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The martyrs’ remains arranged in orderly rows, ready for the burial ceremony |
The event was jointly held by the Ha Tinh provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, armed forces, departments, agencies, and mass organizations, together with the Party organization, authorities, armed forces, and people of Tu My commune.
The Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors, who sacrificed their lives while conducting international service in Laos’ Bolykhamxay province and Vientiane, were recovered during the 2025–2026 dry-season search and repatriation mission.
The ceremony was attended by Politburo member and Permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Tran Cam Tu; member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office Dang Khanh Toan; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, and Deputy Defense Minister.
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Comrade Tran Cam Tu and delegates attend the burial ceremony. |
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Comrade Tran Cam Tu offers incense in tribute to the heroic martyrs. |
In a solemn atmosphere, delegates and residents offered flowers and incense to honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for national liberation, national defense, and international duty.
During the 2025–2026 dry season, in response to the “500-day-and-night campaign to step up the search, collection, and identification of martyrs’ remains,” the team of the Ha Tinh Provincial Military Command coordinated closely with Lao authorities and local residents to recover the remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors who died in Laos.
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Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien offers incense at the ceremony. |
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The martyrs’ remains are carried to the burial site. |
In the memorial speech, Nguyen Thi Nguyet, Vice Chairwoman of the Ha Tinh Provincial People’s Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee for the Search and Identification of martyrs’ remains, said that although the war had ended and peace had returned to the countries, many families were still carrying the pain of losing loved ones whose remains had yet to be brought home from former battlefields deep in the mountains and forests of Laos.
Since 1999, with the support from the Lao government and people, the special task committee and recovery team of Ha Tinh province have overcome difficult terrain and conditions to search for and repatriate 835 sets of martyrs’ remains, including the nine sets recovered during the latest dry-season mission.
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Comrade Tran Cam Tu scatters flowers to rebury martyrs' remains. |
At the ceremony, representatives of the Party organization, local authorities, and armed forces of Ha Tinh pledged to continue promoting socio-economic development, strengthening defense and security, caring for families of martyrs and people with meritorious service, and further enhancing ties between Ha Tinh province and Lao localities. They also reaffirmed their commitment to carrying out the “500-day-and-night campaign” ahead of the 80th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day in 2027.
Following the memorial service, the martyrs’ remains were buried at Nam War Cemetery.
Translated by Tran Hoai