Long Dai today has taken on a new look, marked by peace, development and a strong aspiration to move forward. (Photo: VNA)
Long Dai today has taken on a new look, marked by peace, development and a strong aspiration to move forward. (Photo: VNA)
A memorial stele commemorates the 16 young volunteers of Company C130 who heroically laid down their lives at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site. (Photo: VNA)
A memorial stele commemorates the 16 young volunteers of Company C130 who heroically laid down their lives at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site. (Photo: VNA)
The Long Dai II ferry crossing, where 16 young volunteers from Company C130 sacrificed their lives, has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical site. (Photo: VNA)
The Long Dai II ferry crossing, where 16 young volunteers from Company C130 sacrificed their lives, has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical site. (Photo: VNA)
Numerous artefacts, documents and wartime remnants are displayed at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site, helping recreate the period when the area was a wartime “fire zone” along the strategic Truong Son route. (Photo: VNA)
Numerous artefacts, documents and wartime remnants are displayed at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site, helping recreate the period when the area was a wartime “fire zone” along the strategic Truong Son route. (Photo: VNA)
Verses from the poem Returning by martyr Bui Nang Dac are engraved on a stone stele at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site. (Photo: VNA)
Verses from the poem Returning by martyr Bui Nang Dac are engraved on a stone stele at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site. (Photo: VNA)
The image of 16 rice stalks on the Long Dai II Ferry Memorial symbolises gratitude to the 16 young volunteers of Company C130 from Hung Yen province who heroically sacrificed their lives in the Long Dai “fire zone”, helping protect the vital transport artery along the Truong Son route. (Photo: VNA)
The image of 16 rice stalks on the Long Dai II Ferry Memorial symbolises gratitude to the 16 young volunteers of Company C130 from Hung Yen province who heroically sacrificed their lives in the Long Dai “fire zone”, helping protect the vital transport artery along the Truong Son route. (Photo: VNA)
Numerous artefacts, documents and wartime remnants are displayed at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site, helping recreate the period when the area was a wartime “fire zone” along the strategic Truong Son transport route. (Photo: VNA)
Numerous artefacts, documents and wartime remnants are displayed at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site, helping recreate the period when the area was a wartime “fire zone” along the strategic Truong Son transport route. (Photo: VNA)
Numerous artefacts, documents and wartime remnants are displayed at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site, helping recreate the period when the area was a wartime “fire zone” along the strategic Truong Son transport route. (Photo: VNA)
Numerous artefacts, documents and wartime remnants are displayed at the Long Dai II Ferry Historical Site, helping recreate the period when the area was a wartime “fire zone” along the strategic Truong Son transport route. (Photo: VNA)
The former Long Dai I and Long Dai II ferry crossings have now been replaced by bridges on National Highway 15, the North–South railway and the North–South Expressway, ensuring smooth traffic along these vital transport routes. (Photo: VNA)
The former Long Dai I and Long Dai II ferry crossings have now been replaced by bridges on National Highway 15, the North–South railway and the North–South Expressway, ensuring smooth traffic along these vital transport routes. (Photo: VNA)
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Long Dai: From wartime fire zone to memorial site

Half a century after 16 young volunteers from Company C130, all from the northern province of Hung Yen, heroically laid down their lives at the Long Dai II ferry crossing, the historic river continues to preserve memories of a wartime fire zone along the Truong Son route.