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Touching program of presenting 100 restored photos of martyrs in Hai Duong

LINH LINH • April 6, 2024 08:54

On the afternoon of April 5, at the Tu Ky District Cultural Center, Hai Duong Provincial Youth Union coordinated with Team Lee to organize the program "Hai Duong - Day of Return", presenting reconstructed photos of 100 martyrs to the families.

Ms. Pham Thi Them, sister of martyr Pham Van Thu in Tu Ky town, emotionally hugged her brother's portrait.

100 photos of martyrs were made and completed by young people in 1 week, from old photos that had faded over time. There were martyrs who did not have old photos to worship, so Team Lee group restored them from portraits of relatives.

Each photo is a tragic story about heroes who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the nation. The program is a gratitude of the young people to the previous generation, at the same time encouraging and sharing with the relatives of the martyrs.

At the program, sponsors presented many meaningful gifts to relatives and families of martyrs.

On the same morning, the Provincial Youth Union visited, presented martyrs’ photos and gifts to two heroic Vietnamese mothers in Ngoc Ky and Hung Dao communes (Tu Ky). Both mothers had two children who were martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the resistance wars to protect the Fatherland.

This is an activity of Hai Duong youth towards the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2024) and the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2024).

Team Lee is a group of young people from many provinces and cities, including those in Hai Duong. The group has restored and donated hundreds of photos of heroic martyrs across the country. Starting from December 2023, the group has coordinated with the Hai Duong Provincial Youth Union to connect and restore photos of 12 martyrs in Nam Sach, Thanh Ha, and Ninh Giang districts.

Below are some pictures from the program "Hai Duong - Return Day":

On the morning of April 5, representatives of Hai Duong Provincial Youth Union visited and presented portraits and gifts to heroic Vietnamese mother Nguyen Thi Mai in Hung Dao commune (Tu Ky).

Young people arrived early to prepare for the program, carefully wrapping photos of martyrs in the national flag.

img_0242-2(1).jpg — The sacrifice of the heroic martyrs has dyed the flag red and now their portraits are solemnly wrapped in the bright red national flag.

img_0358(1).jpg — Representatives of the Provincial Youth Union and Team Lee presented photos and gifts to the martyrs' relatives.

Martyr Tran Quang Muc emotionally shared that his mother, who is 103 years old this year, still always mentions his name and waits for him to return home.

There were martyrs who sacrificed their lives at a very young age, exchanging their youth for the Fatherland.

Each photo of a martyr is a tragic story about peace and national independence.

Not only does it help the martyr's family have a memorial photo, it is also a gratitude of young people to the generation of fathers and brothers who died for national independence.

The only three female martyrs in the program are the three martyr sisters Nguyen Thi Nhon, Nguyen Thi Chut, Nguyen Thi Chut in Thanh Tung commune (Thanh Mien). Notably, there are two martyrs whose original photos are not available, and were reconstructed from photos of their relatives.

Relatives of martyrs were moved when seeing pictures of martyrs.

Photos help connect memories between the living and the fallen martyrs.

Many relatives of martyrs were moved when watching the program.

img_0520(1).jpg — Hai Duong Provincial Youth Union awarded certificates of merit to Team Lee and individuals who contributed to the program.

A heroic performance opened the program.

"They are no longer in the stories but have returned to their children and grandchildren," relatives of the only three female martyrs in the program shared their feelings.

LINH LINH