State leader lauds veterans of unnumbered ships
The Party, State and people of Vietnam are grateful to heroes and soldiers who used to steer unnumbered ships on the “Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail”, said State President Truong Tan Sang.
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The State leader affirmed this while receiving a delegation of veterans, in charge of unnumbered ships, and cadres and soldiers of Brigade 125 of the Vietnam People’s Navy, in Hanoi on October 20.
President Sang said each mission of unnumbered ships was a hard struggle against the enemies and the adverse weather to ensure the safe transport of weapons and goods to the frontline.
The opening of the sea trail was a great creativity of the Party, led by late President Ho Chi Minh, he said, adding that all cadres and soldiers on unnumbered ships set outstanding examples of courageousness and resilience.
Mr Sang said the Party and State always attaches great importance to caring for social policy beneficiaries and their families.
He hoped Brigade 125 will uphold its tradition to deserve the title “Hero of the people's armed forces” granted twice by the State.
50 years ago, the Vietnam People’s Navy decided to establish Mission 759, the precursor of Brigade 125 to transport weapons and goods to the southern battlefields.
During 14 years from 1961 to 1975, as many as 1,789 unnumbered ships followed the sea trail, carrying 150,000 tonnes of goods and weapons and 80,000 cadres and soldiers from the north to the frontline in the south.
Cadres and soldiers on board unnumbered ships fought back 1,200 enemy air strike, shooting down 5 warplanes and setting on fire many enemy ships and boats.
The sea trail blazed by the Vietnam People’ Navy became a legend in the anti-US resistance war for national salvation.