Memorial service and burial of the remains of fallen heroes at Thanh Nien Xung Phong cave

After more than a month of searching and excavation, on November 8, at Thanh nien xung phong cave (Tam co cave) on Road 20 Quyet Thang, Quang Tri province held a ceremony to pay respects, pay respects and bury the remains of heroic martyrs who heroically sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. On this occasion, the family of General Secretary To Lam sent a wreath to pay respects to the heroic martyrs.

Attending the ceremony, on behalf of Quang Tri province, there were comrades: Nguyen Van Phuong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; Standing members of the People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province.

Attending the ceremony, on behalf of Da Nang City, there was comrade Le Ngoc Quang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee; on behalf of Thanh Hoa Province, there was comrade Dau Thanh Tung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending were leaders of relevant units; relatives of martyrs' families and a large number of local people.

Leaders of Quang Tri province, Da Nang city, Thanh Hoa province, along with officials and people of Quang Tri province commemorated the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Fatherland at Tam Co cave.

During the process of beautifying the landscape of the Eight Ladies Cave, the construction units discovered a cave entrance buried in rocks right next to the Eight Ladies Cave, where the altar for the heroic souls of the martyrs had been placed. And when the cave entrance was opened, the construction unit discovered a part of the remains suspected to be those of martyrs. The incident was reported to the leaders of Quang Tri province, along with related units and departments.

After that, Quang Tri province mobilized the 589 Martyr Remains Collection Team under the Quang Tri Provincial Military Command to search and collect the martyrs' remains at Tam Co cave. During the search and collection process, many body parts of the martyrs' remains were discovered, as well as many relics of the martyrs such as: clocks, drinking cups with names engraved on them, buttons, pieces of Thanh Nien xung phong's tarpaulin...

Mr. Le Ngoc Quang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee and Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Secretary of the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee, together with officials and people, saw off and buried the martyrs at Tam Co cave.

Next, Quang Tri province worked with relevant units to conduct DNA testing to identify the martyrs. Up to now, 8 DNA results have matched the samples of the martyrs' relatives. According to the wishes of the martyrs' families, the martyrs' remains, relics and DNA samples were buried in a common grave built at the entrance to Tam Co cave to commemorate and pay tribute to the martyrs and educate about revolutionary traditions.

Reading the eulogy at the ceremony, comrade Le Duc Tien, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province emphasized: more than half a century has passed since the fierce days of the war, here, Tam Co cave on Road 20 Quyet Thang used to be a part of the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail, the road carrying the bloodline of the nation, connecting the Northern rear with the Southern front. On that route, countless outstanding sons fell. On November 14, 1972, in the fierce rain of bombs, those twenty-year-old soldiers heroically sacrificed themselves to keep the traffic bloodline flowing to support the beloved South. The sacrifice of the AHLS is a heroic and tragic song, the pinnacle of courage, the most sacred proof of the truth "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom".

Many relics of the AHLS were found in the Eight Ladies Cave.

Since the day you fell, the motherland of Quang Tri has been filled with so much love and longing. Over the years, the Party, the State, the Army and the people have not stopped searching for and caring for each grave and each trace of the martyrs.

After many months of hardship and emotion, the AHLS were searched for and welcomed back by the 589 Martyrs' Remains Collection Team of the Quang Tri Provincial Military Command in the arms of their comrades, with the deep gratitude of the people of the whole country. "It is not only a physical return, but also a return of the soul, of memories, of faith and pride. You are no longer physically present, but your spirit, will, patriotism and desire to contribute will forever shine, eternally with the mountains and rivers of Vietnam."

Today, Hang Tam Co is no longer a tragic battlefield, but has become a "red address" of gratitude, an immortal symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism. In each emotional group of people coming here, each incense stick lit is a whispered promise to the past: "Those living today will never forget the noble sacrifice of the outstanding children who fell for the Fatherland," Vice Chairman of Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee Le Duc Tien affirmed.

The team collecting martyrs' remains under the Quang Tri Provincial Military Command searched for and recovered the remains of martyrs in Tam Co cave.

Before the heroic martyrs' souls, the delegates respectfully commemorated, paid tribute, offered incense and flowers to express their deep gratitude for the sacrifices of the heroic martyrs for the cause of national liberation, protecting the fatherland, for independence, freedom and national unification.

In a solemn atmosphere, the delegates held a burial ceremony for the remains of the heroic martyrs, demonstrating the traditional morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" of the Vietnamese people and the sacred and deep affection for comrades and teammates who heroically sacrificed for the cause of national liberation and protection of the Fatherland.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/truy-dieu-an-tang-hai-cot-cac-anh-hung-liet-si-hy-sinh-tai-hang-thanh-nien-xung-phong-i787457/