On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the opening of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the program "Truong Son - Barefoot with Steel Will" was broadcast live on VTV1 at 8:10 p.m. on May 19.
On the evening of May 19, at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery - the eternal resting place of 10,263 Heroes and Martyrs of Regiment 559, the Central Propaganda Department chaired and coordinated with Vietnam Television, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, Quang Tri province and Army Corps 12 to organize a special art program to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the opening of the Ho Chi Minh Trail - the traditional day of the Truong Son troops named Truong Son - Barefoot, Steel Will.
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Attending the program were General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense ; Comrade Tran Hong Ha, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister; leaders of central and local departments, ministries, branches, Army Corps 12; Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the Armed Forces, war invalids, veterans, and a large number of people inside and outside the province.
Before the ceremony, delegates laid wreaths and incense at the Memorial and observed a minute of silence to commemorate the nation's outstanding sons who devoted their youth, fought and died on this land for the nation's independence and freedom.
Return to Truong Son - The sacred land of fire
Through artistic performances combined with commentary, reports, and live exchanges, the program Truong Son - Barefoot with Steel Spirit recreated the glorious milestones of our nation's heroic history in the resistance war against the US; the resilient, indomitable, and loyal spirit of our army and people during 16 consecutive years of facing an extremely fierce war with many sacrifices and losses of the forces on the Truong Son route.
With 3 chapters, Truong Son - Barefoot with Steel Will shows throughout the heroic historical process of the birth of the legendary Truong Son road during the resistance war against America, the continued development of Ho Chi Minh road today.
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The program includes three chapters: Chapter 1: Where the legend begins is the story of the early period, the first steps "crossing the high Truong Son mountain range "The rocks wear away but the heels do not", "Following the fire from your heart". The main method of transportation during this period was carried by human backpacks, and absolute secrecy was required according to the requirement "traveling without traces, cooking without smoke, speaking without sound". In the midst of such difficulties, the Vietnamese people wrote miracles about people with "bronze feet, iron shoulders" carrying goods or "golden liver, jade heart" drivers who dared to rush into danger to open the way with blood for the Fatherland.
Chapter 2: Miracle in the deep forest: From the first cargo shipment on August 20, 1959, along with the urgent request from the Southern battlefield, we opened many routes from East to West in Laos and Cambodia. From there, legends and miracles about oil pipelines, secret roads, mobile bridges were written, as the Americans themselves later admitted: "it is impossible to cut off this road, if you cut any road, another road will grow".
Chapter 3: Continuing the epic: Surpassing all conventional meanings, the Ho Chi Minh trail fulfilled its historical significance, contributing especially significantly to the victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country. Years have passed, but the decision to open the Truong Son trail was a historic decision of strategic significance by the Party, leaving many valuable lessons for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland today.
Special reports
One of the important highlights of the special program to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Trail is 9 short reports meticulously produced with important historical witnesses. Through the stories of living witnesses, those who directly participated in opening and being attached to the legendary Truong Son Trail are recreated more clearly than ever. And thanks to that, today's young generation is even more impressed with the will, spirit and perseverance of the soldiers who fell on this road to contribute to the victory over the American invaders.
One of them is the reportage Legend within legend. As Lieutenant General Dong Si Nguyen commented: "If the Ho Chi Minh trail is a legend, the oil pipeline is a legend within a legend". This reportage tells the story of the oil pipeline: 1,400 km of oil pipeline from Quang Binh through Truong Son to Binh Phuoc province. It tells the story of the early days of carrying gasoline and many sacrifices, the oil pipeline was designed with bamboo. Many historical milestones and important figures in the creation of the oil pipeline will also be mentioned in this special reportage.
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The program also includes a reportage called The Man Who Walked Around the World, a story about the People's Armed Forces Hero Colonel Nguyen Viet Sinh - Former Soldier of the 559th Transport Group. With 1089 working days, he carried more than 55 tons of goods on his back, traveling a distance of 41025km, equivalent to one round of the world. Colonel, People's Armed Forces Hero Nguyen Viet Sinh said he himself "didn't understand" and "didn't expect" this achievement. In the reportage, he recalled that from 1961 to 1965, he carried goods without a single day off with the spirit of "1 bullet is 1 enemy, 1 kilo of goods is less bloodshed for the people of the South". This is also the slogan written on his hat.
Also in the program was a reportage about the generation of Truong Son soldiers today. If the previous generation sacrificed their blood and bones on the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail to liberate the South and unify the country, then the generation of Truong Son soldiers today is also day and night building the country to develop. They are contributing to the country's economic development through key projects, changing many areas, especially in the Central Highlands, where the Ho Chi Minh trail played an important role in liberating the South, now changed thanks to the Truong Son soldiers.
Music is one of the catalysts to connect the emotions of the program "Truong Son - Barefoot Steel" to create a complete epic about Truong Son. Many heroic songs about Truong Son were played such as: Truong Son Song; Truong Son Night Missing Uncle Ho, I the Driver - Hello Lam Hong Girl - Truong Son Road My Car Passed By, ' Medley: The Girl Who Opened the Road - Red Leaves, Red Flower Color, Unification Song, Road of Four Seasons of Spring - Big Hands Connection will be played in the special space of the program. The program has the participation of many artists such as: People's Artist Trung Duc, People's Artist Thu Hien, People's Artist Thai Bao, singers Tung Duong, Hoa Minzy, Duong Tran Nghia...
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The special art program “Truong Son - Barefoot with Steel Will” recreated the glorious and heroic days of the entire nation 65 years ago. Thereby, expressing deep gratitude and the morality of “When drinking water, remember its source” to the previous generations who sacrificed their blood and bones for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for the happiness of the People.
According to VTV.vn
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