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Winners of songwriting contest praising Dong Loc girls announced

A ceremony was held in the central province of Ha Tinh on July 20 to present prizes to the most standout entries to a contest of writing songs praising ten young unmarried girls who were volunteers helping with logistics at the Dong Loc T-junction during the war.
Winners of songwriting contest praising Dong Loc girls announced ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) at the ceremony (Source: VNA)

Ha Tinh (VNA) – A ceremonywas held in the central province of Ha Tinh on July 20 to present prizes to themost standout entries to a contest of writing songs praising ten youngunmarried girls who were volunteers helping with logistics at the Dong Loc T-junctionduring the war.

Organised by the HoChi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee, theprovincial Party Committee and Thanh Nien Newspaper, the event was attended by PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; representatives from ministries, departments andsectors; and local youths and people.

As many as 87 entries were sent to the contest after it was launched in Hanoi inApril 2018, with many of them were written by professional and amateursongwriters who live in Ha Tinh or joined art troupes that performed in thebattlefields in the locality during the war time.

All the songs praise the bravery, fortitude and heroic sacrifice of the DongLoc girls, as well as show deep gratitude for them.

The first prize was presented “Co tich que minh” by Ngoc Thinh and Ngoc Vuong,while the second and third prizes was awarded to “Hoa cuc rung lai no” by LeMay and Hong Phong; and “Chi oi” by Hoang Nha, respectively.

The contest was part of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of Dong Loc victory (July 24, 1968-2018).

The award ceremony was followed by an art programme entitled “The immortalflowers”, featuring songs on the glorious path of the Vietnamese army andpeople in the anti-US resistance war, especially the contributions by volunteeryouths in the Dong Loc T-junction. -VNA
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