The heroine of the People's Armed Forces - Ho Thi Kan Lich was born in 1943 with ethnic group of Pa Ko and native village of Le Loc Hamlet, Hong Bac Commune, A Luoi District, Thua Thien Hue Province. For outstanding achievements in the fights, she was awarded the third-grade Military Medal and the title of a Heroine of the People’s Armed Force by the Party and the State in July 1967 when she was 24 years old.

In her army life, she was honorable to meet President Ho Chi Minh many times and the radio was a precious memento that she always kept carefully. On October 8, 1968 when she met Uncle Ho, she expressed her deep aspiration to return to the South battlefield to continue to participate in the combats. At the same time, she told him about the affections of the compatriots who always wanted to hear the voice of Uncle Ho and hear about the Central Party Committee. Understanding her feelings, President Ho Chi Minh gave her the radio that he used to listen to the daily news. He advised her to use the radio to mobilize people to contribute more to the revolution. From then on, the radio - a precious memento of President Ho Chi Minh accompanied with many people of all ethnic groups, providing important information from the North socialism and the precious encouragement from Uncle Ho, which encouraged people in mountainous area of Thua Thien Hue to participate enthusiastically during the arduous struggles until the liberation of the homeland.

Heroine Kan Lich recounted: "When Uncle Ho gave me the radio, I was so moved that I busted into tears. He then gently told me: Come on, do not cry, not only you but I also concern about many heroic comrades and soldiers still fighting in the battlefield. There are a lot of heroes, but you are the first heroine of Pa Co people, so I present you the radio so that you can hear about the news from the battlefield and fight for the success of revolution with your compatriots."

In 1998, heroine Kan Lich gave the Ho Chi Minh Museum this precious memento.

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