Flag raising marks 48 years of Vietnam national reunification
VOV.VN - A flag raising ceremony was held in Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, on April 30 to mark 48 years of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day, and 51 years of Quang Tri’s Liberation Day.
In the solemn atmosphere, the national flag was slowly raised to the tune of the national anthem at the Flag Tower of the Hien Luong - Ben Hai special national historical site,
Thousands of people attending the ceremony observed a minute of silence to remember those who laid down their lives for the cause of national independence and freedom.
After the Geneva Agreement was signed on July 20, 1954, Vietnam was divided into North and South regions at the 17th parallel. Hien Luong bridge crossing the Ben Hai River in Hien Luong village of Quang Tri province became a temporary military demarcation line
During the war of resistance, the United States and the US-baked Saigon puppet regime deployed many destructive battles to turn Quang Tri into a ‘white belt’ and the ‘land of fire’. Overcoming all difficulties and brutality of the war, local people rose up to fight and defend the homeland until national reunification day.
At the ceremony, Hoang Nam, deputy head of the Quang Tri provincial administration, recalled the historic event and vowed to defend the fruits of the revolution.
Nam also launched the second Wish of Peace composition contest to build Quang Tri into a peaceful destination. The contest was held to find a symbol for Peace Park to be built at the Hien Luong - Ben Hai special national historical site.