Prime Minister paid incense tribute to 10 young female heroic martyrs who laid down their lives in Dong Loc T-junction during the anti-US war of resistance. (Photo: Vu Dung/VOV)

The Prime Minister made the statement at an art program on Sunday in Ha Tinh province to mark the 49th anniversary of Dong Loc T-junction victory and the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

Later on the Prime Minister paid incense tribute to national young volunteer martyrs at a memorial house and at the grave of 10 young female heroic martyrs who laid down their lives in Dong Loc T-junction during the anti-US war of resistance. The area is of historical significance as it used to be an artery for transport of food, weapons, and ammunition from North to South.