Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea: A legendary route

The Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea is a unique miracle in Vietnam's history of fighting foreign invaders; the glorious achievements of the no-number ships are here to stay.

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During the resistance war against the US, the unnumbered ships of the Vietnam People's Navy navigate through storms, transporting tens of thousands of tonnes of weapons, equipment, and thousands of personnel from the North to support the southern battlefield, creating the legendary “Ho Chi Minh Trail” on the East Sea. (File photo - VNA)
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea becomes a miracle, a legend that helps the southern armed forces and people defeat the US imperialists. (File photo - VNA)
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During the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, Brigade 125 formed a fleet of three ships to transport naval commandos to liberate most of the islands in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. (File photo - VNA)
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Brigade 125 of the Navy always fulfills its mission to protect national sovereignty in Truong Sa and economic, scientific, and technological service platforms to the south of the archipelago. (Photo: Tu Hai - VNA)
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In 1989, the naval transport force, including Brigade 125, successfully completed eight missions transporting Vietnamese volunteer troops from Cambodia back to the homeland. (Photo: VNA)
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The HQ-505, the only ship that did not sink due to Captain Vu Huy Le's decision to beach the ship on Co Lin Island after it was set ablaze by enemy fire on March 14, 1988, becomes a living sovereignty marker. (Photo: Dinh Tran - VNA)
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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and representatives from various sectors participate in a ceremony laying the first stone for the construction of Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail Memorial Park in hamlet 8, Bun island, Thanh Hai commune, Thanh Phu district (Ben Tre province), on October 17, 2010. (Photo: Van Tri - VNA)
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Veterans of the no-number ships light incense in tribute to their fallen comrades at the monument for No-number ships at K15 wharf, Do Son ward, Hai Phong city. (Photo: The Duyet - VNA)

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