Location: A historical turning point Dong Loc is situated in Dong Loc Commune, Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province. This is the crossroads of the national 5 and 15 in the hilly region of Hatinh. It is located in Canloc District, 20km of the capital of HaTinh Province of Hatinh.
Characteristics: During the war against the United States, Dong Loc cross-road was a point of the connection between the North and Ho Chi Minh. During the war against the Americans, the cross-road of Dong Loc was the door of communication between the North and Ho Chi Minh trail. The American planes have dropped on this place and its surroundings in a huge huge quantity of bombs. This section of road less than 20km was itself the target of 2057 bombing.
The intersection of provincial roads 5 & 15 used to be the main junction of the supply line during the war against the United States. American aircrafts heavily bombarded the area in repeated efforts to destroy the junction. The less than 20km section of road underwent 2057 air bombardments.
A unit of ten young female volunteers, aged 17 to 20 and led by Vo Thi Tan, was assigned to keep the road open to traffic. Despite repeated heavy bombardments, they stayed at their post, using only shovels and hoes to level bomb craters. They were all tragically killed during an air attack on July 24, 1968.
Today, the cross-road of Dong Loc has regained its greenery. On the hill, amid the whistling pines, erected a monument on which are engraved the names of 10 heroines.
