Close-up of the location people recounted having a mass grave of martyrs inside Hue Citadel
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HUE - The area near Chanh Tay gate is where people recounted that there were about 15 bodies of martyrs who sacrificed in the General Offensive and Uprising of Spring Mau Than 1968.
Recently, in the area near Chanh Tay gate of Hue Citadel relic (people's group 15 Tay Loc, Phu Xuan ward, Hue city), people provided information about a location with mass graves of martyrs.The reflector is Mr. Le Van Luot (born 1956, residing in Phu Xuan ward). According to his account, on January 25, 1968, when he and his biological father passed through the Chanh Tay gate area, he saw a large bomb crater. Here, about 15 bodies of soldiers who had sacrificed were collected and buried by the Republic of Vietnam engineering force at a depth of nearly 3m.Mr. Luot pointed to the position he believes to be the mass burial place of the martyrs who sacrificed in the General Offensive and Uprising of Spring Mau Than 1968, one of the fierce fighting periods in the Hue battlefield. Photo: Le SauChanh Tay Gate is one of the citadel gates to Hue Citadel, the intersection between Ton That Thiep Street and Thai Phien Street, connecting the western area of the Citadel with Le Duan Street, playing an important gateway of the inner citadel area.According to reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper, the location where people provided information is currently under Ton That Thiep street, where a large number of vehicles pass by every day. Therefore, the verification and implementation of search plans need to be carefully calculated.After receiving the information, Colonel Ha Van Ai - Deputy Political Commissar of Hue City Military Command directly led the working delegation to the scene to survey, verify the actual location and develop a plan to search for and repatriate martyrs' remains (on the photo are Colonel Ha Van Ai and Mr. Le Van Luot). Photo: Le SauAt the survey, some long-time residents living near the area and other witnesses also confirmed that they had seen the bodies of fallen soldiers being brought to be buried at the bomb crater mentioned above.Location believed to have a mass grave of a martyr.Mr. Nguyen Van Manh - Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee affirmed that the implementation of the "Operation 500 days and nights to promote the search, repatriation and identification of martyrs' remains" is a particularly sacred political task, contributing to expressing gratitude to those who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland and expressing the morality of "When drinking water, remember the source" of the nation. The Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee requested the Hue City Military Command to urgently study and advise on plans and plans for the City Steering Committee for searching, repatriating and identifying martyrs' remains to continue verifying, evaluating information and implementing the next search steps.Outside the Chanh Tay gate area, there is currently a memorial stele erected by the Hue City History Museum in 2008, marking the heroic combat events that took place in this area during the General Offensive and Uprising of Spring Mau Than 1968.“Here, on the night of January 31st to the morning of February 1st, 1968, the secret inner-city guerrilla squad rose up to attack and occupy Chanh Tay gate, the water gate opening the way for liberation army units and armed teams to advance into the inner city, performing the Spring 1968 task. It was also here that hundreds of battles took place to push back the enemy's counter-attacks in order to recapture Chanh Tay gate, protect our activities for 26 days and nights to ensure that all forces in the inner city withdraw out of the city safely, and continue to fight against the enemy's counter-attacks” - content on the stele.
Colonel Ha Van Ai - Deputy Political Commissar of Hue City Military Command directed functional forces to continue to coordinate with witnesses to collect more information, complete dossiers, and develop a plan to report to the Steering Committee for searching, repatriating and identifying martyrs' remains of Hue city.
Hue City Military Command will also organize a conference to verify information, thereby deploying search and repatriation plans in the coming time.
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