Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 14 cut the ribbon toinaugurate a temple at Truong Bon historic site, central Nghe Anprovince, dedicated to 13 young volunteer workers who laid down theirlives 45 years ago during the anti-US war.
Addressing the event,Deputy PM Phuc said the inauguration of the temple reflects thetraditional ethic of “remembering the source of water when drinking”,and also helps educating young generations on patriotic tradition andnational pride.
Truong Bon used to hold an extremely strategicimportance, serving as a connecting point of key routes to supplymaterial and human resources from the north to southern battlefields.
Thousands of young volunteers died at the site while braving USbombings to ensure smooth traffic on this artery road, of whom the 13members of the Volunteer Youth force were killed on the early morning ofOctober 31, 1968, just hours before the US officially declared anend to the bombing of northern Vietnam.
Deputy PM Phucrequested ministries, departments, social organisations, businesses inthe province and people nationwide to join hand to improve the lives offamilies of martyrs.
Truong Bon temple, built at a cost of22.9 billion VND (1.1 million USD), is part of a project to preserve andupgrade the Truong Bon historic site.
Work on the 19.98 ha sitestarted in Do Luong district on October 27, 2012 at a total cost of175.4 billion VND (8.35 million USD) sourced from the State budget andsocial organisations.
Construction of some works inside the siteis in progress, which include a monument and the main display area.Houses in the local hamlet 9 will also be repaired and preserved to givevisitors some ideas about the life of local people during the war.
On the occasion, Deputy PM Phuc presented gifts to 26 families of young martyrs in the province.-VNA
Addressing the event,Deputy PM Phuc said the inauguration of the temple reflects thetraditional ethic of “remembering the source of water when drinking”,and also helps educating young generations on patriotic tradition andnational pride.
Truong Bon used to hold an extremely strategicimportance, serving as a connecting point of key routes to supplymaterial and human resources from the north to southern battlefields.
Thousands of young volunteers died at the site while braving USbombings to ensure smooth traffic on this artery road, of whom the 13members of the Volunteer Youth force were killed on the early morning ofOctober 31, 1968, just hours before the US officially declared anend to the bombing of northern Vietnam.
Deputy PM Phucrequested ministries, departments, social organisations, businesses inthe province and people nationwide to join hand to improve the lives offamilies of martyrs.
Truong Bon temple, built at a cost of22.9 billion VND (1.1 million USD), is part of a project to preserve andupgrade the Truong Bon historic site.
Work on the 19.98 ha sitestarted in Do Luong district on October 27, 2012 at a total cost of175.4 billion VND (8.35 million USD) sourced from the State budget andsocial organisations.
Construction of some works inside the siteis in progress, which include a monument and the main display area.Houses in the local hamlet 9 will also be repaired and preserved to givevisitors some ideas about the life of local people during the war.
On the occasion, Deputy PM Phuc presented gifts to 26 families of young martyrs in the province.-VNA
