Even in the history books and documents of the Lao Dong Newspaper, it is also briefly recorded: "During the period of arduous and fierce fighting, many reporters of the Lao Dong Newspaper carried backpacks and set off to the battlefield. Many journalists have sacrificed their lives such as: Vo Van Ngoan, Le Ai My...".
Coincidentally, in July 2020, on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day, reporter Quang Dai of the Lao Dong Newspaper Representative Office in the North Central region attended a great ceremony to commemorate the souls of 511 martyred journalists. nationwide at Au Lac pagoda (Hung Loc commune - Vinh city, Nghe An).
The ceremony was jointly organized by journalist Van Hien - representative of Journalist Magazine in Nghe An and the abbot and monks of Au Lac pagoda. To have a list of 511 martyred journalists, journalist Van Hien - former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper - representative of Journalist Magazine in Nghe An traveled from North to South and abroad to search and verify. The past 15 years.
According to journalist Van Hien, martyr journalists mainly sacrificed their lives in war to defend the Fatherland, and some died during their work in peacetime. Among these is journalist - martyr Le Ai My - reporter for Lao Dong Newspaper, from Huong Son district (Ha Tinh) - who died in 1968 on the southern battlefield. Most of the journalists who died were unable to find their remains, and so far there is only one relative left.
In 2024, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, the Editorial Board directed reporter Quang Dai to learn more about journalist and martyr Le Ai My. In the process of finding documents about martyr journalist Le Ai My, former reporter for Lao Dong Newspaper, Quang Dai found journalist Van Hien, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An newspaper.
Luckily, journalist Van Hien holds a lot of information about martyr Le Ai My: "The chance I knew about journalist Le Ai My was that in 1968, I was sent to study journalism at Lao Dong Newspaper ( 51 Hang Bo). Coming here, I met Ms. Le Thi Dung - an officer of the Readers' Office and learned that she was the wife of Mr. Le Ai My, a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper who went on a second assignment to the Southern battlefield 5 years ago (1963). .
According to journalist Van Hien, journalist Le Ai My was born in 1936, originally from Hoai Nhon district, Binh Dinh, and moved to the North in 1954. He graduated from a Western baccalaureate, is good at French, and works at the General Office. Vietnam Trade Union (now the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor). Later, the organization transferred him to work at Lao Dong Newspaper.
In 1963, journalist Le Ai My volunteered to go to the Southern battlefield to work and fight.
Entering the Central Bureau of the South, journalist Le Ai My was the first person to organize and build the Liberation Labor Newspaper. During the war, when facilities, communications, and living conditions were extremely lacking and arduous, Le Ai My literally held a pen and a gun.
Journalist Le Ai My, along with her colleagues who went to the South, worked multi-functionally: Working as reporters, editing, processing news stories, organizing printing and distribution... In the role of public officials. union, journalist Le Ai My "came together" with workers at Ba Son Shipyard, Saigon Port and made efforts to successfully build trade unions and worker movements at important establishments. This.
Later when he met journalist Van Hien, writer Son Tung recounted his impression of colleague Le Ai My, an elegant, intelligent intellectual, with a calm personality, quiet, and a very hard-working and serious worker. despite limited health.
Around 1968 - 1970, on his way to work, journalist Le Ai My was ambushed by the enemy and died in 18 Vuon Trau villages (Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City). Unfortunately, his remains have not yet been found.
After 15 years of diligent collection, up to now, journalist Van Hien has documents on 512 revolutionary martyr journalists who fell in the cause of defending the Fatherland and brought the tablets to worship at Da Pagoda (Europe). Lac Tu) in Hung Loc commune (Vinh City, Nghe An), including journalist Le Ai My.
“The contributions of journalist Le Ai My, former Lao Dong Newspaper reporter and martyr journalists to the cause of revolutionary journalism and national liberation are enormous. In my opinion, you guys deserve the title of noble heroes, immortal to the mountains and rivers" - journalist Van Hien affirmed.
