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Dong Loc Juntion, belonging to Dong Loc commune, Can Loc district, is located on the Ho Chi Minh trail at the intersection of Highway 15A and Route 2.

During the war, Dong Loc Junction was a major route for transfering food, arms and munitions from the North to the Southern theater. From 1964 to 1972, Dong Loc Junction was hit by nearly 50,000 bombs.

On July 24 in 1968, while levelling bomb craters, ten female youth volunteers, aged from 17 to 24, were buried alive by bombs dropped by U.S. forces.
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In recent days, hundreds of veterans under Company 552 offered incense and wreaths to martyrs at the Dong Loc Junction special national relic.

It has also been an opportunity for former volunteer youths in Dong Loc battlefield to gather and recall unforgettable memories.
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In addition, thousands of young people, women and children laid wreaths of white daisy at the graves of the ten female martyrs and fallen soldiers from the war to commemorate them.
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Near the center of the historical relic site, a lot of artifacts relating to Dong Loc battlefield as well as the 10 young female volunteers are on display at Dong Loc Junction Museum.
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Moreover, visiting Dong Loc Juntion, visitors are impressed by the precious exhibits such as a letter from Vo Thi Tan, Commander of Squad 4, Company 552, sent to her mother before her death.
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Other facilities in the Dong Loc Junction relic complex include aircraft, tanks, and wagons. Several construction projects were built including battle model, Dong Loc bell-tower, and statues, to name but a few.

Source: VnExpress

Translated by Quynh Oanh