Mr. Phan Mich (whose native village was in Vinh Giang Commune, Phu Loc District, Thua Thien Hue Province) was born in a family with revolutionary tradition. His father was Phan Due (who joined the revolution in 1936 and was a revolutionary martyr) and his mother was Le Thi Phan – a Vietnamese Heroic Mother (whose husband and two children were martyrs). The house where his parents lived in Nghi Giang Commune, Phu Loc District was the secret underground agent of the Party and the communications agency of the Communist Party’s Committee in Central Vietnam and the Provisional Committee of the Party of Thua Thien Province in the period from 1942 to 1945 (some typical comrades such as Hong Xich Tam, Nguyen Chi Thanh, To Huu, Tu Minh, etc.). Children of Mr. Phan Due and Mrs. Le Thi Phan joined the resistances against the French colonialists and the US imperialists. Many of them were heroically killed in action. With such contribution to the revolution, the family of Mr. Phan Mich was awarded the Merit Certificate of “Distinguished Patriotism” by the State.

The Bas-relief of President Ho Chi Minh was given by the administrative committee of Phu Loc District to the family of Mr. Phan Due and Ms. Le Thi Phan around 1946 and 1947 to encourage the family to continue to contribute and build the Party’s grassroots for revolution. The bas-relief was praised and commemorated in his family.

Protecting and preserving the bas-relief of President Ho Chi Minh was a challenging quest during the war. To avoid enemy raiding and looting, Ms. Le Thi Phan hid the bas-relief at the bottom of her rice jar. The enemy could not find the relief after many times pricking into the jar. After the unification of the country, Mr. Phan Mich, the youngest son in the family continued to keep the bas-relief with respect.

The bas-relief was transferred to Ho Chi Minh Museum of Thua Thien Hue in September 2012.

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