Also in the delegation were comrade Nguyen Danh Huy - Deputy Minister of Transport . On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of relevant departments and branches.
During the resistance war against American imperialism, Truong Bon became a strategic location, a particularly important route; a place to fiercely resist many fierce attacks by the enemy.
Soldiers, army men, and youth volunteers worked day and night to clear bombs, repair roads, and open routes, connecting the cross-Vietnam traffic arteries from the great rear of the socialist North to the great frontline battlefield of the South.
The National Highway 15 section passing through Truong Bon is about 5 km long, but from June to October 1968 alone, it suffered nearly 2,700 bombs of various types from the US imperialists. From 1964 to 1968, the enemy dropped nearly 19,000 bombs of various types and tens of thousands of missiles on this heroic land, destroying 211 villages along the route, killing many people in My Son commune, Nhan Son commune (Do Luong district); destroying hundreds of cars and hundreds of artillery pieces of our army.
Thousands of cadres, soldiers, youth volunteers, transport workers, and militiamen were injured; 1,240 cadres and soldiers fought bravely and heroically sacrificed themselves. On October 31, 1968, at around 6:10 a.m., enemy planes frantically rained bombs on Truong Bon. That devastating bombing took the lives of 13 soldiers, right before the US imperialists were forced to stop bombing the North at 0:00 a.m. on November 1, 1968.
In a sacred and emotional atmosphere, the leaders of the Ministry of Transport and Nghe An province respectfully bowed and lit incense to express their respect and infinite gratitude to the heroic martyrs at the mass grave of 13 heroic martyrs and the Memorial House of 1,240 heroic martyrs.
The great sacrifices of the heroic martyrs contributed their red blood, devoted their youth to the victories of the army and people of Nghe An, to the victory of the nation, bringing peace to the country. The names and faces of that youth have been incarnated into history, forever remembered and appreciated by future generations.
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