Brave teacher

Teacher Nguyen Thi Kim Dung was born in 1933 in Cao Lanh, Dong Thap. She has 11 siblings. Her father was a famous silversmith and had a jewelry and silk shop at Cao Lanh market. At the same time, he was also a revolutionary soldier.

Female kamikaze soldier

In 1946, the French enemy returned. That year Kim Dung was just 13 years old. She followed her family and relatives to evacuate to Dong Thap Muoi. Leaving Cao Lanh market, the boat carrying Dung's family headed towards Ba Sao - Dong Thap Muoi. After staying in Dong Thap Muoi for a few months, Dung was sent to Saigon to study. In 1948, she went to Lang Le - Bau Co War Zone to join Working Group No. 10. Here, she was officially added to the Minh Khai Women's Platoon - the only female suicide platoon in the inner city of Saigon - Cho. Big.

At the end of March 3, Dung and Minh Khai Platoon returned to the inner city to do combat missions inside the enemy. Here, on June 1948, 10, Nguyen Thi Kim Dung was honored to become one of four suicide soldiers participating in the raid on the Majestic theater. The huge losses after the Majestic battle made the enemy determined to capture all the participants. A few days later, August 6, 1948, Dung was exposed, arrested and brutally tortured at Catina camp. In April 1, for the first trial, Dung was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Going to trial the second time, she was sentenced to death. That year, Dung was just 12 years old.

While she was being held incommunicado in a death row cell, outside her compatriots fought fiercely, the echo shook the Élysée Palace. Kim Dung was personally signed by the French president to cancel the death sentence and replace it with a 20-year prison sentence. year. In early 1950, from Saigon Large Prison, Kim Dung was transferred to Chi Hoa prison.

In 1954, the Geneva Agreement was signed and Kim Dung was returned to prisoners of war in Sam Son, Thanh Hoa. After 21 years in the North, alone, she tried to adapt to the new environment, prove her integrity, overcome all adversities, study hard and become an intellectual, a scientific officer, a legendary lecturer in the pharmaceutical industry.

Legendary teacher

In 1975, returning to Saigon, she continued to work at the Pharmacy Department. In 1977, she returned to teach at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy. In addition to her professional teaching work, she is also a member of the Party Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy; For many years, he has been an emulation soldier at the grassroots and city levels.

Those were the years when Ho Chi Minh City fell into subsidies and the economy was extremely difficult. As the person in charge of the Trade Union, she also takes care of improving the lives of teachers with many initiatives like "The difficult brings wisdom". She mobilized every bag of sawdust for fuel, every bag of old clothes, every kilogram of meat to feed teachers...

Her voice trembled due to her old age and weakness, but her eyes still sparkled with pride and satisfaction: "During the war, I was fortunate to be trusted by the revolution and assigned the task in the Majestic battle. I did not expect that this opportunity would attach my name to a victory that would be recognized by history and by the people. In peacetime, after 13 years of standing on the podium, I am also a little proud of having contributed to training and supplementing the country's pharmaceutical staff, many of whom are successful and labor heroes... ”.

Colonel Mac Phuong Minh, former manager of the QK9 pharmaceutical factory, was a student of the pharmacy training class 1 (1977 - 1980), the first university pharmacist training class for students who were qualified high school pharmacists. training from war zones. Talking about his respected aunt, Colonel Phuong Minh confided: "Teacher Kim Dung is the head of the department and directly teaches us the main Pharmacy subject. My first impression of her was that she was very beautiful, her eyes and smile were attractive. She has a gentle, considerate and cheerful demeanor. Her lessons always make us feel interested and excited. Moreover, she was one of the four suicide girls who fought at the Majestic battle in 4, I was so shocked and admired"...

Her students in the medicine class 1 at that time, all later became successful. Most of them became core officials of the pharmaceutical industry in the Southwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City. Ms. Tran Thi Minh Hiep, former Deputy Head of the Organization and Personnel Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Medicine and Pharmacy, was Ms. Kim Dung's first batch of students in the specialized training course 1. After completing the course, she was allowed to stay at the school to work. student management. Then go to the personnel organization room. She said that when she happened to read the newspaper, she learned that Ms. Kim Dung was a soldier of the 950th Death Battalion and was in the same cell as Ms. Vo Thi Sau. Not only did she admire her, but to her class of students she will forever be a legend...

Even though she was retired, every year Ms. Kim Dung was invited by the school to exchange experiences and give inspirational talks to students until she was 90 years old when she had difficulty walking so she stopped. “Ms. Dung is a person who is very dedicated to her work and to the cause of education; Friendly and close to students. Even though she is retired, she is still attached to the school and students, by regularly returning to school to talk and pass the fire on to colleagues and students for future generations" - Ms. Minh Hiep shared.