Attending the event, in addition to invited delegates from agencies and units inside and outside the military, were more than 400 veterans who worked, fought, and served in combat at the strategic support line Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh Trail.

During 16 years of operation on the strategic support route, Truong Son troops built a transportation system consisting of 5 vertical axes and 21 horizontal axes, on a total of nearly 20,000km of motorized roads. Truong Son troops transported more than 1.5 million tons of weapons and ammunition to support the battlefields; opened thousands of kilometers of liaison roads, and organized for more than 2 million people to enter and exit the battlefield safely.

Major General Vo So, Chairman of the Vietnam Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh Trail Tradition Association, spoke.

Contributing to the great victory of Spring 1975 were the great contributions of Truong Son Troops. Accordingly, in preparation for the final campaign of the cause of fighting against the US to save the country and liberate the South, Truong Son Troops made a strong change in both battle formation and force organization, creating a combined strength, meeting the increasingly high requirements of the mission of supporting the battlefield.

The 968th Truong Son Infantry Division carried out a diversionary attack at Don Tam and Chot My (Kon Tum) to open the Tay Nguyen Campaign. After that, the Truong Son troops continued to participate in the campaign to liberate Hue and Da Nang. The engineer divisions quickly repaired bridges and roads, ensuring the mobility of our troops in all directions. The two Truong Son automobile divisions 571 and 471 successfully completed the task of rapidly mobilizing the 1st and 2nd Corps from the North and the Tay Nguyen to Tay Ninh and Binh Phuoc , preparing for the final campaign - the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, with absolute safety in just 10 days...

Veterans enjoy reunion day.

Major General Vo So, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh Trail Traditions, is 97 years old this year, but the memories of the time when Truong Son was split into two parts are still in the old general's heart. He recalled with emotion the memories of the days when he and his comrades performed their duties in Truong Son, contributing to ensuring that our army could advance to liberate Saigon.

Former female soldiers of Truong Son today.

Promoting the nature and tradition of Truong Son Troops, after 14 years of establishment and development, the Vietnam Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh Trail Tradition Association has been continuing to write Truong Son miracles in the new era, contributing to the construction and development of the country. Established in May 2011 with an initial number of more than 100,000 members, the Association has now gathered nearly 302,000 members nationwide. Of which, 45 provinces and cities nationwide have established the Association.

Over the years, the Association has promoted its internal strength and social resources to successfully carry out two important tasks:education , promoting traditions and charity activities. The Association has mobilized more than 300 billion VND to help comrades build more than 3,000 charity houses, repair hundreds of houses for comrades, give tens of thousands of charity gifts to comrades in difficulty; more than 3,500 high-quality blankets, publish more than 320 books of all kinds. In 2024 alone, the entire Association mobilized all resources of more than 22.6 billion VND to serve the Association's activities effectively and do charity work in Truong Son...

Honoring the "golden" hearts of Truong Son soldiers.

With a heart of compassion and sharing, at the ceremony, the Organizing Committee presented 48 gifts (each gift worth 1 million VND) to members in difficult circumstances.

News and photos: TUAN TU

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