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Follow in the Footsteps of Heroes, Communist Vietnam, 1980\'s Saigon School Badge For Sale
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Follow in the Footsteps of Heroes, Communist Vietnam, 1980\'s Saigon School Badge:
$33.33
Communist Vietnam - School Merit Badge
Rare Piece - Excellent Condition - 1980\'s Vietnam
Measures - 1 x 1 inches (2.5 x 2.5 cms)
Original piece, issued to School Children who have completed the \'Follow in the Footsteps of Heroes\" studies.
Theo Bước Chân Những Người Anh Hùng - Following in the Footsteps of Heroes
Theo Bước Chân Những Người Anh Hùng - Following in the Footsteps of Heroes RLTT - Rèn Luyên Tập Trung - Training Completed TP Ho Chi Minh - Ho Chi Minh City - (Saigon)
This is a rare 1980\'s school merit badge issued to children who have completed their studies in relation to the Heroes and Martyrs of the state of Vietnam. These studies include Heroes and Martyrs of the wars against French rule and later the American War (second Vietnam War). These studies continue to be taught to all children, 8 - 12 years old in Vietnam today.
Whilst this list is far from complete, some of the people studied are; Vo Thi Sau - A Vietnamese revolutionary who became a symbol of the resistance against French colonial rule. She was executed by the French at the age of 19. Nguyen Van Troi - A Vietnamese revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Robert McNamara, the US Secretary of Defense, during his visit to Vietnam in 1963. He was captured and executed by the South Vietnamese government. Nguyen Van Lem - A Viet Cong operative who was summarily executed by South Vietnamese General Nguyen Ngoc Loan during the Tet Offensive. The photograph of his execution became iconic. Phan Thi Kim Phuc - Not a martyr in the traditional sense, but she became a symbol of the civilian suffering during the war when a photograph of her running naked after a napalm attack became famous. Thich Quang Duc - A Buddhist monk who burned himself to death in 1963 in protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. His self-immolation was captured in a famous photograph. Dinh Cong Dat - A South Vietnamese soldier who refused to follow orders to fire on civilians during the Hue Massacre in 1968. He was executed by his own unit for disobedience. Pham Ngoc Thao - A Viet Cong operative who led an assassination attempt on US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1963. He was killed during the attempt. Phan Dinh Giot - A leader of the Viet Minh who was captured and executed by the French in 1946. Nguyen Van Bua - A Vietnamese revolutionary who was captured and executed by the French in 1951. Nguyen Thi Minh Khai - A Vietnamese communist and member of the Indochinese Communist Party who was captured and executed by the French in 1941. Le Hong Phong - A Vietnamese communist and leader of the Viet Minh who was captured and executed by the French in 1942. Pham Hong Thai - A Vietnamese revolutionary who was captured and executed by the French in 1941.
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