The letters are left in the ancient citadel of Quang Tri
The letter from martyr Le Van Huynh tells where he fought, helping his family find the remains; Relics of martyr Le Binh Chung help his family get back his son.
The relics of two martyrs Le Van Huynh (from Kien Xuong district, Thai Binh province) and Le Binh Chung (Quynh Luu district, Nghe An) are solemnly placed at the display house in a special national relic, the ancient citadel of Quang Tri. . These relics are the highlight of the guides’ explanations, leaving an impression on those who visit the citadel.
Visitors take pictures of the letter of martyr Le Van Huynh. Image: Hoang Apple
The letter of martyr Huynh dated September 11, 1972, is the 77th day of the 81-day war to protect the ancient citadel of Quang Tri. The letter opens as follows: “Dear family! I’m sitting here writing the last few lines in case when I’ve gone to research the secret underground, the family won’t see it as sudden”.
In 10 pages, Huynh wrote to his mother, wife and relatives with the feeling that this was the last letter. He apologized for not fulfilling his duties as a son and husband, but “lived his whole life for the Fatherland”. He also entrusts his nephew to remember his sacrificed uncle, to remember to offer sticky rice and chicken.
In particular, the letter detailed the location of the army station, where he predicted he would die and be buried. He told his wife: “When there is peace, if possible, come in and retrieve his remains. Take the train to Quang Tri town, cross the Thach Han river, where he died. From Quang Tri town, cross the bridge back. Back to Nhan Bieu 1, if you go down the river, at the end of the village, you will find a stele with his name carved on a piece of corrugated iron,” the letter said.
The letter was written in a hurry, but before it could be sent, Huynh died. The comrades then sent a letter to his hometown, and his body remained with the land of Quang Tri.
Primary school students visit a special national relic, the ancient citadel of Quang Tri. Image: Hoang Apple
In mid-2002, the family followed the messages sent in the letter to find the land of Quang Tri and found the remains of martyr Huynh and brought it home for burial.
Mr. Tran Khanh Khu, now 71 years old, former head of the Quang Tri Citadel relic management board, went to work in Hanoi, listened to the story of the old citadel, so he visited the family of martyr Huynh. martyrs return home. Being introduced to the letter by his relatives, Mr. Khu would like to read it and feel prickly.
“The letter is written to the family, but the content is left to the next generation. If left to the family, it is only a family memento. If it is displayed in the ancient citadel, it will be forever engraved by the next generation,” said Mr. Khu. persuade the family to agree to donate the martyr’s memento. By the end of 2003, the letter was put into the gallery in the citadel.
Opposite the letter of martyr Huynh is the relic of martyr Le Binh Chung, including two small pictures of Mr. Chung and a girl, diary, pen and some letters. The discovery of the relic was very coincidental. Around 2000, when constructing the drainage system in the ancient citadel, there was a section that was not as designed, so it had to be dug up and redone.
Workers discovered a sturdy bunker with iron and concrete slabs. Inside there are 5 martyrs’ remains, in which one martyr has a bag. Mr. Khu checked and found many relics, including letters from Phan Thi Bien Khoi, the first love of martyr Le Binh Chung.
Veterans of the 48th Regiment visit a gallery in the ancient citadel of Quang Tri. Image: Hoang Apple
In a letter dated May 15, 1972, Ms. Bien Khoi wrote: “Writing a letter to him with a pen while the battlefield of Tri Thien was winning big. The good news that flew to the rear made everyone’s hearts rise and be happy. Proudly, in the ranks of those winners there is you, to whom I send so much love and nostalgia… Me and my son send our regards to the brothers in the unit. Sending you many kisses.”
The diary and documents show that Chung participated in the liberation of Quang Tri, then entered the citadel in the 81-day war. During an attack, Chung and his teammates captured a fortified cellar in the ancient citadel. Unfortunately, bombs fell, causing him and his teammates to die on August 3, 1972.
Mr. Chung and Ms. Bien Khoi fell in love on the battlefield and were married by the unit in January 1970 while stationed in Quang Binh. The two had a son, but the family of martyr Chung in Nghe An did not know. Nearly 30 years later, the letters helped Mrs. Khoi and her son reunite with her husband’s family. Also thanks to these relics, the new son was recognized as a martyr’s son.
Previously, from June 28 to 16, 1972, the US and the army of the Republic of Vietnam dropped 328,000 tons of bombs and bullets on the ancient citadel and town of Quang Tri in order to recapture this strategic base and put pressure on the Paris negotiating table. . “Our army fought fiercely to protect the ancient citadel, the casualties were very large, so far not all statistics are available. On average, we sacrifice one company a day and night, or about 100 people,” said Major General Nguyen Duc Huy, Former Deputy Commander of Military Region 2, then the Deputy Regiment 9th Regiment, Division 304, recounted.
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