The visit organized by the school last year we had a chance to visit the Air Defense - Air Force Museum. The museum of "steel soldiers" has a large and beautiful campus located right on Truong Chinh Street, the air route, not a stranger to many veteran soldiers.

From outside the gate, we could see a very large building with dozens of stone steps leading up to the main display hall of the house. The museum has modern architecture but is also very sturdy with large pillars right in front, all of which make us not only overwhelmed by the heroic historical feats learned here but I feel small in front of a very large space.

The museum has a very large outdoor display space, where we can touch with our own hands the planes that once roamed the sky and scared the invaders. From F11s, MICs, helicopters... to anti-aircraft artillery platforms... all recall a glorious but painful time. I like the fastest Mic, although not as massive as the enemy's B52, but scared the enemy. Each plane has its own story, the feats that have been recorded by the officers in the museum are summarized in an introduction board right below, but no matter how much they say can be enough! Who could have imagined that our troops were just sitting on artillery trays aided by the Soviet Union and outdated socialist countries, but thanks to their ingenuity, creativity, and sensitivity, they calculated the exact coordinates to shoot down. so many advanced aircraft of the enemy make them still searching for answers.

After an outdoor tour, we returned to the big house and was taken by the guide to visit a statue of a female soldier raising a gun to shoot enemy aircraft, I felt a solemn atmosphere. We were presented with black and white photographs recording scenes of torture of our revolutionary soldiers in the past, bomb craters or burial sites of B52 bodies. of the enemy... We were able to see with our own eyes the guns, weapons, and ammunition that our soldiers used in battles and made victory. The last stop was the model area, we were able to see a simulation of the battlefield of a battle, with diagrams, sounds and images, all like it was yesterday, but it's been decades.

In the distant past, I have always thought of visiting a museum as a boring thing and just a waste of time. But, I had to change my opinion about it, as I felt really good and informed, after visiting one of the largest museums in my country called “...(Your country name)... National Museum about a year ago or so.

...(Your country name)... national museum is a multidisciplinary museum which has some rare collections from several disciplines such as history, archaeology, arts and natural history. After entering the museums, I could see the first ten galleries very much dedicated to the natural heritage of my country, having displayed collections like “flora and fauna” like cereals, pulses & lentils, various insects and birds, herbal medicinal plants, sea life of our country, rare geographical specimens of deer, tigers and so on. The galleries also contain dioramas of birds and mammals in their natural habitats along with a large skeleton of a giant whale sawfish and different types of beehives, butterflies and reptiles among other things.

The Museum also has a history and classical art section that displays such as ancient and medieval coins, different kinds of terracotta that were used for wall decoration in the medieval architectures. Hand axes, potteries, magnificent stone and bronze sculptures, fascinating ancient architectural specimens, ancient inscriptions and coins, manuscripts, historical documents, medals and miniature paintings are also some of the collections that are displayed in this museum in order to remind us about our glorious artworks.

Anyway, the experience of visiting the museum was multi-dimensional as it didn’t only allow me to learn about many unknown and interesting facts about my country but also encouraged me to dig even deeper into some other aspects of our history and achievements that are largely ignored. Besides, the visit also allowed me to have some interesting conversation with a number of my fellow countrymen as well as international visitors who surprisingly had a lot more knowledge about my country than me! Finally, visiting the museum made me realize that we should always appreciate and remember our history, no matter how turbulent it may be, because our “past” failure and success are what made us the “nation” or “community” we are today.