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Cemetery park built in Ben Tre province

The People’s Committee of Ben Tre province held a ceremony in Thanh Phu district’s Thanh Hai commune on October 17 to kick off construction on a cemetery park marking the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Trail on Sea (Oct. 23, 1961).
The People’s Committee of Ben Tre province held a ceremony in ThanhPhu district’s Thanh Hai commune on October 17 to kick off constructionon a cemetery park marking the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Trail onSea (Oct. 23, 1961).

During the ceremony, whichwas attended by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, four sacredstones taken from Thanh Hai commune, the first place to receive weaponsfrom the north during the war, Hai Phong city where “no-number” shipsdeparted, the Truong Son Martyrs’ Cemetery, and the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, were laid on a high platform over looking the sea.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy PM Trong recalledthe first “no-number” ship which sailed from the south to the north toask for weapons and instructions from the Party Central Committee asearly as in 1946. The ship was commanded by a woman, Nguyen Thi Dinh,who later became Vice State President of Vietnam.

During the 1961-1970 period, dozens of “no-number” vessels carryingthousands of tonnes of weapons from the north sailed along a secret searoute dubbed the Ho Chi Minh Trail on Sea and anchored at Thanh Phongwharf in Thanh Hai commune in support for the southern battlefields.

Covering 635 ha in Thanh Hai commune, the Ho Chi Minh Trail on SeaCemetery Park has a total investment capital of 1.5 trillion VND(over 75 million USD), of which 30 percent will be sourced from theState budget and the remaining will come from donations./.
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