Cassava does not discourage us Tung Luat wharf (codename is wharf B) in Vinh Giang commune, Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri. Mr. Tran Phu Kiem (73 years old) was born and raised on the boat station. Since 1964, he directly joined the Tung Luat militia company. He said, at one point in one day and night, the unit carried 2,000 soldiers across the river to the South bank to fight. You are ready to serve at any hour. Mr. Tran Phu Kiem told about a boat trip across the river that was hit by a magnetic bomb In 1968, the United States repeatedly sprayed magnetic bombs and bombs slowly exploded along the Ben Hai river at the right time when the soldiers crossed the river. There was a ferry carrying 22 soldiers across the river at 8:00 pm, bombed with magnetic bombs. The army’s boat went to the ambulance, also bombed, overturned … 11 people could not find the body, two days after the unit gathered, the brothers had to bring an air tank to scuba dive, finally found enough comrades. . From 1968-1971, Tung Luat militia company vigorously fought with enemy aircraft, serving the army to cross the river, sometimes even supplying goods to Con Co island. Together they swore to stay in the same area. On the day of fighting, at night, there were still entertainment activities, sometimes passionately singing and dancing, the sound of bombs rang right above the head. People evacuated all, in Tung Luat village there are only holes of bombs, food is not available, the brothers look for old cassava roots and put them in water to soak them, but the cassava is too old, some people cannot eat, so they go out to the bushes to find leaves Boats boiled to eat. The militia brothers said to each other: “Cassava does not make us discouraged / Bom My does not make us discouraged / Together determined to raise the will / Determined to maintain the homeland”. 9 years in the ground The same age as Mr. Kiem, Ms. Le Thi Nhung stayed at this pier from 1966-1975. At that time, the enemy bombarded them so much that there were no trees left to live. You have to dig tunnels. All activities are underground, only when doing new tasks up. Want to bring the soldiers across the river, they had to go at night because the enemy aircraft were in discussions during the day. In the rainy season, the water in the cellar rises and goes up to sleep. In the summer, I get a tennis player to hold the mosquitoes. Ms. Xu and her teammates lived for 9 years in the ground “Once I was sitting in a cellar with two soldiers, an enemy spy plane detected. I told them to run away, but they did not have orders to move and told me to run. About 50 meters away, the bombs fell into the cellar, I have not had time to ask your names and hometowns. When I returned, the shelter was only a deep bomb hole, everything was shattered, ”she said chokedly. Ms. Xu and her teammates lived for 9 years in the earth, rarely seeing the sun. When the country is at peace, they are extremely happy, can go to the ground, sit on the banks of the Ben Hai River peacefully watching the moonlight … Ms. Tran Thi Mao was a member of Tung Luat militia company since 1964 when she was 17 years old. In 1968, she was voted the victorious soldier of the unit, in 1969 she was sent to the Soviet Union to report the heroic Vinh Linh fire land representative on the Moscow radio station. Her family had two younger brothers who died in 1968, 1969 when they brought soldiers across the river … “I still remember the two sisters we were assigned to walk to Vinh Long (about 15 meters from Tung Luat) to download bullets. Up to Mui Lo bridge (Vinh Giang commune) discovered the bridge was destroyed by a large area of ​​bombs, one of our artillery units had to camouflage artillery and tried to cross the bridge. Ms. Tran Thi Mao was a member of Tung Luat militia company since 1964, when she was 17 years old Looking towards the sea, seeing enemy aircraft glancing around, we predicted the possibility that they would be aimed at the artillery unit. The sisters did not know which direction, and kept on straight to Route 1 and ran while the enemy bombs exploded. On the second series of bombardment, a digging bomb fell in the middle of the road, just a few meters away from where the sisters lay. Soil covered our heads, but fortunately we survived. When the bombs