HA (according to Vietnam+)•February 17, 2025 09:04
46 years have passed, the fighting along the entire northern border has affirmed the historical truth and the righteousness of the Vietnamese people.
Armed police force bravely fought in Dong Dang Fort area, Lang Son provinceLang Son Front Command and the commander of Group 327 discussed the combat plan at Chua Tien cave (Lang Son town)Soldiers of Company 1, Battalion 1, M123 Regiment of Lang Son army fought bravely, destroying hundreds of enemies at Khong Nam Hill on February 17-18, 1979.The Youth Union of Loc Binh district (Lang Son) transported ammunition to the post, contributing with the army to fight back against enemy encroachments.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.Soldiers of Infantry Company 2, Battalion 1, Group H54 of Hoang Lien Son local army were awarded the Third Class Military Exploit Medal for their brave fighting achievements, repelling many enemy attacks, and holding the post on Hill 340 in Phiet village, Muong Khuong district, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province).Soldiers of Company 3, Battalion 1, Group H54 of local troops of Hoang Lien Son province bravely held the post, destroying hundreds of enemies on February 17, 1979.Houses of people in Ha village, Phuong Do commune, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Tuyen province were destroyed by enemy artillery.Enemy tanks were destroyed by Cao Bang soldiers and people at the Thanh Son hill front, Na Toang area, February 19, 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.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, February 27, 1979.Enemy weapons captured by Vietnamese troops in Hoa An district, Cao Bang province, February 1979.The 407th Armored Regiment, Military Region 1, fought intelligently and bravely, providing effective support to the infantry, February 1979.Mr. Luc Van Vinh and his five children in Na Long village, Ngoc Khe commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province all joined the armed forces in the fight to protect the northern border.Tra Linh town (Cao Bang province) was destroyed by the enemy.Veteran Nguyen Van Kim and his comrades brought the remains of martyr Dinh Van Chung (died at Hill 900, Vi Xuyen front, Ha Giang) to the martyr cemetery of Thanh Thuy commune.In July, veterans from the past come together at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery to light incense sticks in memory of their fallen comrades.Senior Lieutenant General Do Can, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, offered incense to commemorate the remains of martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the battle to protect the northern border, and were brought back to be buried at the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs' Cemetery, Ha Giang province (November 26, 2022).Ha Giang province held a memorial service and buried the remains of martyrs who died in the fight to protect the northern border at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (2023).Young generation remembers heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the Fatherland, at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery (Ha Giang)Many veterans from all over the country burn incense to commemorate their comrades at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on the 468 high point located halfway up Nam Nghat Mountain, Thanh Thuy Commune, Vi Xuyen District, Ha Giang Province.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.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.The Ha Giang Martyrs' Remains Search Team carefully collects the remaining remains of martyrs who were left on the Vi Xuyen battlefield during the fight to protect the northern border of the Fatherland (2023). Veterans and relatives of martyrs of Regiment 356 came to pay tribute and commemorate the martyrs of Regiment 356 who sacrificed their lives in the fight to protect the northern border.HA (according to Vietnam+)
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