'Nghe An Youth with the Homeland's Sea and Islands' carries out many meaningful activities

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Phan Thanh Doai - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; Pham Van Toan - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union; Nguyen Ngoc Chau - Standing Vice President of the Provincial Student Association. Photo: TG

At Quynh Phuong port, Hoang Mai town, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee - Provincial Student Association Secretariat held a memorial ceremony for heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

This is an activity on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail (October 23, 1961 - October 23, 2021), to demonstrate the nation's morality of "When drinking water, remember its source", to show gratitude to heroes, martyrs and those who contributed to the revolution; contributing to strengthening the education of revolutionary traditions and the responsibility of today's young generation towards their homeland and country.

Nghe An province’s youth offer flowers to commemorate the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sovereignty of the country’s seas and islands. Photo: TG

On October 23, 1961, at the most difficult, arduous and fierce time of the resistance war against the US to save the country, the Politburo and the Central Military Commission decided to establish Military Transport Group 759, marking an important historical milestone, opening a new development step of the strategic transport route - the Ho Chi Minh Trail at sea. On the unnumbered ships, many commanders and soldiers handled the situation skillfully and intelligently, controlling the ship to maintain the journey to the South, flexibly dealing with the situations that arose. Many of them did not return, but merged with the blue sea, returning to the motherland.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Pham Van Toan spoke at the ceremony. Photo: TG

Speaking at the ceremony, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Pham Van Toan emphasized: “The Ho Chi Minh Trail at sea, a “road without markings, ships without numbers, intelligence, filial piety, loyalty, bravery, heroism”, a historical feat and miracle, gives us many valuable lessons, forever the pride of our army and people in general, of generations of cadres and soldiers on duty on the strategic sea transport route in the past in particular. The young generation today and tomorrow must have the responsibility to preserve, promote and constantly add to the glorious history in the cause of fighting to protect the Fatherland, firmly protecting the sovereignty of our sacred seas and islands in the new revolutionary period”.

Delegates lay flowers in memory of heroic martyrs. Photo: TG

The memorial wreath with the words "Forever grateful to the heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland" is the gratitude of the young generation to the previous generation of fathers and brothers. Photo: TG

Over the past years, the Provincial Youth Union and the Student Association of Nghe An province have been active in implementing the movement "Youth volunteers to protect the Fatherland", organizing many activities towards the border, sea and islands, demonstrating the responsibility to participate in preserving and protecting the sovereignty of the Fatherland such as: building a flagpole of national sovereignty on Mat Island; implementing the model "The team I carry is named", which is to name the team after the islands in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa; organizing photo exhibitions about the sea and islands; organizing visits and giving gifts to encourage families with meritorious services, families with relatives performing duties in border areas and islands; giving gifts to fishermen going offshore...

Presenting medicine cabinets and national flags to young fishermen going out to sea. Photo: TG

Expressing the gratitude of today's young generation, at the memorial ceremony, delegates and youth union members laid wreaths in memory of heroic martyrs, expressing infinite gratitude to the generations of fathers and brothers who heroically sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the nation, for the sovereignty of the borders, seas and islands of the Fatherland.

Provincial Youth Union leaders presented gifts to encourage youth union members to clean up the marine environment in Quynh Phuong ward. Photo: TG

Next, representatives of the Provincial Youth Union presented medicine cabinets and national flags to fishermen, presented gifts to the Youth Union members cleaning the marine environment; visited and presented gifts to two families of veterans of the No-numbered Ships in Hoang Mai and Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station.

The delegation visited and presented gifts to the families of veterans who directly participated in opening the Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail. Photo: TG

Visiting and giving gifts to encourage officers and soldiers on duty at Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station, Hoang Mai town. Photo: TG

On the same day, the delegation visited and presented gifts to three families of veterans of the No Number Train in Quynh Luu.