At the special national relic site, the delegation, which was on a working trip to the central province of Quang Tri, offered incense to the people who laid down their lives during the fierce 81-day battle to protect the citadel and Quang Tri township from the US-backed army of the Republic of Vietnam in 1972.
The fight contributed to Vietnam’s triumph at the Paris Conference and was a prerequisite for the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1975, which completely liberated the South and reunified the country.
The delegation also offered incense to the heroic martyrs at the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery, Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery, the Martyrs' Cemetery of Trieu Phong district, and dropped flowers in the Thach Han River.
Vice Chairwoman Phong said she hopes the administration and people of Quang Tri will continue doing a good job of repaying national contributors and educating younger generations about Vietnam’s revolutionary history.
