“Tam Co” cave (the Eight Voluntary Youths cave) is located at km16+500 on the Road No.20 which is part of the legendary Truong Son trail, the cave also bore witness to the sacrifices of the force of volunteer youth during the fight against the American, especially the eight volunteers of the age of 20 years (a native of Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province) whose sacrifices became the symbolic of patriotism.

Temple in commemoration of martyrs of Tam Co Cave

On November 14, 1972, violent bomb attacks were frenziedly dropped down to the land, a huge stone of 1000 tons collapsed to lock 8 voluntary youths inside the cave. Nine days after that, there was no hope for saving their comrades, all 8 voluntary youths sacrificed.

In the struggle for the national salvation, this area was a target of fierce aerial bombardments of the American to stop the northern reinforcement to the southern front-line and marked the terrible bloodshed of the volunteer youth during their attempt to keep the transport route clear.

Today the cave of eight volunteer youths (also known as Eight Lady cave) is becoming an attractive spiritual tourism destination for travellers.

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