Memorial service and burial of many martyrs' remains at Tam Co cave

Quang Tri province has just held a memorial service and buried many martyrs' remains at the Tam Co cave area, 20 Quyet Thang road.

The newly found martyrs' remains were buried in Tam Co cave - Photo: TIEN THINH

On November 8, Quang Tri province held a memorial service and buried the remains of martyrs that the Provincial Military Command searched for and gathered on Road 20 Quyet Thang (Thuong Trach commune, Quang Tri province). After the memorial service, the martyrs' graves were buried at Tam Co cave.

Previously, the martyrs' remains collection unit of the Quang Tri Provincial Military Command had spent two months collecting remains after discovering many relics in the area of ​​Road 20 Quyet Thang near Tam Co Cave.

Along with the remains of the martyrs, the search unit found many more relics such as sandals and water bottles with names engraved on them. The functional unit has also compared the DNA samples of the remains with their relatives.

Relics found with remains in the Tam Co cave area - Photo: TG

At the memorial service, delegates respectfully offered incense and flowers to commemorate and express their deep gratitude for the heroic sacrifices of the youth volunteers and soldiers who fell while on duty to clear Route 20 Quyet Thang during the resistance war against the US.

The Eight Ladies Cave relic was ranked as a National Historical Relic in 2013. This is where on the afternoon of November 14, 1972, eight youth volunteers died while taking shelter from a bomb in the cave. The cave entrance was then buried by a rockfall caused by a bomb.

Among the 8 people who died in the cave were 4 men and 4 women, all in their late teens and early twenties and from the same hometown in Thanh Hoa , including: Nguyen Van Hue, Do Thi Loan, Le Thi Luong, Tran Thi To, Le Thi Mai, Hoang Van Vu, Nguyen Mau Ky, and Nguyen Van Phuong.

In addition, in front of this cave, it was recorded that 5 more artillery soldiers died in the bombing at the same time.

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