“Pho Binh” Provider commands offensive and uprising soring offensive of 1968 in Saigon . 43.yearn ago. ....
It’s a three story house looks as any other house.
The ground floor still retains the traditional “Pho Binh” as the opening 53 years ago — in 1958.
Pho Binh delirious but mostly famous beef noodle soup.
Owner was Mr. Ngo Van Toai — a man healthy, agile—was bom in 1912, in Thai Binh province, North of Viet Nam.
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Pho Binh special than any other house, because that is the headquarters of the City Rangers of Tet Offensive in 1968
and is the place of commands for the landslide battle has plagued the
U.S author little 46 years ago. With historical significance that “Pho
Binh” had been recognized as a historical national culture (16/11/1988).
The house number 7 at Yen Do Street (old street name),
Ngo Van Toai
couple purchased in 1966 under the leadership of Mr. Nguyen Van.Tri
(Hai Tri)
one of the officials in charge of combat units to ensure for
the City Ranger fighting.
Buy a house, Mr. Toai opened beef noodle shop with the sign “Pho Binh”.
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Overall this is a favorable location for commnnication between the commanders of our facilities at that time.
The requirements of the new situation and teaks decided on this place as
a Headquarters of the City Ranger for action to direct a serious campaign.
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One month before the outbreak of the Tet offensive, he received
instruction Toai buy food reserves to feed about 200 people a month.
He only knew that, no other explanation.
From that day on, he and his wife kept silent to buy more rice, wheat and other food items.
Then he was ordered to hide in the house adopted a platoon of women over 30 people on the second floor.
Consuming and strenuous, but his wife is excited, believing in the victory of the revolution.
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Daily, Pho Binh in crowded, so there is no doubt the enemy.
The First Day of Lunar new' year 1968,
here are present almost all the agencies under the 6th Subdivision commander and comrades of special teams go get the mission.
All crowded like a gig family to celebrate Lunar new year.
The political commissar is the Vo Van Thanh (Ba Thang) solemn popular
combat command of the Central Bureau and the National Front for the
Liberation of South Vietnam, encouraged the soldiers before combat.
From Mr. Chu (Nguyen Dung-Hung), deputy commander - chief of the
subdivision, the commander of ranger forces entered the historical
battle of the Mau Than Tet 1968 Offensive.
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But after we fixed simultaneously attack the enemy in Saigon,
Binh noodle shop was suspected, the enemy, surrounded catch some soldiers had barely come out.
Binh noodle shop owner — he and his wife were arrested.
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Toai thrown in the general police bureau, but he .remaining at peace for having fulfilled its obligations.
He was tortured by the enemy 20 days and nights living dead,
but he had kept sense of purpose and uprightness, do not open his noodle even a half word.
Could not be subdued, they took him to count and sentenced to. life in present exited to the Con Dao island.
After the-Paris agreement of 1973,
he was regressing prisoners at Loc Ninh.
Two year ago, poor health dues to advanced age, Ngo Van Toai had died.
These was 43 years,
but her house number 7, and Binh noodle shop still does not change the part It is part of the Tet Offensive in Saigon in 1968 .
