Visit the National Cemetery of Martyrs on Route 9

After a long journey, we, the children of Hung Yen longan land, arrived at the National Martyrs Cemetery on Road 9 (Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province).

Joining the crowd from all over the country, we entered the resting place of the heroic martyrs. Although we had already researched, only when we arrived did we realize how vast this place was. More than 10,000 graves were placed in rows, stretching out in the vast green space. They were young men from all over the country, following the sacred call of the Fatherland, saying goodbye to their families and loved ones to join the fight, serving in the battle on the Route 9 front, the Quang Tri battlefield and the neighboring land of Laos during the years of the resistance war against the US to save the country.

The war has ended, but the soldiers of the past will forever remain in the sunny and windy land of Quang Tri. The Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery and the Road 9 National Martyrs' Cemetery (both in Quang Tri Province) are a tragic testament to the Vietnamese people who devoted their youth to the Fatherland, putting the fate of the country above all else. Standing among tens of thousands of neatly arranged martyrs' graves, everyone could not hide their emotions.

Officers and reporters of Hung Yen Newspaper offer incense at the National Martyrs Cemetery on Road 9 (Quang Tri province)

What makes young people like us feel sad when entering the cemetery is the number of nameless graves. Those graves represent the pain that their relatives are suffering, the sadness when witnessing mothers, wives, and sisters who have spent decades searching for their brothers only to return to the National Cemetery of Road 9 to prostrate themselves before the nameless graves. Someone once said: Even though their identities have not been found, they still rest in peace with the gratitude of their compatriots and the country calls them heroes.

In the cemetery grounds, we visited the graves of the martyrs of Hung Yen - the soldiers who left without a day of return, forever lying here among the pine forests and the gentle breeze. Under the golden sunlight, in the silent space, each of us respectfully bowed, lit a stick of incense on each grave as a word of gratitude, reminding us, the younger generation, to engrave in our hearts, to remember the contributions of our ancestors in the struggle, protection and construction of the Fatherland.

Visiting the National Martyrs Cemetery on Route 9, wandering among the rows of martyrs’ graves lying side by side, in each of our hearts, there arose national pride, admiration for the patriotism and gratitude for the sacrifices of many heroes and martyrs who fell for the Fatherland Vietnam to be what it is today. Among them are the blood and bones of the elite children of Hung Yen land. From there, we are aware of our responsibility for the cause of building and developing the country.

Ruby

Source: https://baohungyen.vn/vieng-nghia-trang-liet-si-quoc-gia-duong-9-3180858.html