Published:  10:28 Monday - August 01, 2011

The honor ceremony to receive the certificate of National Historic Monument for Hoa Tien Cave and Railway Cemetery of Nghe An province was organized in Hoang Mai town, Quynh Luu district on 25th July 2011

Hoa Tien (Rocket) Cave and Railway  Cemetery in Nghe An Province has received recognition as two national cultural and historical monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. These will become new attractive destinations for Vietnam Travel

Unit C271 was set up by the Ministry of Transportation to protect the Thanh Hoa-Vinh (Nghe An) railway on April 27, 1965 during the American War in Vietnam. This unit was divided into several teams, including team four, with the task of quarrying stones for the construction of Hoang Mai station’s railway. But at 9 a.m. on April 28, 1966, U.S warplanes bombed the position that team four was working in, killing 33 youth volunteers. 

The Railway  Cemetery was built in 2001 to honor the volunteers that had sacrificed their lives. The cave in which the team had been working on was embellished and named Hoa Tien Cave, and memorials were put in front of this cave. In 2003, the youth volunteers were recognized as martyrs and awarded State Recognition. Both sites are located in Hoang Mai Town, Quynh Luu District.

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