Visiting the shrine of 6 female youth volunteer martyrs in the middle of the Huong Khe forest

The shrine is located deep in the forest in Loc Yen commune (Huong Khe, Ha Tinh), isolated from the surrounding world , and is a place to worship 6 female Youth Volunteers of Company 538 - N53 - P18 who sacrificed their lives in the resistance war against America to save the country.

Video : Shrine to worship 6 female martyrs of Youth Volunteer Force Company 538 in Loc Yen commune (Huong Khe).

After more than an hour of traveling on the only dirt road, through the forests, we arrived at the shrine of 6 female martyrs of the Youth Volunteer Force Company 538, amidst the mountains of Loc Yen commune (Huong Khe).

The shrine was built on a land area of ​​about 30 ^square meters, and is a place to worship 6 female Youth Volunteer Soldiers of the unit who died while on duty clearing roads and traffic.

In 1972, the 538th Youth Volunteer Company - N53 - P18 was assigned to station on strategic route 21 with the main task of clearing roads and traffic, all for the front line with the slogan: "Blood can be shed, hearts can stop beating, but traffic veins cannot be blocked". At exactly 7:30 a.m. on September 18, 1972, while the unit was on a mission to fill bomb craters, it was bombed by American planes. Under the rain of bombs, 6 female comrades of the 538th Youth Volunteer Company heroically sacrificed their lives at a very young age, the youngest being only 17 years old.

Ms. Tran Thi Bich Hong, former Youth Volunteers of Youth Volunteers Company 538 - N53 - P18, sadly recalled: “I remember that day, after the unit was bombed by the enemy, we went to look for our comrades. During the search, the plane continued to bomb, so a few hours later, we found two bodies buried in the ground in the tunnel. Those were my close friend Tran Thi Dam and comrade Dao Thi Huong. Those were also the two lucky people to find, while the other four, although we searched for more than 15 days, they will forever lie in the heart of mother earth."

The 6 female youth volunteer martyrs worshiped at the shrine include:

1. Tran Thi Dam, born in 1954, hometown: Thuan Loc commune, Can Loc, now Thuan Loc commune, Hong Linh town.

2. Nguyen Thi Ly, born in 1955, hometown: An Loc commune, Can Loc, now Binh An commune, Loc Ha district.

3. Nguyen Thi Lien, born in 1952, hometown: Nghen town, Can Loc.

4. Dao Thi Huong, born in 1954, hometown: Hoa Hai commune, Huong Khe,

5. Nguyen Thi Huong, born in 1952, hometown: Tien Loc commune, now Nghen town, Can Loc.

6. Hoang Thi Hanh, born in 1952, hometown: Thanh Loc commune, Can Loc.

After more than 50 years, former comrades have donated, mobilized social resources, and built a shrine for the 6 comrades who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield here.

Despite being located in a position almost isolated from the surrounding world, comrades, families, and relatives of the martyrs of the Youth Volunteer Force and the Youth Union members still regularly burn incense and decorate...

...offering incense, flowers and gifts as the deepest gratitude to those who sacrificed and will forever remain on the battlefield for the cause of national liberation and national reunification.

Provincial Party Secretary Hoang Trung Dung, former Youth Volunteers, and Youth Union members offered incense at the shrine of 6 female martyrs of Youth Volunteers Company 538.

Nhat Dinh

Source: https://baohatinh.vn/ve-ha-tinh/tham-am-tho-6-nu-liet-si-thanh-nien-xung-phong-giua-dai-ngan-nbsp-huong-khe/251982.htm