The memorial stele for the massacre of Linh Phung elementary school students
The memorial stele for the massacre of Linh Phung elementary school students

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Address: Xã Long Mỹ, Huyện Giồng Trôm, Tỉnh Bến Tre

Linh Phung Elementary School in Long My commune was established in 1962 with 3 classes, approximately 120 students, and 3 teachers. At 3:45 PM on May 29th, 1964 (lunar calendar), while the students were studying, a series of 155mm artillery shells from American bases relentlessly pounded around the school. A squadron of fighter jets then unleashed a barrage of napalm bombs, engulfing the school in flames, resulting in the deaths of 14 students, and injuring 29 students and teachers. The massacre of students at Linh Phung Elementary School in Long My commune stands as a grim testament to the war crimes committed by the enemy against the people of Ben Tre, and Vietnam as a whole, particularly targeting the young generation in schools. In order to memorialize the tragic events of war, the memorial stele for the massacre of students at Linh Phung Elementary School was built in My An hamlet, Long My commune, Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province, and inaugurated on July 3rd, 2016. The memorial stele consists of two relief sculptures on two sides of a stele shaped like flames. The front side depicts the bombing scene, students burning, and local residents rushing to rescue, while the ... View more

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Linh Phung Elementary School in Long My commune was established in 1962 with 3 classes, approximately 120 students, and 3 teachers. At 3:45 PM on May 29th, 1964 (lunar calendar), while the students were studying, a series of 155mm artillery shells from American bases relentlessly pounded around the school. A squadron of fighter jets then unleashed a barrage of napalm bombs, engulfing the school in flames, resulting in the deaths of 14 students, and injuring 29 students and teachers. The massacre of students at Linh Phung Elementary School in Long My commune stands as a grim testament to the war crimes committed by the enemy against the people of Ben Tre, and Vietnam as a whole, particularly targeting the young generation in schools.

In order to memorialize the tragic events of war, the memorial stele for the massacre of students at Linh Phung Elementary School was built in My An hamlet, Long My commune, Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province, and inaugurated on July 3rd, 2016. The memorial stele consists of two relief sculptures on two sides of a stele shaped like flames. The front side depicts the bombing scene, students burning, and local residents rushing to rescue, while the back side portrays the activities of Linh Phung Elementary School before the massacre.

The memorial stele for the massacre of students at Linh Phung Elementary School was awarded the provincial-level historical and cultural relic certificate by the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Ben Tre province in 2016. This is a historically significant structure that commemorates the tragic events of war, aiming to educate future generations about the patriotism of the Vietnamese people. Every year, on May 29th (lunar calendar), in Long My commune, the local authorities organize memorial ceremonies for people from both inside and outside the commune to come and pay their respects to the fallen victims.

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