Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Trong Nghia commemorates fallen soldiers in Quang Tri

Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia offered incense and laid wreaths in commemoration of fallen soldiers at the special national relic site - Quang Tri Ancient Citadel, Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery and Road 9 National Martyrs' Cemetery on July 23, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Invalids and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (July 27, 1947-2022).

Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia offer incense to commemorate fallen soldiers in Quang Tri province.
Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia offer incense to commemorate fallen soldiers in Quang Tri province.

The Party official and the delegation expressed their deep gratitude and respect for fallen soldiers and Heroic Vietnamese Mothers who devoted their youth and lives to defending the sovereignty and territory of the nation.

Truong Son National Cemetery is the resting place of soldiers who sacrificed their lives during missions on the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the resistance war against the US. There are more than 10,000 tombs at the cemetery.

Meanwhile, Road 9 was a strategic route connecting the Vietnam-Laos border with Dong Ha in Quang Tri during the resistance war against the US. The enemy built many military bases along the road to cut off the flow of supplies from the north of Vietnam for the southern battlefield.

In the resistance war of the Vietnamese people against the US imperialists, Quang Tri was the site of several of the fiercest battles, typically the 81-day-and-night battle to defend the ancient Citadel of Quang Tri from June 28, 1972, to September 16, 1972.

The battle significantly contributed to the liberation of the south and the national reunification.