A solemn moment at Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery.

Starting from the Hien Luong - Ben Hai historical site, the parade of the Cycling for Peace Day proceeded to the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery (Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province). There, the organizers of the Cycling for Peace Day, along with hundreds of athletes, performed a ceremony of offering incense to the heroic martyrs. In addition, representatives of the organizing committee also paid tribute to families of policy beneficiaries and those who contributed to the revolution, and presented gifts to underprivileged students who excelled academically.

The gifts distributed on this occasion included: 15 bicycles donated by the Quang Tri Provincial Sports Cycling Club; and 15 gift packages for policy beneficiary families in Quang Tri (worth 2 million VND each) donated by Thanh Nien Newspaper, Tran Cuisine, and the Quang Tri Provincial Sports Cycling Club.

The cycling parade proceeded to the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery (Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province).

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Approximately 600 cyclists rode along the route leading to the Memorial Temple and the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery.

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Lao cyclist Vatthana Siphommalangkoun (49 years old, residing in Pakse City, Champasak Province) also visited the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery. He cycled approximately 15 km from Hien Luong Bridge to the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery, completing the first leg of the parade on the morning of June 29th.

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The organizing committee performed the ritual of ringing nine bells at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery.

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A solemn moment commemorating over 10,000 heroic martyrs at the cemetery.

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Mr. Hoang Nam - Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee (dark blue shirt) and Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper (third from the right) led the delegation to offer incense.

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Next, hundreds of athletes took turns lighting incense to pay tribute to the heroic martyrs.

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The editorial board of Thanh Nien Newspaper offered incense and paid tribute to the heroic martyrs.

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Mr. Hoang Nam, Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee, presents gifts to families entitled to preferential policies.

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Presenting gifts to families with revolutionary merit, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper - expressed his deep gratitude and shared in the losses and sacrifices of the families.

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Mr. Nguyen Quang Sinh - a veteran of the Binh-Tri-Thien battlefield (center) shared: "Today, receiving the kindness of the leaders of Quang Tri province, Thanh Nien Newspaper and the sponsors, I am deeply moved. I would like to express my gratitude to the delegation."

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The organizers presented 15 bicycles to underprivileged students who excelled academically in Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province.

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Tran Dinh Thien (Gio Linh District) was very surprised and happy to receive encouragement and a bicycle from the leaders.

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Parade 42 km

The Cycling for Peace event took place over two days. On June 29th, at the Hien Luong - Ben Hai Riverbanks Historical Site (Vinh Linh District), all cyclists, delegates, and cycling enthusiasts, regardless of gender or age, participated in the parade. After the flag-raising ceremony at the Hien Luong border flagpole, the parade covered 42 km along the following route: starting from the Hien Luong - Ben Hai Riverbanks National Special Historical Site, crossing the Hien Luong Bridge to the Trung Son intersection (Gio Linh District), turning onto Provincial Road 76, and continuing to the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery, before ending at Fidel Park (Dong Ha City).

According to Thanh Nien newspaper.

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/dap-xe-vi-hoa-binh-giay-phut-thieng-lieng-o-nghia-trang-liet-si-quoc-gia-truong-son-186599.htm