After nearly 40 years,
the list of more than 4,000 martyrs in the 81-day battle of 1972, in the
ancient citadel of Quang Tri province, has been made public in the single-copy
book entitled “Legends of Quang Tri Ancient Citadel”.

On July 10, Quang
Tri authorities organized a solemn ceremony to honor soldiers who sacrificed in
the Quang Tri ancient citadel during the 81-day battle in 1972. At the
ceremony, the giant book on the 81-day battle was offered to martyrs.

The book–100×70cm
in size and 120kg in weight, is recorded as Vietnam’s record. The book is
displayed at the Quang
Tri Ancient
Citadel Museum.
10,000 small-sized copies are also presented to families of the martyrs.

The book is part of
a non-profit cultural project of the Centre for Information and Communications
for Development Environment, under the Union of Hanoi Scientific and
Technological Association.

This is the seventh
episode of the set of books entitled “Legends of Vietnam”, which consists of:
“Legends of Dien Bien”, “Legends of Truong Son”, “Legends of Phu Quoc Island”,
“Legends of Con Dao Islands”, “Legends of Vietnamese Vanguards” and “Legends of
U Minh Forest”.

Earlier, Quang Tri
authorities organized a great requiem for martyrs on the southern bank of the
Thach Han River, with the presence of 500 veterans and around 100 martyrs’
families and local people.

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