This is a section of the legendary Truong Son oil pipeline that General Vo Nguyen Giap was the one who directly contacted to receive from the Soviet Union, initiated its use, and had many important instructions during the installation and operation process.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Vo Nguyen Giap made many important contributions and directions in the construction and development of the Army's petroleum industry, especially in the early stages of the resistance war against the US to save the country. The General directed the construction of a system of warehouses and petroleum pipelines through key areas, ensuring timely delivery of petroleum to combat units. In particular, in 1968, with the idea of a field petroleum pipeline system, after a working trip to the Soviet Union, the General requested and received aid from his friend for 2 sets of field petroleum pipelines. This is considered the first foundation in the journey of cutting through Truong Son to build the legendary petroleum pipeline of the Petroleum Army.

Officers and employees of the Petroleum Department burn incense to commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap.
Major General Nguyen Van Luc, Director of the Petroleum Department, spoke at the award ceremony.

Based on the idea of General Vo Nguyen Giap, with a breakthrough mindset and creative spirit, in the context of fierce enemy attacks, our Army researched, built and used field pipelines to create a legendary flow of more than 5,000km with more than 300 pumping stations, more than 100 storage points with a capacity of over 330,000m³, connecting the North and the South, bringing large quantities of gasoline to the battlefields to serve the combat. This project "demonstrates the determination, bravery, intelligence and creativity of the Petroleum Corps", as General Vo Nguyen Giap commented.

Officers and employees of the Petroleum Department presented a field petroleum pipeline to the family of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

At the request of General Vo Nguyen Giap's family, who wanted to find the relics of the Truong Son oil pipeline, a project that bears the General's wisdom and determination during the resistance war against the US to save the country, the Party Committee and the command of the Petroleum Department directed the affiliated agencies and units to research, survey, search, restore, transport and install a part of the field pipeline to present to General Vo Nguyen Giap's family on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and the 114th anniversary of the General's birthday.

This is a deep gratitude to General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Elder Brother of the Vietnam People's Army, and also a gratitude to many generations of Petroleum soldiers who have silently devoted and sacrificed to keep the "petroleum bloodline" flowing, contributing to the victory of the whole nation.

News and photos: NGOC HAN

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