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VK98 fuel storage tank
VK98 Gasoline Tank Relic - Fuel Warehouse is located in Loc Quang commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province. The relic belongs to the special national historical relic system of Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh Trail. The VK98 fuel depot was built in 1974, located around hill 117 (the name of a high point in the military map) in Loc Quang commune, Loc Ninh district, with an area of 10 hectares, including 7 tanks, each tank has the capacity containing 250,000 liters, VK98 total fuel warehouse has a reserve of 1,750,000 liters. The petroleum tanks are welded with steel, each 10m in diameter, 3.5m high and 100m apart in a triangular shape, buried underground, surrounded by forest trees with dense piles. . The tanks are connected to each other by pipelines, at a height above the road surface, so vehicles coming to get gas do not have to use a vacuum cleaner but only need to open the valve to let the material flow into the tank. A company of 30 tank trucks (tank trucks), day and night, transported gasoline and oil from VK96 Bu Gia Map station to gather at the VK98 fuel depot and transport gasoline and oil to the battlefield. After the country's liberation, the petroleum tanks were dismantled by Military Region 7 Logistics, leaving one tank remaining to serve the sightseeing and learning needs of the people. Along with other petroleum gathering points, the VK98 Gas Tank - Fuel Warehouse relic marked a time of "Cutting along Truong Son to save the country", successfully completing the task of supplying petroleum, contributing to the victory. of the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, completely liberating the South and reunifying the country. Today, the relic has become one of the places to learn and research about the petroleum pipeline system in particular and the legendary Truong Son road in general during the resistance war against the US. With typical historical values, the Minister of Culture decided to classify the VK98 Gas Tank - Fuel Warehouse relic as a national historical relic on April 21, 1989. On December 9, 2013, the VK98 Gas Tank - Fuel Warehouse relic in Loc Quang commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province is a relic in the Truong Son Road - Ho Chi Minh Road relic system that was approved by the Prime Minister. vetoed the decision to rank a special national historical relic. Source: Binh Phuoc Provincial Museum Electronic Information Page
Dong Nai
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Rating : Special national monument
End point of petroleum pipeline VK96
Ho Chi Minh Road - a bridge connecting the great northern rear with the great southern front line, was a solid base of the southern Indochina battlefield in the resistance war against America. As we know, during the resistance war against the US, petroleum fuel was an urgent requirement to serve the large-scale and speedy war. Binh Phuoc, the land of "the hard-working but heroic East", is very honored and proud when in the province there are two relics belonging to the special relic system of Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh trail, the relics of Petrol Tank - VK98 fuel depot and VK96 petroleum pipeline terminus. Through extremely arduous years, despite terrain conditions, harsh weather and fierce enemy attacks, after 6 years (from 1968 to 1974), Truong Son pipeline soldiers has built, protected and operated smoothly a 5,000km long petroleum pipeline and a petroleum storage system of nearly 30,000 tons from the northern border of the country across Truong Son to Bu Gia Map. Bu Gia Map is the final point of the North-South petroleum pipeline. From here, the petroleum source is transported by tanker truck (completely secret) to the gasoline tanks - VK98 and VK99 fuel warehouses in Loc Ninh. The VK96 petroleum pipeline end point relic also has other names such as: symbols K22, O30. Later, he used the codename VK. The end point of this petroleum pipeline system is VK96, followed by the gasoline tanks in Loc Ninh are VK98 (Loc Quang), VK99 (Loc Hoa). The relic is the place that marks the great and silent victories of the soldiers, petrol soldiers, youth shock troops, local soldiers and civilians... during the years of resistance against the US to save the country of our nation. is a testament to one of the legends of the historic Truong Son road, which is the Truong Son petroleum pipeline system, one of the miracles of Group 559. This is one of the three main systems of the road. undermine Ho Chi Minh's strategy, demonstrating the tenacious spirit and iron will of our army and people in the resistance war against America to save the country. The victory of the resistance war against America to save the country is the victory of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism. In particular, the petroleum pipeline system - Truong Son road is the embodiment of iron will, expressing the will to win, courage, desire for independence, determination to liberate the South, and recover the mountains and rivers. about a bond of the entire Party, entire army and entire people, a shining symbol of the faithful fighting solidarity between the three countries of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia. Truong Son route has existed in the history of the resistance war against the US to save the country as a legend with the name "Ho Chi Minh Trail". The system of petroleum pipelines - Truong Son road, the road connecting South - North associated with many heroic victories of the entire nation during the years of resistance war is forever a source of great pride, encouragement and encouragement. members of our entire army and people in the work of building and protecting our Fatherland today. With such great historical significance, the VK98 Gasoline Tank - Fuel Warehouse relic in Loc Ninh district and the VK96 petroleum pipeline end point relic in Bu Gia Map district, Binh Phuoc province are located in the Truong Son - Binh Phuoc province relic system. Ho Chi Minh Trail was recognized by the Prime Minister as a special national monument on December 9, 2013. Source: Binh Phuoc Province Electronic Information Portal
Dong Nai
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Rating : Special national monument
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