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During those war years, tens of thousands of young volunteers stood side by side with railway workers, present at key bomb and ammunition sites, day and night filling bomb craters, repairing roads, rescuing trains, rescuing goods, and ensuring smooth traffic. The slogans live by the bridge, stick by the road, die with resilience and courage, when the enemy destroys us, fix us, move forward when the enemy destroys us, just move on have become commands from the heart.... Download Mr. Dang Si Manh - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam National Railway Group burns incense at the memorial stele - Photo: chinphu.vn/PTThe Vietnam Railway Group has just coordinated with the Peoples Committee of Ninh Binh province and Vu Ban commune to organize a ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the sacrifice. of officers and youth volunteer soldiers of Company 895, railway workers and militiamen at Nui Goi Station (August 20, 1966 - August 20, 2026) on August 17. Nui Goi Station - an important traffic throat on the North-South railway Six decades ago, August 20, 1966 (July 5, Year of the Horse 1966), the land Nui Goi Station recorded a tragic epic in history. During the resistance war against the US to save the country, Nui Goi station was a focal point for transporting civil and military goods from the North to support the Southern battlefield. With an important location on the North-South railway, this place became one of the key points frequently attacked by US aircraft to cut off the strategic transport route. Download Memorial site for Youth Volunteers at Nui Goi station (Vu Ban commune, Ninh Binh province). Photo: Lao Dong Newspaper The Nui Goi station area has suffered many bombardments, rockets and bombs. Many times bombs hit railways, warehouses, and houses, causing great damage to people and property. In November 1965, Thai Binh Provincial Youth Union was established with more than 1,200 members, staffed into 6 companies. In particular, Company C895 is stationed in Phu Thu village, Thanh Coi commune, Vu Ban district, more than 1 km from Nui Goi station. The mission of Company C895 is to exploit stone, level bomb craters, rescue collapses, build and repair railways and roads, loading and unloading goods on the road from Trinh Xuyen through Goi, Cat Dang to Ninh Binh bridge. With the slogans Even if blood is shed, the road will not be clogged, Living on the road, dying on the road. Resilient and courageous, The enemy destroyed our road, fix it, officers and soldiers of Company C895 used roadside bunkers as accommodation, ready to be present at hot spots after each raid. Together with railway workers and local forces, youth soldiers volunteered to rescue, protect goods, level bomb craters, and repair railways; At the same time, participating in building backup routes, coordinating with anti-aircraft artillery forces to fight back enemy aircraft, handling hundreds of slow-explosive bombs, protecting convoys carrying weapons and food to support the front line. In particular, the afternoon of August 20, 1966 became a tragic milestone in the history of Nui Goi station. At that time, when the young volunteers of Company C895 were mining rocks to fill bomb holes, at the station, the military train was 381 had just gathered hundreds of tons of goods, mainly food, weapons, ammunition and chemicals, preparing to leave the station, crossing the key Ninh Binh bridge to continue the journey to Thanh Hoa - Vinh. Suddenly, the train was hit by a bomb and caught fire. Faced with the risk of the fire spreading, the entire C895 Company along with officers and employees of the station and the forces of Vu Ban district quickly rushed to save the train and goods. The forces organized to extinguish the fire, divide the fire, prevent the fire from spreading to other train cars, and at the same time break down the doors of the cars to get the goods out. The heat from the burning train cars and the smoke of chemicals covered a large area. In a short time, the number of people infected and collapsed increased rapidly. However, those present at the station continued to hold on to save the train, save the goods and save their comrades. After that special battle, 23 people died, including 13 young volunteers from Company C895, 1 Secretary of the Railway Union and 9 officers and local militia; Another 256 people were injured and poisoned by chemicals. Their sacrifice became a symbol of courage and the spirit of all for the front line, contributing to maintaining the strategic North-South traffic artery. In 2013, C895 TNXP Company was honored to be awarded the title of Hero of the Peoples Armed Forces by the State. Todays railways are soaked in the sweat, youth and blood of generations of young volunteers and railway workers. Therefore, paying tribute to heroic martyrs and generations of young volunteers is also preserving the history and traditions of the Vietnam Railways, Mr. Vuong emphasized. Download Relatives of martyrs families came to burn incense at the memorial stele of Nui Goi station - Photo: chinphu.vn/PTMr. Nguyen Quoc Vuong, Deputy General Director of Vietnam National Railway Group, said that with 145 years of construction and development, the Railway industry always attaches importance to preserving, conserving and promoting historical and cultural values associated with the maturity of the industry. This is the sacred motivation for todays generation to follow in their fathers footsteps, constantly striving to successfully complete production and business tasks, ensure traffic safety and actively promote traffic safety.Participate in the countrys socio-economic development. Also at the ceremony, Vietnam National Railway Group presented gifts of gratitude to the families and relatives of martyrs who sacrificed at Nui Goi station. The Group said it would continue to coordinate with local authorities to preserve and embellish the relic; At the same time, coordinate with Vu Ban commune, Ninh Binh p