Thanh Hoa solemnly held the 60th anniversary of Ham Rong victory

On the evening of April 3, at the Thanh Hoa City Convention Center, Thanh Hoa province solemnly held the 60th anniversary of Ham Rong victory (April 3, 4, 1965 - April 3, 4, 2025).

Art program at the 60th anniversary of Ham Rong victory.

Delegates perform the flag salute ceremony at the Ceremony.

Delegates attending the Celebration Ceremony.

Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee Do Trong Hung and provincial leaders attended the ceremony.

Attending the ceremony on the Central side were comrades: Do Trong Hung, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Organization Commission; Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries, branches and agencies.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Doan Anh and Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army attended the ceremony.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Do Minh Tuan and delegates attending the Celebration Ceremony.

On the side of Thanh Hoa province, there were comrades: Nguyen Doan Anh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Head of the Organizing Committee for activities to celebrate major holidays and important historical events in the province in 2024 and 2025; Do Minh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Trinh Tuan Sinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; provincial leaders, former provincial leaders; Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, representatives of the People's Armed Forces Heroes, veterans, former militia - the forces that directly participated in the fight and served the fight to protect Ham Rong bridge; delegates who are historical witnesses of the Ham Rong Victory; representatives of leaders of departments, branches, unions, provincial-level units; leaders of districts, towns and cities in the province.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Doan Anh delivered a speech at the Commemoration Ceremony.

Delivering a speech at the celebration, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Doan Anh stated: On the evening of April 2, 1965, the General Command of the Vietnam People's Army announced: The enemy would launch a major attack on Ham Rong on April 3; at the same time, it reminded "We must fight firmly, hit accurately, shoot down many enemy planes on the spot, protect the target, save ammunition"... All main force troops, local troops, militia and self-defense forces in the Ham Rong, Do Len areas and other key areas must always be calm, confident, consolidate fortifications and strong battlefields, practice combat plans skillfully, use weapons, equipment and weapons skillfully, and be ready to enter the battle.

At exactly 8:45 a.m. on April 3, 1965, the US sent a series of planes to suddenly dive and drop bombs, starting from Do Len, Tinh Gia, Nong Cong and entering the key area of ​​Ham Rong. On the first day, they used 102 groups of fighter planes to attack fiercely for 3 hours. Not stopping, on April 4, the enemy continued to use a large force of planes to bomb with great speed and intensity, organizing an attack every 10 minutes. Groups of planes from many directions rushed in like moths to a flame, one group replacing another. The sky of Ham Rong resounded with the roar of planes, the ground shook with the sky-shattering explosions of bombs and bullets.

Delegates attending the Celebration Ceremony.

In that context, despite the enemy's fierce attacks, threats from all sides, and heavy bombs and bullets; despite the enemy's forces with modern and sophisticated weapons and means of war, the Thanh Hoa army and people in all battlefields and combat positions still held their ground steadfastly, with intelligent, bold, and surprising fighting methods, determined to fight and win to protect their homeland. The names "thunder god", "ghost", "heavenly enemy", "intruder" and "flying fortress" were all shot to pieces by the Thanh Hoa army and people. On April 3 and 4, 1965, the Thanh Hoa army and people shot down 47 American planes, 31 of which were shot down in the Ham Rong area alone. The American empire had to bitterly admit: "Those were two dark days for the US air force".

Delegates attending the Celebration Ceremony.

The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized: 60 years have passed but the Ham Rong Victory event is still an immortal heroic epic, leaving valuable lessons of profound significance for today's and future generations: It is a lesson about the Party's wise and skillful leadership in assessing the situation, organizing combat, mobilizing the combined strength of the entire political system and the People to participate in combat. It is a lesson about the People's War strategy, about the art of organizing combat and using combat forces flexibly, especially in organizing a multi-layered, dense People's Air Defense posture, shooting down many American planes, firmly protecting strategic targets. It is a lesson about ardent patriotism - of the aspiration for peace, independence, freedom and national unification; of the combined strength of the great national unity bloc; of the absolute loyalty and the spirit of determination to fight and win of the army and people of the whole country in general, and the army and people of Thanh Hoa in particular.

At the ceremony, veteran Le Xuan Giang, former Political Commissar of Company 4, Regiment 228, Ham Rong Front, spoke about the unforgettable heroic days fighting with the army and people of Thanh Hoa province to protect Ham Rong bridge.

Hoang Le Quynh Loan, member of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Student Association, Vice President of the Student Association of Hong Duc University, representing the young generation of Thanh Hoa province, expressed her gratitude to the generations of ancestors who heroically fought and sacrificed to liberate the nation and unify the country so that today's young generation can live in peace, freedom and independence, and the homeland will develop more and more prosperously. Today's young generation vows to continue to promote the tradition of previous generations to build the homeland and country to become more and more powerful and modern.

Dramatic art program at the celebration.

Dramatic art program at the Anniversary Ceremony.

Next is the art program with the theme: "Ham Rong - Forever resounding heroic epic" including 3 parts: Part I - Ham Rong is ready to fight; Part II - Ham Rong wins; Part III - Ham Rong forever resounds heroic epic. The art program is performed in the form of dramatization with scenes of real historical characters combined with songs that have gone through the years and some songs written about the Fatherland, the Party, Uncle Ho, Ham Rong, Thanh Hoa in combat and in the process of building a new, prosperous homeland.

Dramatic art program at the celebration.

Dramatic art program at the celebration.

Dramatic art program at the celebration.

Art program at the Anniversary Ceremony.

Art program at the Anniversary Ceremony.

Through the classroom scenes, locations, and battles, the heroic fighting image of the female warriors of Yen Vuc village is once again depicted; the female militia of Nam Ngan such as Ms. Hang, Ms. Tuyen, Ms. Dung; the old militiamen of Hoang Truong; the sacrifice of artillery, air force, navy soldiers and 64 teachers and students building the Ma River dike in 1972. All are to honor the places, groups and individuals who fought bravely, not afraid to sacrifice to protect Ham Rong bridge to maintain the traffic artery to support the southern front, contributing significantly to the Great Spring Victory of 1975, unifying the country.

Minh Hieu

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/thanh-hoa-to-chuc-trong-the-le-ky-niem-60-nam-ham-rong-chien-thang-244499.htm