According to documents provided by his family, journalist and martyr Vo Van Ngoan worked at Lao Dong Newspaper from February 1957 to March 1962. He died on the southern battlefield in 1963.
In the memory of Mr. Nguyen Huy Dan (born in 1928, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Lao Dong Newspaper), since the editorial office moved to 51 Hang Bo (Hanoi), the newspaper has also increased the number of publishing periods to 1 week 2 periodical, published on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Until 1961, the newspaper increased to 3 times a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The force of officials and reporters working for newspapers has also been strengthened and developed. In addition to comrades Do Trong Giang and Le Van, there are also comrades Vo Van Ngoan, comrade Ngo Tung, comrade Hoang Trong Dinh, comrade Do Nhu Khanh, comrade Dinh Gia Bay, and comrade Tran Ba Da as editors. editorial staff and reporters (about 50 people), not including the administrative department.
In the midst of such busy work, in early 1962, comrade Vo Van Ngoan - former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Lao Dong Newspaper - received orders to leave to strengthen the cadres of the Union of Inter-Region Liberation Trade Unions 5.
Many colleagues during this period shared that at that time, comrade Ngoan was only allowed to stay at home for about 10 days to take care of family matters. Before leaving for the South, he went to each reporter's table to say goodbye to everyone and promised: "We will meet again when the country is unified" but no one expected that the writer could not return and lay down in the middle of the mountains and forests. Truong Son during the fierce resistance war against America.
In addition to comrade Vo Van Ngoan, in 1962, Lao Dong Newspaper also sent a number of reporters to the South such as comrades Le Ai My and Le Nguyen Van. Later, comrades Vo Van Ngoan and Le Ai My died in the southern battlefield, while comrade Le Nguyen Van had no news and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
Also according to family documents provided, when entering the Southern battlefield, comrade Vo Van Ngoan was a key leader of Lao Dong Newspaper - an agency of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
Cultural, press, trade union officials and comrade Vo Van Ngoan crossed Truong Son into the South later shared that Truong Son roads at that time were just narrow paths, with many stretches without roads. The army had to cut the forest to avoid the commandos. Sometimes they had to use knives to clear the forest. If they were tired, they would find a place to rest for the night and continue on tomorrow. Wading through the Truong Son forest in the rainy season is very arduous. When you squeeze leaves, when you hear someone's breath, they "snap" on your arms, legs, neck, head, and face. They purr and suck blood.
During the first 15-20 days after crossing the border, the group had rice to eat, but after that they only had cassava, mulberry and bep leaves with a little salt mixed with MSG. For many days, the group of cultural, press, trade union officials and comrade Vo Van Ngoan could not eat enough cassava. They had to fight hunger and cold, commandos, and bouts of wild malaria. Although their health was weak, no one was discouraged or discouraged.
Comrade Vo Van Ngoan died in a place near the Serepok River (Central Highlands), where commandos often use elephants to search and discover groups of officers and soldiers.
Peace was restored, in the years 1998 - 1999, the family of martyrs, journalist Vo Van Ngoan spent several months of time and effort in the Central Highlands, asking about each village, meeting village elders and soldiers. to find his remains.
After many years of searching, his family held a reburial ceremony, bringing his remains from the Central Highlands to rest at the Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs Cemetery.
