War veterans who fought in the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954 returned tothe site and talked to the young generations today about the victory ina live TV programme on March 16.
The programme “Returningto Dien Bien” was broadcast simultaneously from the relic site of A1Height in the former battle field of Dien Bien Phu, the northernprovince of Dien Bien, and the Radio and Television Station of northernThai Nguyen province.
Dinh Hoa Safety Zone (ATK) in ThaiNguyen is known as the place where the nine-year struggle against theFrench colonialists began and where the Dien Bien Phu campaign wasplanned.
At the A1 Height, with a burnt tank in the background, the war veterans told their stories about the battle.
Hoang Huu Dan, who used to serve in Transport Company 211, recalledthe time when he drove General Vo Nguyen Giap, in his truck to thebattlefield, without knowing that he was the General who commanded thewinter-spring campaign.
Several documentaries on the 1954victory as well as the present development of Dien Bien and Thai Nguyenprovinces were also screened during the programme, together with artperformances by local artists.
On this occasion, theprogramme presented 30 gifts to 20 war veterans and ten former youngvolunteers of Thai Nguyen province.-VNA
The programme “Returningto Dien Bien” was broadcast simultaneously from the relic site of A1Height in the former battle field of Dien Bien Phu, the northernprovince of Dien Bien, and the Radio and Television Station of northernThai Nguyen province.
Dinh Hoa Safety Zone (ATK) in ThaiNguyen is known as the place where the nine-year struggle against theFrench colonialists began and where the Dien Bien Phu campaign wasplanned.
At the A1 Height, with a burnt tank in the background, the war veterans told their stories about the battle.
Hoang Huu Dan, who used to serve in Transport Company 211, recalledthe time when he drove General Vo Nguyen Giap, in his truck to thebattlefield, without knowing that he was the General who commanded thewinter-spring campaign.
Several documentaries on the 1954victory as well as the present development of Dien Bien and Thai Nguyenprovinces were also screened during the programme, together with artperformances by local artists.
On this occasion, theprogramme presented 30 gifts to 20 war veterans and ten former youngvolunteers of Thai Nguyen province.-VNA
