Putting a pen to study and go to the front
These days, Major General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Tai - Former Deputy Director of the Political Academy, Ministry of Defense - remembered the fierce smoke of the fight against the country's old country as well as the spirit and spirit of the young man's class on the road to the front of that day.
In August 1972, despite having an admission notice from Hanoi University, young man Nguyen Van Tai decided to put his dream of teaching at university on hold to join the army. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Tai recalled that the period of 1972 was the final stage of the resistance war against the US to save the country, which was very determined and fierce.
"In 1972, our literary graduation exam analyzed the saying" The most beautiful life on the anti -military battle ". I think that it is not only a essay to check the graduation of high school students but also a native to foster the spirit of the spirit of the youth. I decided to enlist, which is not easy but we never regret."
Memories of the combat map artist attacking the "steel gate" of Xuan Loc
These days, veteran, Dr. Dam Duy Thien (former reconnaissance officer of Division 341 - Song Lam) - who painted a map of the attack on the "steel gate" of Xuan Loc, paving the way for his comrades to enter and liberate Saigon - Gia Dinh in 1975, recalling the heroic memories of the past. Those are unforgettable memories in his military career.
Before talking about the work assigned to the village belonging work of the 266th Regiment, Division 341 - Song Lam, Dr. Dam Duy Thien shared about "patrioticity, the ideology of liberating the South, uniting the country, overcoming all difficulties, determined to go to the front".
Dr. Dam Duy Thien said that in order to achieve the goal of liberating Saigon - Gia Dinh before the Spring of 1975, we must destroy the enemy's extremely solid defense line system, which is Xuan Loc town, thereby having a large space to deploy our army's forces. To enter the battle, a paramount task is to build a map of the determination to fight.
At that time, young soldier Dam Duy Thien was trusted as the one who painted the Xuan Loc battle map thanks to his painting skills and good memory. When receiving a lot of information about the enemy from the detectives, the young soldiers had to try to collect, observe and apply their memory to connect all the data to accurately express on the map.
"At that time, the commander mentioned that it was not recorded right there. Flexible according to the operational plan is changed by the superior.
Dr. Dam Duy Thien said that every day, village dressmakers regularly listen to the instructions of command leaders to update the situation, using lead strokes to make timely and accurate adjustments.
To ensure safety, the painting of the map is done right under the basement, sometimes there is not enough light, or while painting, the smoke from the bombs is so thick that it cannot be breathed, so you have to crawl out of the basement, take some oxygen and then return to the basement to continue painting.
The map quickly compiled by young soldier Dam Duy Thien contributed significantly to the fierce 12-day and night attack, our army broke down the steel wall in Xuan Loc, opening the eastern door for our army's mighty forces to enter and liberate Saigon - Gia Dinh in the spring of 1975.
The 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) is an occasion for us to remember the victory with great military stature and is also a brilliant symbol of patriotism, of the indomitable and indomitable will and burning desire for freedom and peace of the Vietnamese people.
