Initially, it was just curiosity and excitement at visiting the Saigon - Gia Dinh Commando Museum in Tan Dinh ward (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) for the first time. However, after listening to a presentation about the historical significance of the exhibits, the group of students from Nguyen Du Secondary School (District 1) felt even more proud and admired the bravery, resourcefulness, and creativity of the commando soldiers in the Tet Offensive 56 years ago.
Missing the date to return home to beautify spring.
Upon hearing the story of the Velo Solex motorbike, worth as much as a house in Saigon at the time, which Mr. Tran Van Lai entrusted to courier Nguyen Ngoc Hue for transporting letters and documents during the 1968 Tet Offensive, Le Ha My (a 8th-grade student at Nguyen Du Secondary School) gazed at the motorbike with delight. “I wondered if I had the courage, bravery, and skill to carry out the same task as Ms. Hue for so many years. The trip was truly meaningful to me, making me even prouder of our ancestors,” Ha My expressed.
Throughout the visit, Tran Minh Cat Linh (a 8th-grade student from Nguyen Du Secondary School) attentively listened to the explanations and examined each exhibit in the Saigon - Gia Dinh Commando Museum. The stories about the Guigoz milk can used to hide documents, the suitcase full of bombs, and the ingenuity of the soldiers in using the enemy's weapons to lure and fight back deeply impressed Cat Linh.
"I think our generation needs to learn and increase creativity in our studies and lives starting from small things, like recycling items to protect the environment or finding ways to improve our learning," Cat Linh said.
Taking students on field trips to museums and historical sites is one of the innovative activities in the history curriculum for students at Nguyen Du Secondary School in recent times.
After more than an hour visiting the Saigon - Gia Dinh Commando Museum, a group of young people from Go Vap district saw artifacts and listened to historical stories about the Tet Offensive battle fought by commando soldiers more than 56 years ago.
Stopping for a long time at the memorial area for the Saigon - Gia Dinh Commando Force, Ms. Tran Thi Hong Duyen (residing in Go Vap district) was moved when she saw many images of soldiers who were still very young.
“I feel incredibly grateful, appreciative, and proud of the sacrifices made by previous generations for the peace , independence, and freedom of our nation. This field trip, coinciding with the upcoming anniversary of the Tet Offensive, helped me understand more about the historical significance of the battle. In that battle, many soldiers were very young, promising their families before the New Year that they would bring home victories to contribute to the beauty of spring. However, in that battle, these young soldiers would never be reunited with their families,” shared Hong Duyen.
These heroes will live forever in the hearts of the people.
During a year-end visit to her daughter and grandchildren, Mrs. Quách Kim Ngọc (69 years old, residing in Hậu Giang province) was taken by her daughter to visit historical sites in Ho Chi Minh City. The small house in alley 287, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu street (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), at first glance, looks like an ordinary coffee shop, but it is actually a historical landmark. Inside this house is a system of secret tunnels used to store weapons in preparation for the attack on the Independence Palace during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
“I’ve visited Ho Chi Minh City many times to see my children and grandchildren, but this is the first time I’ve been here. I’ve heard a lot about this weapons bunker; at one point, it contained nearly 2 tons of weapons, from explosives and grenades to guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. This is also where the 5th Commando Team, consisting of 15 officers and soldiers, received their weapons and launched their attack on the Independence Palace in the early morning of January 31, 1968,” Mrs. Kim Ngoc said emotionally as she saw and touched the artifacts in this house that preserves many historically valuable relics.
Having lived and grown up during wartime, Ms. Kim Ngoc understands the hardships, difficulties, and sacrifices of the soldiers of that era. For Ms. Ngoc, the Saigon Commando soldiers are heroes who will always remain in her heart, because they bravely and resolutely sacrificed themselves to make that historic battle possible.
Besides visiting the Red Address in District 3, Ms. Kim Ngoc also visited the second floor of Pho Binh restaurant (Ly Chinh Thang Street, District 3). This place was once the command base of the urban guerrilla forces during the Tet Offensive of 1968, and also the place where orders were given for the "earth-shattering" attacks on the Independence Palace, the US Embassy, the General Police Headquarters, etc. Now, it has become a miniature museum, recording the heroic achievements of our army and people in the battle more than half a century ago.
"Although I had heard a lot about it, I couldn't imagine that right in the heart of enemy territory, there could be bases hidden in houses like these without being detected. It wasn't just the commando soldiers, but also the bravery of the people that helped the revolutionary soldiers survive and fight right under enemy noses," Ms. Kim Ngoc expressed her admiration.
Now, sitting down to eat a bowl of pho, drink a cup of coffee, and listen to vivid stories about the commando soldiers at this historical site in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Kim Ngoc, like today's young generation, understands even more about the patriotism and the heroic, indomitable spirit of our army and people. And then, pride continues to well up in the hearts of Ms. Kim Ngoc and many young people, because this place has contributed to the enduring glory of the Saigon commando soldiers' heroic deeds of the past.
THAI PHUONG
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