The exhibition marks the 79th anniversary of Vietnam's War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27.
Alongside personal memorabilia, the exhibition features a selection of photographs and archival materials from the Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tech University in the United States, offering additional historical perspectives on Vietnam's wartime experience.
It also showcases documents and keepsakes belonging to prominent artists and intellectuals. The exhibits provide a vivid account of the sacrifices, contributions, and revolutionary ideals of a generation that devoted its youth to Vietnam’s struggle for national reunification.
Nguyen Thi Yen, a former teacher who served in southern Vietnam during the war, reflected on those years.
“My generation dedicated our youth to the country," said Ms. Yen. "I was just 20 years old when I crossed the Truong Son mountain range to the battlefield in Quang Tri province. After reunification, our comrades formed a group that has continued to meet every year, especially on April 30, to remember those days, share our memories,and encourage one another.”
The exhibition also highlights the early achievements of an ongoing 500-day nationwide campaign to locate, recover, and identify the remains of fallen soldiers.
Visitors can use an electronic search system to access records of B-bound cadres preserved at National Archives Center No. III.
The exhibition will run through the National Day holiday, ending on September 2, at the headquarters of the State Records and Archives Department, located at 12 Dao Tan street, Hanoi.
The program of "B-bound cadres" – officials, military personnel, and specialists from northern Vietnam assigned to support the south during the country's struggle for independence and national reunification – began in late 1959, when thousands of people crossed the Truong Son mountain range under harsh conditions to assist the revolutionary movement in the south.
