Khe Cong - a timeless relic

Khe Cong has become a "red address" in revolutionary tradition education . Photo: H. LIEN

According to historical sources of Dai Hong commune and Dai Loc district, on July 20, 1954, the French colonialists were forced to sign the Geneva Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina.

Implementing the Party's guidelines, the Party Committee and people of Dai Hong commune, together with the people of the entire district, entered the struggle against the US to save the country, first of all, the political struggle to implement the Geneva Agreement, preserve and develop revolutionary forces.

At this time, the enemy took over the area from Da Nang to the north of Thu Bon River, including Dai Hong. Our revolutionary movement also suffered heavy losses; five of our comrades, including Ngo Luu, Phan Thanh Long, Nguyen Duc Tam, Tran Xuong, and Phan Thanh Thu, fell into the enemy's hands one after another.

According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Men (born in 1936, Phuoc Lam village, Dai Hong commune), a veteran revolutionary cadre, at around 10 p.m. on December 11, 1954, the enemy used 5 pieces of white cloth to blindfold the 5 comrades before executing them. Before that, they had dug 2 holes 10 meters apart.

Comrades Nguyen Duc Tam and Phan Thanh Long were shot and died on the spot. Comrade Phan Thanh Thu survived although the bullets hit his left arm and chest. Comrades Tran Xuong and Ngo Luu were shot and missed. When the enemy left, the two comrades ran into Hoc Chua ravine, then climbed the mountain and ran through Dai Thanh, where they were secretly rescued by the masses.

“The enemy chose Khe Cong as the place to kill the five comrades because this location was quite convenient for them to easily kill and destroy evidence of their crimes. However, right after shooting, afraid that the masses would discover them, the murderers hastily took their guns and left, not having time to cover up the hole to destroy evidence. Thanks to that, a few of our comrades had a chance to survive,” Mr. Men recounted.

Khe Cong Memorial House has just been restored and embellished. Photo: H. LIEN

Khe Cong historical site - evidence of the enemy's crimes is still intact to this day. Ms. Hua Thi Man (cultural and social officer of Dai Hong commune) shared that in July 2004, the Party Committee and people of Dai Hong commune built a monument house about 100m south of Khe Cong on the east bank of Khe Hoc Chua.

Recently, the People's Committee of Dai Hong commune inaugurated the project to restore and embellish the monument stele house with a total cost of 650 million VND, from the budget of Dai Loc district and Dai Hong commune.

Mr. Pham Ich Khiem - Chairman of Dai Hong Commune People's Committee shared that Dai Hong Commune People's Committee continues to direct the Department of Culture - Information to coordinate with associations - unions to take care of, manage, organize tree planting, and protect the relic site from being damaged.

The relic has been scientifically documented by the Center for Culture, Information and Tourism of Dai Loc district to propose the provincial authorities to consider and rank it as a provincial relic.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/khe-cong-chung-tich-vuot-thoi-gian-3136730.html