Flag raising ceremony at Hien Luong Flag Tower

Panoramic view of the special national historical site of Hien Luong Bridge

Hien Luong - the gentle river at the 17th parallel in Vinh Linh district (Quang Tri) during the resistance war against the US to save the country was the front line of the socialist North, the direct rear of the great front line in the South, and this was the hottest and fiercest battlefield when the US imperialists and their lackeys carried out a war of destruction with hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs, toxic chemicals, and vicious war strategies to turn Quang Tri into a "White Belt".

Hien Luong flagpole where the army and people of Quang Tri have been steadfast, indomitable, and brave in protecting the national flag so that it always flies.

With strong will, courage and steadfast faith in the Party and the Revolution, overcoming all the pain, loss and devastation of the war, the army and people of Quang Tri were resilient, indomitable, and bravely held their ground to fight the enemy with the determination "Not an inch gone, not a millimeter left".

During the war years, the flag on the Hien Luong flagpole at the border bridgehead still flew proudly, becoming the belief and unifying will of the people of the two regions, the North and the South. That belief and will turned into great strength for the army and people of Quang Tri and the whole country to stand together, overcome countless difficulties and hardships, fight bravely, sacrifice, and achieve glorious feats; shining the light of revolutionary heroism, known to the whole country and friends around the world as a symbol of conscience and human dignity...

Desire for peace

With the will, determination and strength of a heroic nation, our army and people smashed the entire neo-colonial government system of the US imperialists. At exactly 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, the victory flag of the Liberation Army flew on the roof of the Independence Palace, gloriously ending the resistance war against the US, saving the country full of sacrifices and hardships of our people.

This victory is the greatest achievement of the national liberation struggle led by our Party and President Ho Chi Minh; it is the victory of the strength of great national unity; of the aspiration for peace, independence, freedom and national unification; of the peace-loving conscience of humanity in the world.

National Reunification Day

Today the war has receded into the past, but the memories of those heroic and glorious years still live forever in the hearts of every Vietnamese person. Ben Hai - Hien Luong has been engraved in the history of the nation and the subconscious of humanity forever as a shining symbol of faith and aspiration for peace and national unity.

Traditional boat racing on Hien Luong River to celebrate national reunification day

For Vietnam to have peace, independence and unity, the entire Vietnamese people had to go through many long and arduous battles and endure many sacrifices and losses. Millions of the nation's best sons and daughters fell for the cause of national unification, in which Quang Tri became the sacred land, the resting place of tens of thousands of best sons and daughters from all over the country and the destination of the desire for peace of the Vietnamese people and peace-loving people around the world.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/le-thuong-co-tai-ky-dai-hien-luong-20240430123357073.htm