stopped falling, the sisters left, continued to take and carry the bullets back to the pier ”. Generations of generations stood shoulder to shoulder, holding paddle across the river From mid-1967 to early 1973, Tung Luat wharf was placed under the direct leadership of Vinh Giang Party Committee and Commune Party Committee. There is a regular militia company of 80 people (up to 111 people at peak), staffed into 4 divisions: a detachment of rowing boat across the river, clearing bombs and mines; Transport and supply for Con Co; Anti-aircraft artillery protection; Digging tunnels, fortifications, trenches, camps, organizing ambulance, moving wounded soldiers, soldiers and gathering goods. The wharf is the shortest road connecting Vinh Linh with the battlefields of Gio Linh, Trieu Phong, Dong Ha … is close to the residential area, the terrain is mixed with low red hills, many trees, advantages for the army. and to gather goods, convenient to transport supplies for Con Co island, so it was chosen by the Vinh Linh Special Zone Military Command as a strategic point. Years passed, the militiamen used to stick here, the survivors and the dead. Living people still have their memories intact Tung Luat wharf, a heroic historical site It is for this reason that Tung Luat pier became the focus of the enemy attack. During the war years, on an area of ​​less than 1,500 square meters of the pier, the enemy mobilized more than 1,200 groups of jet aircraft with more than 3,200 bombings, 7 times using B52 to spread carpet, 3 times to use toxic chemicals. quang, more than 1,500 times of shelling from Con Tien, Doc Mieu … There have been 2-3 generations of families standing shoulder to shoulder, holding and loading bullets. Father fell, son replaced, I sacrificed you had to follow. Just over 6 years, at this wharf, 29 children of Tung Luat fell down, blood and flesh mixed with the river and more than 40 people sent back part of their bodies. Under the rain of bombs, storms and bullets, the youth volunteer force ensured the continuous operation of the wharf to supply the South and the heroic Con Co island. At this wharf from 1968 – 1972, there were more than 78,000 boats returning … Pier B today is peaceful with coconut trees reflecting down the quiet river. The story of the past has become distant, but history is reminded by the golden pages of the deeds of silent heroes. They have dedicated their youthful beauty for this glorious task on this pier.

Road 20 Quyet Victory begins at milestone 0 in the South of Xuan Son ferry, Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district, Quang Binh, crosses the top of Truong Son at parallel 17020 at km65 of the Vietnam-Laos border. When passing Lung Bang, the road 128 meets the shortened section connecting to Road 9, which is a focal point in the legendary HCM highway system. At exactly 17:00 on the 30th of the Lunar New Year of the Horse, 1966 the first explosion that opened the way was exploded. With more than 8,000 TNXP soldiers with a fleet of vehicles, engines and mines, breaking the completed road at a record speed, clearing the traffic on April 27, 1966. The road was named Duong 20 Quyet Victory because most of the officers and soldiers who opened the way were in their 20s. Milestone number 0 of the legendary 20 road. Photo: Xuan Nha Realizing the importance of this route, the American enemy raided them frantically. Right from Xuan Son ferry, the first point entering the road became a coordinates of fire, a bomb bag of the United States. Ferry A is Xuan Son ferry and ferry B is Nguyen Van Troi ferry located near Phong Nha cave and 4km apart, becoming two key points of fierce attack. During the day, L19 aircraft will scout and observe along the river bank. At night, C130 aircraft release parachute lights and flares all night to find targets to attack. The most severe was in May 1967, losing pain in the battlefield of the South, so the American enemy attacked more and more to cut the way for our aid. At Xuan Son ferry, they allowed aircraft to carpet bombs, drill bombs, time bombs, cluster bombs, and magnetic bombs day and night to plow to paralyze the banks. At other points on the road there was no moment of peace. The old Xuan Son ferry, now a residential ferry. Photo: Xuan Nha After a series of fierce bombs on the road, there were