heroes at Truong Bon fire coordinates

Thanh Cuong • July 13, 2024 16:46

On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Volunteer Force's Traditional Day (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 Day Mua Culture and Arts Club from the capital 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

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 many works of poetry and literature, especially the poem "Truong Bon Legend" she wrote on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the historic Truong Bon victory in October 2023. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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 focus of the most fierce bombing by American aircraft. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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 and steadfastly”, 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

On the evening of October 30, 1968, Squad 2 (Company 317, Team 65, Youth Volunteers General Team of 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

At about 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 stopped bombing"; "At 7:00 a.m. on October 31, a military convoy passed by. Units stationed on Route 30 should raise 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

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 their lives without having time to say their last words to each other. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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 youth volunteers. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In particular, the poem "Truong Bon Legend" by author Nguyen Thi My Dung with the animation and poetry recitation by the brothers and sisters from the Harvest Day Club vividly recreated the tragic moments of Squad 2. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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

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

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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