Dong Loc Junction

Dong Loc Junction is a national historic memorial site located in Dong Loc Commune, Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province. It was a critical transport intersection on the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War. The site is notable for the memorial to ten young female volunteers who died on July 24, 1968, while clearing bombs. Today it comprises a memorial complex, museum, and landscaped grounds commemorating wartime sacrifice.

Visitors can expect a solemn, landscaped memorial complex centered on the Dong Loc Junction intersection. The site includes a large sculpture commemorating the ten female volunteers, their graves, a memorial house, a museum displaying wartime artifacts, photographs and personal belongings, and a ceremonial tower. Paved walkways, pine-covered hills, and quiet courtyards surround the monuments. Areas for offering incense and guided interpretation are available.

Dong Loc Junction was a vital road intersection connecting National Road 15A to the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War. From 1964 to 1972 it was heavily bombed to disrupt northern supply routes to the south. On July 24, 1968, ten young female volunteer youth workers aged 17-24 were killed by a bomb while repairing the road and clearing craters. The site was later designated a National Historical Relic.

The site is a nationally revered symbol of youth patriotism and sacrifice in Vietnam. It honors the contribution of volunteer youth forces and is a place for commemorative ceremonies, incense offering, and patriotic education for visitors and students.