TNXP soldiers who rushed to patch the road for traffic for the South. Hundreds of soldiers fell in places such as: Km 0, Dong Tien slope, Tra Ang underground, Ba Thang slope, Khe Diem. In such fierce points as in the A-corner, the enemy destroyed 3,020 games (with 270 B52 matches). Following the A-line is the Ta Le underground and the Phu La Nhich pass with the length of 8km (ie the ATP key point) the enemy hit more than 10,000 times (2,450 times B52). One day, they mobilized 93 airplanes (8 B52 turns) to drop bombs on ATP. Nearly 200 officers and soldiers fell for this route to be clear. Death to clear the road In May 1967, the US imperialists sprayed bombs, making Xuan Son ferry blocked. Faced with the urgent situation of destroying the traffic bomb for the ferry terminal, Corporal Vo The Chon voluntarily opened a blood road. At 10:00 a.m. on May 16 (lunar calendar), everyone bowed their heads, wiped tears for peace for Corporal Chon during the live chorus ceremony before he stepped onto a canoe in the middle of the Son River to destroy the magnetic bomb. . The man in his 20s drove a canoe and plunged into the bombing field from the school. The canoe circled around, then two times after that there were loud explosions, ripping Son’s line with sky-high columns of water. After those loud explosions there was a silence and then all burst into the cheering applause of his comrades welcoming Corporal Chon. That brave man from Ly Hoa village has successfully completed the task. Even that night, 300 cars hurriedly passed the ferry in time to reach the South. Trang Ang intersection, street 20. Photo: Xuan Nha At Km 16 + 200 on Road 20 there was not a single day to stop the roar of enemy aircraft and the sound of bombs. Nearby, km 16.5 there is a rocky cave that when the plane crashes or raids 8 girls TNXP often runs into shelter. Since then, the warrior brothers often called this cave the eight-female cave. And that same stone cave has become the cave of fate of 8 people. In the afternoon of November 14, 1972, when it was discovered that B52 was spreading carpets, 8 TNXPs from Team 163, Ban 67 were on duty on the road (including 4 boys and 4 girls) ran back to the cave to shelter. An anti-aircraft artillery platoon consisting of 5 soldiers also maneuvered the battlefield near the cave entrance to organize a counter-force. A series of crazy bombs of the American enemy crushed the road, killing the gun squad on the spot and knocking down the cave where 8 TNXPs took refuge, trapping the soldiers in the cave. Or believe that, immediately combat forces in the area all came to the rescue. knowing that the soldiers in the cave were still alive, but because the cave’s boulders were too heavy, all vehicles and tractors did not budge. The blasting plan was not accepted because the pressure of the mines would immediately kill the soldiers in the cave, revealing the target for the enemy aircraft to return to attack. Finally, the teammates had to prolong the life in the cave by bringing the milk porridge into the cave through the tunnel through the rocks. Eight harsh days, the soldiers struggled with life deprived of oxygen in the cave. On the ninth day, the people standing outside the cave entrance choked when they came out of the cave with a girl’s faint “bruise” call. Then 8 TNXPs in the cave sent greetings to life at the age of 20. They are: Tran Thi To 18 years old, Le Thi Mai 20 years old, Do Thi Loan 20 years old, Le Thi Luong 19 years old and Nguyen Van Hue 20 years old, Nguyen Van Phuong is 20 years old, Nguyen Mau Ky is 20 years old, Hoang Van Vu is 20 years old. All are from Hoang Hoa, Thanh Hoa. Historical relic of Eight-year-old cave. Photo: Xuan Nha Road 20 now runs in the heart of Phong Nha – Ke Bang world natural heritage. This road has been upgraded to become the transportation lifeline of the people of Thuong Trach and Tan Trach communes of Bo Trach district, Quang Binh. These are two communes inhabited by 5 ethnic groups including Ma koong, Sach, Muong, Ca Rai and A Rem. On this road there are two ranger stations stationed at km27 and km39 to protect the national forest of Phong Nha – Ke Bang. Currently, the road plays a very important role in the lives of ethnic minorities living on the road, but it also has enormous historical significance in a legendary road.