(ĐN)- A ceremony to commemorate the 41st death anniversary of military commander and poet Huynh Van Nghe was held on Saturday at Tran Bien Temple of Literature. Chairman Huynh Van Toi of Dong Nai provincial Fatherland Front Committee attended the ceremony.
(ĐN)- A ceremony to commemorate the 41st death anniversary of military commander and poet Huynh Van Nghe was held on Saturday at Tran Bien Temple of Literature. Chairman Huynh Van Toi of Dong Nai provincial Fatherland Front Committee attended the ceremony.
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Huynh Van Nghe was a talented military officer and a patriotic poet not only in Bien Hoa-Dong Nai land but also in all Southeastern provinces and cities. He made great contributions to the national revolution and liberation.
Nghe (1914-1977) came from a poor family and had a very difficult childhood. However, he studied tenaciously and was the only student of My Loc Junior High School in Binh Duong Province to receive a scholarship to enter the famous Petrus Ky High School in the former Sai Gon.
After graduating from high school, he took part in revolutionary activities against French and Japanese colonialism. Nghe demonstrated his talent as a commander in calling on people to take part in a mission in eastern South Vietnam and changed Tan Uyen District, Binh Duong Province into a stable base during the struggle against French colonialism. He became known as the “Tiger of the eastern region.” People also called the military commander the “Forest Poetic General” because of his hundreds of poems and writings.
Reported by V.T
