Commando Ba Mu (whose real name is Do Van Can) disguised himself as a rubber latex collector to fool the enemy. He used a tricycle to transport weapons to serve the South Vietnam liberation forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Weapons, not rubber: The tricycle what Commando Ba Mu used to transport weapons to the battlefield. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) -Commando Ba Mu (whose real name is Do Van Can) disguised himself as a rubberlatex collector to fool the enemy. He used a tricycle to transport weapons toserve the South Vietnam liberation forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
The tricycle is on display atexhibition that has opened in Hanoi.
Entitled The Epic of the 1968 Tet Offensive, theexhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the victory of the campaign.
The exhibition displays more than300 images, documents and objects. Ba Mu’s tricycle is one among many objectsshowcased to the public for the first time.
The exhibition is divided intothree parts: devotion for the battlefield, the historical turning point andechoes of the epic. They depict the determination of Vietnamese people andsoldiers in fighting for peace and liberation.
“The Military History Museum of Vietnamorganised the exhibition with the aim of asserting the historical magnitude andsignificance of the general offensive and uprising in 1968,” said Nguyen Xuan Nang,director of the museum.
“During nearly two months ofattack and insurrection, the Tet Offensive 1968 marked a strategic turningpoint for the resistance war against the US andits allies. It caused the US a ‘sudden shock’, disrupting their strategic plan,shaking the White House, the Pentagon and all of the US and forced PresidentJohnson to deescalate the war and agree to sign the historic Paris PeaceAccord. The victory also helped lead to the liberation of southern Vietnam andthe unity of the country in 1975.”
“The 1968 Tet Offensive affirmedthe outstanding, visionary leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh,”said Nang.
“It promoted patriotism, nationalpride and the will to overcome all difficulties to fulfill the task of buildingand protecting the country.”
The exhibition will run until theend of February at the Military History Museum of Vietnam, 28A Dien BienPhu Street, Hanoi.-VNA
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Weapons, not rubber: The tricycle what Commando Ba Mu used to transport weapons to the battlefield. 
