Loc Ninh Military Airport

Loc Ninh Military Airport

Loc Ninh military airport is located about 500m from the center of Loc Ninh town. The airport is entirely assembled with iron grilles (Tec-nich) instead of concrete, located on a flat hill with an area of ​​50,000 square meters. This is an airport built by the US puppet on March 10, 1965 to be used for supplying food, ammunition and moving war vehicles to Loc Ninh - Cambodia. Due to time and many other factors, Loc Ninh military airport is no longer intact as before, only the runway remains without iron grills. After Loc Ninh was liberated on April 7, 1972, the airport belonged to the provisional revolutionary government, and was the place that marked many important historical events: January 31, 1973, led by Senior Lieutenant General Tran Van Tra. The head of the military delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam flew to Saigon to attend the first meeting of the Four-Party Military Joint Committee at Camp Davis (Saigon). Also here, on February 12, 1973, we returned 27 American officers, soldiers and military personnel. They thanked our soldiers for helping them escape death and reunite with their families. also welcomed hundreds of outstanding and loyal children back from American and puppet prisons. Between two rows of puppet soldiers with guns drawn, the prisoners could not move their steps, they had to help and carry each other. Go, strip off prison clothes and shout the slogan "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom". Thousands of Loc Ninh compatriots held flags and flowers to welcome the returning winners with indescribable emotions and tears (quote from Loc Ninh history and traditions (1930 - 2000)). From February 12, 1973 to March 28, 1973, 4 rounds of returning prisoners of war took place at this airport and, along with 5 other locations across the country, returned 26,492 people, in the following months. In April, May, and June, we continued to return prisoners of war. On March 7, 1974, the last group of prisoners of war was returned, including Ms. Vo Thi Thang, the image of her smile - the female student fighting for national independence who was imprisoned as she stepped off the military airport. Loc Ninh incident. It is a beautiful, unforgettable image. That smile entered poetry as a beautiful image: "Very naturally, that girl brought a smile into history for thousands of years" and that smile also proved her previous strong statement. "Will your government exist for 20 years to imprison me?". Also here on September 12, 1973, we welcomed the International Commission delegation and the ambassadors and deputy heads of delegations of the International Commission to visit and work in Loc Ninh. Later, many Americans went to the old battlefield during their trips to Vietnam to remember "that day of Loc Ninh". History has turned a page, the past has ended, but for the Loc Ninh family, those days will never be in the past. The Loc Ninh Military Airport relic is not only a source of pride but also evidence denouncing the crimes of aggression committed by the imperialists and their henchmen, thereby educating the revolutionary spirit and the tradition of love. water for young generations today and tomorrow as well as attracting tourists coming to Binh Phuoc province. Loc Ninh Airport was recognized as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture on December 12, 1986. Source: Binh Phuoc Province Electronic Information Portal

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Rating : National monument

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Outstanding relic site