The oldest Hai Duong soldier serving in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign is 107 years old.

Dien Bien veterans from Hai Duong who are living in Dien Bien province (seated row) at a meeting organized by the Hai Duong City Veterans Association in Dien Bien Phu City, March 23.
Photo: THUY TRANG

The oldest soldier serving in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Hai Duong province today is monk Thich Dam Thao (born in 1917), from Thien Trang village, Thanh Xuan commune (Thanh Ha), abbot of Xuan Ang pagoda. Monk Thich Dam Thao is currently in poor health and bedridden. When participating in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, he was a nurse with the rank of private.

In Thanh Ha district, there are still 47 wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, and soldiers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign residing locally.

Hai Duong city has the largest number of wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, and soldiers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Hai Duong province, currently living in the area (65 people), followed by Kim Thanh (61 people), Kinh Mon town (53 people), Gia Loc (51 people). Ninh Giang and Tu Ky districts each have 26 people left. Binh Giang district only has 17 people left, the least in the province...

Of the 471 wounded and sick soldiers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, 49 were wounded and sick soldiers, losing 70% or less of their health; 94 were determined by localities to be in good health, the rest were weak.

In addition to the oldest monk Thich Dam Thao, the list of wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, and soldiers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign of Hai Duong province also includes veterans who have turned 100 years old, such as corporal and squad leader Tran Dinh Xuoc in Phu Thai town (Kim Thanh), or 101 years old, such as sergeant and squad leader Vu Dinh Ngac in Tan Viet commune (Binh Giang); private first class, soldier Phan Van Thanh in Dong Lac commune (Nam Sach)...

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Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/quan-nhan-hai-duong-phuc-vu-chien-dich-dien-bien-phu-nhieu-tuoi-nhat-da-107-tuoi-376501.html