Protecting the Northern Border: The Just Fight of the Nation

Enemy weapons captured by Vietnamese troops in Hoa An district, Cao Bang province, February 1979.

Enemy tanks were destroyed by Cao Bang soldiers and people at the Thanh Son hill front, Na Toang area, February 19, 1979.

The enemy's tank was knocked down by our army in the first round of bullets at Say village, Hoa An district, Cao Bang province.

Ho Kieu Bridge in Lao Cai town, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) was destroyed by the enemy using explosives when retreating at the end of March 1979.

Houses of people in Ha village, Phuong Do commune, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Tuyen province were destroyed by enemy artillery.

On February 17, 1979, the enemy used explosives, explosives, and cannons to fire at the Lao Cai apatite mine (Hoang Lien Son province), destroying the entire mine.

Militiamen in Van Quan district, Lang Son province, both fought and transported ammunition to the battlefield in time to help artillery troops destroy the enemy on February 27, 1979.

Soldiers of the 368th Artillery Regiment of Hoang Lien Son province unleashed a firestorm to punish the enemy on March 10, 1979.

From 9:15 a.m. on February 20, 1979, soldiers of Company 10, Battalion 3, Lang Son army organized an attack to retake Chau Canh hill and Cay Xanh hill (high point 409), in Tam Lung commune, Van Lang district (Lang Son province), occupied by the enemy since February 17, 1979.

Female self-defense soldiers of Ban Phiet Forestry Farm, Muong Khuong district, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) held their ground and fought, coordinating with local troops to repel many enemy attacks.

Soldiers of Company 39, Group 313 Ha Tuyen organized to destroy enemy gun emplacements, creating favorable conditions for our infantry to occupy the high point.

Armed police force bravely fought in Dong Dang Fort area, Lang Son province

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense to commemorate heroic martyrs at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang) on ​​December 8, 2021.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue offers incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang), May 5, 2021

In the month of July, former soldiers returned to the Vi Xuyen martyrs' cemetery (Ha Giang) to burn incense in memory of their fallen comrades.

Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang) has 1,782 heroic martyrs and a mass grave, including more than 1,500 martyrs who fought and sacrificed heroically in the war to protect the northern border of the Fatherland.

The stone stele engraves unforgettable stories and memories of a past historical period in the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs at the 468 high point located halfway up Nam Nghat Mountain, Thanh Thuy Commune, Vi Xuyen District, Ha Giang Province.

Leaders of Ha Giang province and delegates held a memorial service and sent off the remains of 10 martyrs who died in the fight to protect the northern border to be buried at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang).

Young generation remembers heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the country at Vi Xuyen Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang)

Mr. Nguyen Van Khanh, brother of martyr Nguyen Chi Minh, and his family traveled from Nghe An to Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang) to burn incense for his younger brother.

According to VNA