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| Delegates attended the Inauguration Ceremony. |
On April 27, in Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee held the inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Martyrs of the People's Armed Forces and Youth Volunteers who sacrificed their lives on Route 4C and urgently repaired the monument. Revolutionary history memorial stele on route 1C.
Attending were comrades: Nguyen Minh Triet, former President; Nguyen Tan Dung, former Prime Minister; General Le Hong Anh, former Standing Secretary of the Party Central Committee Secretariat. Also attending were comrade Le Minh Khai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Do Thanh Binh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee; leaders of central ministries, departments and branches; leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, Can Tho City Party Committee, Military Region 7, Military Region 9; former leaders of the Central Vietnam Association of Former Youth Volunteers; Central Youth Union Volunteer Committee; The sponsoring unit to build the temple and nearly 600 delegates are former youth volunteers.
Secretary of the Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee Do Thanh Binh said that route 1C was born during the fierce war against the US, following the Ho Chi Minh Highway on land, from Tay Ninh to Cambodia, across the Vietnamese border. in Vinh Dieu (now in Giang Thanh district), passing through Ha Tien cajuput forest, passing Tam Ngan canal, Mop Giang, passing Cai San highway... to Cai Nua, Ba Dinh (U Minh Thuong district). From its establishment in 1966 to 1975, route 1C transported more than 13.000 tons of weapons from the East to the tip of Ca Mau and transported more than 30.000 people back and forth.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai spoke at the Inauguration Ceremony. |
Although it only existed for a short time during the war, there were thousands of tons of bombs and bullets dropped and hundreds of fierce raids by the enemy on this vital road. Many armed forces soldiers and young volunteers have heroically fallen or sacrificed part of their lives. To date, we only know that more than 400 young female volunteers have died and more than 300 others were disabled after the war. Those soldiers and young volunteers carried the nation's sacred mission on their thin shoulders with a sacred belief in victory.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed that the Temple of Martyrs of the People's Armed Forces and Youth Volunteers who died on Route 1C in Giang Thanh district is a project of major significance. profound social and humanistic values, expressing the great affection and gratitude of our Party, State and People for the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives on the legendary Route 1C.
The Deputy Prime Minister reviewed the heroic history and extremely important meaning of route 1C. Born during a period of fierce war, the US imperialists increased their raids on the South and sabotaged the North with air force and navy. The Ho Chi Minh sea route was discovered, blockaded, and severely attacked by the enemy. The transportation of Central military equipment to support the Southwest battlefield encountered countless difficulties and deadlocks. In that situation, route 1C became a lifeline, responsible for transporting weapons and food, and welcoming soldiers from the Southeast region to support the Southwest region.
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| Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Temple of Heroic Martyrs, People's Armed Forces and Youth Volunteers who sacrificed their lives on route 1C in Giang Thanh district (Kien Giang). |
To maintain the lifeline of that 1C district road, there are countless children of the country, cadres and young volunteers who have forever stayed on this beloved land, imbuing the revolutionary historical tradition. glorious. Currently, the war has receded, life has revived beautifully, Giang Thanh has now become a new rural land, contributing to making Kien Giang a strong province of the Mekong Delta.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai requested that, after the ceremony, Kien Giang province receive and do a good job of managing and promoting the great value of the temple. Consider this a red address, a symbol to educate patriotic traditions, creating conditions for people and tourists to burn incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs.
On this occasion, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien Giang province awarded certificates of merit to 2 collectives and 2 individuals who have made outstanding and extraordinary achievements in building the Temple of Heroic Martyrs of the People's Armed Forces and young volunteer volunteers. Born on route 1C in Giang Thanh district./.
