Ho Chi Minh City proposed to honor 5 martyrs, especially special forces soldiers

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just reported and registered a meeting with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to find ways to resolve the recognition of martyrs for 5 special cases of the Le Thi Rieng Women’s Special Battalion. There are no records of these cases due to the specific nature of inner-city work at that time.

Currently, the identities of all five special forces soldiers are not their real names but have to borrow the surname of martyr Le Thi Rieng. Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee also said that these cases also did not have papers and documents provided at the request of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Due to not being able to find the names, hometowns, and relatives, the Liaison Committee of the Le Thi Rieng Women’s Special Forces Battalion proposed to use the surname of comrade Le Thi Rieng as the surname for the 5 soldiers who died. These people are Le Thi Hai (also known as Hai Don Ganh); Le Van Tu (self-styled Tu Com Tam); Le Thi Sau (also known as Sau Gia); Le Van Bo; Ly Giao Duyen.

Candle lighting ceremony to pay tribute to heroes and martyrs who sacrificed for the Fatherland, at Ho Chi Minh City martyrs cemetery (Photo: Hai Long).

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee analyzed that due to the history of fierce war in the Southern battlefield, the majority of officers and soldiers were from countryside devastated by war bombs, had no place to rely on, and former officers and soldiers were The enemy discovered and chased them all the way to Saigon. They must change their names or use nicknames, and the unit will learn about them, sensitize them, and guide them to participate in the work.

In addition, the special feature of the Le Thi Rieng Special Women’s Battalion is to stay and operate secretly in the inner city of the enemy headquarters. Therefore, in order to survive and avoid losses, the additional troops and forces only know aliases, not knowing their real names or hometowns, names of parents or relatives.

Until the time of their sacrifice, the officers and soldiers of the Battalion only left behind their patriotism and a few resume lines or nicknames.

Among the special cases proposed by Ho Chi Minh City to honor martyrs of the Le Thi Rieng Women’s Special Ranger Battalion is Ms. Le Thi Hai who lives in the Khanh Hoi slum (belonging to the Khanh Hoi assault base, eagle tree, Vinh Hoi).

In 1967, Mrs. Hai was a retail worker at Xom Chieu market. Mobilized and guided, she joined with small businesses and laborers in the Xom Chieu market area to fight against looters, taxes, terrorism, and protect street vendors in the market area.

She used a shoulder pole to fight back against robbers and looters, and guided everyone to fight. She was loved by workers at Xom Chieu market who called her the nickname “Two Carrying Poles”.

In March 1968, she was recruited into the Le Thi Rieng Special Women’s Battalion.

During the Mau Than campaign in 1968, Ms. Le Thi Hai and other soldiers were fiercely counterattacked by the enemy. She and many of her comrades sacrificed on the Kinh Te river (Kinh Te is a large river, the water flows out to Nha Be).

Mr. Le Van Tu was born in 1935, is a commercial port worker in District 4, living in the slums, Khanh Hoi area (belonging to the Battalion’s Khanh Hoi, Cay Bang, Vinh Hoi, District 4 bases).

In late 1966 and early 1967, the enemy advocated firing 600 workers at the military port (the military port adjacent to the District 4 commercial port) to bring in Filipino workers to secretly load weapons and toxic chemicals. plotting to kill the revolutionaries and people of three countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Mr. Le Van Tu closely coordinated with all parties to investigate and provide agents, harbor secret agents, force building groups, and suppress counter-revolutionaries, killing two agents with blood debts to the public. core. Having been liberated, port workers organized talks, seminars, and participated in revolutionary movements.

When the dock workers went on strike to occupy the wharf, the enemy brought in marines to suppress them. Mr. Tu and the port workers participated in supporting the masses against terrorist repression until the strike was successful.

In March 1968, he was recruited into the Le Thi Rieng Special Women’s Battalion.

During the Mau Than campaign in 1968, Mr. Le Van Tu and other soldiers were fiercely counterattacked by the enemy. He and many of his comrades died on the Kinh Te river.

Ms. Le Thi Sau lives in Cay Bang slum, District 4, part of Khanh Hoi, Cay Bang, Vinh Hoi bases.

In late 1966 and early 1967, when District 4 port workers supported military port workers on strike against collective layoffs, Ms. Sau actively participated in workers’ activities, participating in information, transferring information and participate in programs.

Ms. Le Thi Sau mobilized people in the slums to contribute to the families of military port workers when striking workers occupied the wharf. When the enemy sent marines to suppress it, she mobilized working people in the neighborhood to fight back.

In March 1968, she was recruited into the Le Thi Rieng Special Women’s Battalion.

During the Mau Than campaign in 1968, Ms. Le Thi Sau and other soldiers were fiercely counterattacked by the enemy. She and many of her comrades died on the Kinh Te river.

Mr. Le Van Bo was born in 1918, living in Khanh Hoi slum, district 4 (belonging to Khanh Hoi, Cay Bang, Vinh Hoi bases of the Battalion).

From the end of 1966 to the beginning of 1967, when the commercial port workers broke the acrimony and the military port workers’ households resisted collective layoffs, Mr. Bo was attached to all workers’ activities, actively participating in the workers’ activities. workers, mobilizing workers to fight against layoffs and repression.

He is one of the people who are good at martial arts at the harbor. He mobilized a number of district 4 gangs to support anti-conscription youth groups in working villages organized by the force building group.

Mr. Le Van Bo and great knight Le Van Bi (a famous senior whom District 4 gangs respect and call him big brother) directly teach advanced martial arts to our focal points.

In March 1968, he was recruited into the Le Thi Rieng Special Women’s Battalion. He died on the Kinh Te river with his comrades in this campaign.

Ms. Ly Giao Duyen, born in 1950, lives in Vinh Hoi slum, district 4. As an urban worker, Ms. Ly Giao Duyen participated in a number of street protests by inner-city workers.

As a young girl with a sweet voice, especially singing the Ly Giao Duyen tune, many admirers gave her the nickname “Ly Giao Duyen”.

Ms. Ly Giao Duyen has actively promoted the forms of “Singing for my people, Singing for sleepless nights”, encouraging patriotism, developing national culture, fighting against depraved and sacrilegious culture. was encouraged by the Saigon puppet government at that time.

In March 1968, she was recruited into the Le Thi Rieng Special Women’s Battalion. During the counterattack of the Mau Than campaign, she heroically sacrificed her life along with her comrades on the Kinh Te river.

Before going into battle, she sent the guitar to the inner-city base. Currently, the instrument is kept and displayed by the Ho Chi Minh City Museum.

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