Echoes of a time
Despite the intense heat, over the past few days, many people in Vinh city still took the time to visit the exhibition "Dien Bien Phu - A golden history".
Mr. Nguyen Viet Loi - a veteran of Quang Trung ward said: "The weather is very hot but I still tried to come to see the exhibition about the Dien Bien Phu victory. As a soldier who participated in the resistance war against the US, to save the country, and experienced hardships and dangers in the Truong Son mountains and forests, I want to know more about the fight of my fathers and brothers on the Dien Bien battlefield. Coming here, I feel like I have more experience of a war."
The thematic exhibition “Dien Bien Phu - A golden history” displays nearly 200 images and 30 artifacts of heroes, martyrs, youth volunteers, and frontline laborers participating in the Dien Bien Phu campaign.
The exhibition consists of 4 parts: The first is "Dien Bien Phu - A golden history" focusing on introducing the historical context, plots and tricks of French colonialism, American intervention; the policies and strategies of the Party Central Committee, the developments and results of the Dien Bien Phu campaign.
Second, the army and people of Military Region 4 with the Dien Bien Phu victory, highlighted the role, contribution and great sacrifice of the Thanh - Nghe - Tinh rear in the historic Dien Bien Phu victory.
The third content is “Echoes of Dien Bien”, affirming that the Dien Bien Phu victory is a symbol of revolutionary heroism, representing the intelligence, mettle, and strength of the Vietnamese people in the Ho Chi Minh era; a driving force contributing to the victory in the cause of national liberation, building and defending the Fatherland.
The fourth content is to promote the spirit of determination to fight and win of Dien Bien Phu, the army and people of the provinces of Military Region 4 in general, the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province in particular have been constantly striving to "step strongly, go far" to create new achievements in the fields of economy, science, education, culture - society and national defense - security.
This is an opportunity for cadres, soldiers and people, especially the young generation, to express their gratitude to the generation of fathers and brothers who fought and sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. Thereby, contributing to fostering patriotism, encouraging all classes of people to promote revolutionary traditions, strive to rise up, build the homeland and country more and more prosperous, firmly protect the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam.
Many special emotions
With the connection between images, documents and artifacts, a tight and scientific layout, the thematic exhibition "Dien Bien Phu - A golden history" has brought many emotions to viewers.
After viewing all the images and artifacts, veteran Nguyen Viet Loi (Vinh City) shared that the photo “View of Muong Thanh center after liberation” left him with the strongest impression. Because the photo depicted a chaotic scene with collapsed camps, trenches and fortifications torn apart by bombs and bullets, and various vehicles and weapons lying around.
Only those who have been through the bombs and bullets of war can understand the meaning of the fierceness of the photo, saying that this place has just witnessed fierce battles and full of sacrifices and losses. With an iron will and perseverance, the children of Vietnam finally won.
Colonel Nguyen Canh Thin (over 90 years old), former Political Commissar of the Artillery Battalion, Division 316, who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu campaign, expressed his emotions when looking back at the photos of the old battlefield. The most impressive photos for him were "French aircraft shot down at Muong Thanh airport", "Enemy tanks shot down on A1 hill", "Soldiers happily chatting in the trenches before entering the battle at Dien Bien Phu".
The photos and artifacts have shown the harsh, fierce days of 70 years ago, when we were very young. Those days were filled with bullets, bombs, and smoke, our enemies and we fought for every inch of land, every meter of trench, countless comrades fell in the middle of Dien Bien Phu to contribute to the victory. And we cannot forget the afternoon of May 7th that year, when the French troops across the Dien Bien battlefield carried white flags to surrender, walking dejectedly and dejectedly in the middle of the messy trenches, smelling of gunpowder.
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COLONEL NGUYEN CANH THIN
Nguyen Cong Hoang, a student at Vinh University, and his friends attentively looked at each photo and artifact and kept commenting. Hoang shared: “Since high school, I have read many documents and heard stories about the Dien Bien Phu campaign. But when I came to this exhibition, I was even more surprised and admired by the fighting spirit and determination to win of our army and people. Especially when I witnessed with my own eyes the bicycle, the means of transport of the civilian labor force to transport food and ammunition to the battlefield; or the simple guns our soldiers used to destroy the enemy.”
The thematic exhibition “Dien Bien Phu - A golden history” also has many photos that leave a deep impression on viewers such as “Regiment 9, Division 304 attacked and destroyed the enemy at C2 hill”, “12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun units dominated the sky, preventing French troops from supporting Dien Bien Phu”, “Our troops dug trenches to cut Muong Thanh airport in half”, “French troops surrendered in droves at Dien Bien Phu”…
Each photo and artifact on display is a slice, a corner of the battlefield and a moment of the war.
It can be said that the exhibition “Dien Bien Phu - A golden history” has recreated the glorious feats of arms of our army and people in general, the army and people of Inter-zone 4, Nghe An in particular in the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu. At the same time, it honors, expresses gratitude, and commemorates the great contributions and sacrifices of our compatriots, comrades, officers, and soldiers of the armed forces who fought bravely, served in combat, and created a miracle “recorded in history as a Bach Dang, a Chi Lang, or a Dong Da of the 20th century”./.
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