Proud of Dien Bien soldiers

(Baonghean) - This year he is 85 years old, nearly 55 years in the Party, although his health has somewhat declined, the spirit and fighting will of a Party member, a soldier of Uncle Ho in him is still strong. He is Le Van Bao in hamlet 7, Quang Son commune, Do Luong district.

Born and raised in Quang Son, after finishing grade 3, due to poverty, Le Van Bao had to drop out of school to work for a landlord to earn a living. In January 1954, following the sacred call of the Fatherland, he volunteered to join the Youth Volunteers and was assigned to E 141, Regiment 98, Zone 4. When the Party decided to increase forces for the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, in April 1954, he joined the army, in Regiment 254, Division 312. After that, the unit marched to Phu Tho to study military and political affairs for 1 month and then participated in the second phase of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Although he only participated in the battle for 15 days, the heroic memories of the nation in the Dien Bien Phu victory will forever be in his mind.

Mr. Le Van Bao

He was a sapper who participated in transporting explosives (1 meter long explosives used to destroy barbed wire fences) deep into the battlefield for special forces to destroy the fences to clear the way for infantry to enter the battle.

After liberation, his unit was assigned to transport prisoners of war from Dien Bien to Viet Tri. The images of the victors over the French at that time are still vivid in his mind to this day. The tall French soldiers, with the gloomy faces of the defeated, lined up in long lines following the instructions of our troops to the rear base. He showed us the certificate of the "Dien Bien Phu Soldier" badge issued by the 312th Division on May 7, 1957. The piece of paper had yellowed with time, but his face was still radiant with the victor's radiance as if it were yesterday.

Having spent more than half a century working in many fields such as youth volunteers, soldiers, cadres of the Northwest Region Party Committee, then transferred to Nguyen Ai Quoc School 6, in January 1980 he retired locally, and he fulfilled his duties well in any field. During his work, in 1958 he was honored to receive the Glorious Soldier Medal from the President, and in January 1972 he was awarded the Victory Medal. Up to now, despite his old age and poor health, he has been allowed to retire from party activities according to regulations, but he still participates in party cell activities fully, and encourages his children and grandchildren to comply with the Party's policies and the State's laws.

With the bravery of Uncle Ho's soldiers and of a Communist Party member like him, it is worth learning from today's young generation.

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