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DongLoc
Junction The intersection of provincial roads No. 5 and No. 15 used to be the main junction of the supply line during the war. American aircrafts heavily bombarded the area in repeated efforts to destroy the junction. The less than 20 km section of road underwent 2,057 air bombardments. A
unit of ten young female volunteers, aged 17 to 20 and led by Ms. Vo Thi
Tan, was assigned to keep the road open to traffic. Despite repeated heavy
bombardments, they stayed at their post, using only shovels and hoes to
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bomb craters. They were all tragically killed during an air attack on July 24, 1968. A
monument engraved with the names of the ten heroines was erected on a hill
at the Dong Loc road junction.
Huong
Khe Huong Khe, Dong Loc, Khe Giao, Dia Loi, Loc Yen, Khe Ac, La Khe were main points heavily bombed by US air force during 1966 to 1971. Khe
Ve fork Underground
Khe Ve, intersection of HCM trail and road No. 12 connect east to west
TruongSon mountain range. Khe
Ve, CaTang, Khe Nung were fierce bombed by US air force from 1965 to 1973. Front
Command of TruongSon troop Headquarter located at HoaTien commune in 1965,
3km south of KheVe. Starting
point of petroleum pipe line, communication line and liaison line.
Khe
Gat Starting
point of HCM trail from BoTrach district – QuangBinh province to LocNinh
province. Built by TruongSon troop from 1969 to 1975. General
storage depots, regrouping & preparation center of operation troop
from 1966 to 1971. KheGat
field combat airport, main point fierce bombed by US air force.
HCM
trails from 1965 – 1975 . XuanSon ferry. XuanSon
ferry was heavily bombed from 1965 to 1973. Other sites were also terribly
bombarded: Bung, CuLac, floating bridge, NguyenVanTroi ferry, QuyetThang
road No. 20 connect east to west TruongSon mountain range. General
storage depots in cave. Main
point of coordinate arms combat. Front
operation Command of TruongSon Headquarters. Rocket
battle fields on QuyetThang road No.20.
Thach
Ban intersection: First
point of road No. 16 connect east to west TruongSon mountain, built from
1966 to 1967. Headquarter
of TruongSon Army troop 1973. Main
points fierce bombed by US air force from 1965 to 1973. Main
point of coordinate arms combat.
BenTat
Section: HCM
trail east TruongSon mountain from 1959-1975. HCM
trail, from BenQuang to CamLo, built by TruongSon army-engineer from
1972-1974. Front
Command of Corp 559 at Khe O in 1959. Front
Command of TruongSon Headquarters at VinhTruong commune 1974-1975. BenTat
suspension bridge (first suspension bridge over BenHai river, parrallel 17th
). Truong
Son National Cemetery. (The cemetery for TruongSon martyrs, mostly
soldiers of Corp.559) Transportation Division 375.
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