PANO - The victory of the air defense troops’ first battle on August 5, 1964 was greatly significant, as it showed the strong determination to fight, to know how to fight and to win the U.S. invaders of the whole Vietnamese people and military.
Departing from Cua Lo in Nghe An in cloudy windless weather, after 40 minutes of floating on the sea, the delegation of journalists arrived on Hon Ngu Island, just four kilometers from the shore but isolated and primitive.