VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Loc T-junction was of importance as a key strategic crossroads extensively bombed by enemy forces, which wanted to cut off the supply of manpower, weapons, ammunition and other necessary items from the socialist state in the north to the front in the south.

For more than 240 days and nights, from March to October of 1968, the US Air Force dropped 48,600 bombs of all kinds there.

More than 16,000 Vietnamese people and soldiers joined forces to fight back, disable bombs, and level bomb craters to keep traffic flowing at the T-junction. Hundreds of people fell, mixing blood and bones with the sacred motherland.

Many of those brave ones have been awarded and posthumously conferred noble titles. In addition to 10 girls who had been posthumously awarded the Hero title, five others were given a notable title for their heroic feats in Dong Loc. Three of them are still alive.

Dong Loc intersection is closely associated with the sacrifices of the 10 young girls. Their sacrifices have become a legend in the anti-US war and throughout the national liberation struggle.

On July 24, 1968, during one of the bombings, the 10 young girls were killed during a bombing. These young volunteers aged 17 to 22 and led by Vo Thi Tan were responsible for the repair of the road for traffic. The intersection has now become a relic site.

On the hill, surrounded by pine trees, a monument was erected on which the names of the 10 heroines are engraved.

Some photos of the Dong Loc T-junction monument: