Truong Son female drivers gather to mark traditional day

Veteran female drivers visit the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

At the meeting, delegates recalled traditions of heroic female drivers on the legendary Truong Son trail.

In December 1968, the first female drivers from depots H1 and H2 were assigned to transport goods to other warehouses and stations. The need for transporting military supplies for the southern battlefield became more urgent than ever. Therefore, a 45-day training course was opened for 35 female drivers and technicians. Concluding the course, they received tasks to transport goods and soldiers from the rear to the front-line and carry wounded soldiers from battlefields to the rear.

The images of female drivers braving difficulties and risks to cross many dangerous places heavily bombed by the U.S. air force increased the motivation for male drivers to fulfill all assigned missions.

Veteran female drivers participate in the event.

Given the great contribution of the Company of Truong Son female drivers, the Company was presented with the title “Hero of the People's Armed Forces” in 2014, and its leader Phung Thi Vien was posthumously rewarded with the noble title.

Speaking at the meeting, Head of the Liaison Board of the Company of Truong Son female drivers Nguyen Thi Hoa briefed the delegates on activities of the company over the past years, and spiritual and material life of veteran female drivers.

Within the framework of the event, the organizing panel granted 36 gifts, worth VND 1 million each, to needy policy beneficiaries and members.

Translated by Quynh Oanh