The ceremony was attended by Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Le Minh Tri, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for the Search, Collection and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau, and Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee Do Thanh Binh.
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Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau offers incense in tribute to the heroic martyrs. |
In a solemn atmosphere, delegates laid wreaths and offered incense in tribute to the heroic martyrs, expressing profound gratitude to those who fought and sacrificed their lives for national liberation, reunification, and the defense of the Fatherland.
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Delegates pay tribute to the heroic martyrs. |
In implementing the Party and State’s guidelines and policies on the search and collection of martyrs’ remains, particularly the “500-day campaign to accelerate the search, collection and identification of martyrs’ remains,” Steering Committee 515 of Can Tho city has stepped up information dissemination and mobilization to gather information about martyrs and their burial sites. The committee has also established a specialized research team to accelerate the compilation of records on martyrs and their graves, collect information, and organize workshops to verify and reach conclusions on information related to the search and collection of martyrs’ remains.
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Comrade Le Minh Tri, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau, and delegates conduct the burial ceremony for the martyrs. |
With the active support of local Party committees, authorities, and residents, the temporary Martyrs’ Remains Search and Collection Team under the Can Tho City Military Command has recovered 158 sets of martyrs’ remains, exceeding its assigned target. Previously, the team organized a memorial and burial ceremony for 38 martyrs, while 120 sets of martyrs’ remains were laid to rest at the ceremony on October 15.
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Leaders of Military Region 9 and Can Tho city conduct the burial ceremony for the martyrs. |
In the coming time, Steering Committee 515 of Can Tho city will continue reviewing, surveying, and searching all temporary wartime burial sites in the area. Search efforts will continue until no further martyrs’ remains are found, so that the fallen can rest alongside their comrades. At the same time, the city will continue verifying the units, identities, and relatives of the martyrs and collecting biological samples from the remains for DNA testing.
Translated by Chung Anh