November 29, 2017 | 20:42 (GMT+7)
MR9 makes efforts on search and repatriation of martyrs' remains
PANO – In November, at the beginning of the 2017-2018 dry season, Military Region 9 (MR9) sent four search teams K90, K91, K92 and K93 to continue to collect and repatriate remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and specialists, who had laid down their lives while participating on international service in Cambodia.
MR9 is assigned by the Ministry of National
Defense to undertake the task in ten provinces of Cambodia and, since 2011, the
military region’s units and agencies have been actively implementing the task and have accumulated many experiences.
MR9's troops repatriating martyrs' remains
However, the in-charge troops are facing
difficulties, especially the lack of martyr database and detailed
search area maps and the change of terrains, said Senior Colonel Nguyen Van
Nghia, Deputy Chief of the MR9’s Department of Politics.
Furthermore, in spite of their presence in
Cambodia for a number of years, several units could not gather precise information
on Vietnamese units’ operations and bases in the past from local people because
of the language gap, he added.
At present, MR9 are attempting to verify
nearly 300 files on search maps and graves of Vietnamese fallen soldiers in Cambodia.
In the last dry season, search teams of MR9
collected and repatriated 267 sets of remains of Vietnamese fallen soldiers.
The military region targets to locate at
least 200 martyrs’ remains more in the 2017-2018 dry season, and finish the
search and repatriation of martyrs' remains by 2020. This demonstrates their responsibility
and deep tribute to fallen troops and their families.
Translated by Van Hieu