On October 16, Team K92 under the An Giang provincial Military Command continued its search for and collection of martyrs’ remains in Kep province, Cambodia.
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Officers and soldiers carefully conduct the search and collection of martyrs’ remains. |
Carrying out the mission to search for and collect the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors who sacrificed their lives in Cambodia during the wartime, officers and soldiers of Team K92 organized a search in On Tung So hamlet, Pon Tuk commune, Damnak Chang’aeur district, Kep province. During excavation at the site, the team discovered and recovered five sets of martyrs’ remains.
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Team K92 searches for and collects five sets of martyrs’ remains in Cambodia. |
As of October 16, 2026, during the first phase of the 26th search and collection mission for the 2026-2027 dry season, Team K92 had recovered 92 sets of martyrs’ remains, including 18 in Cambodia and 74 in An Giang province.
The results contribute to the effective implementation of the “500-day campaign to accelerate the search, collection, and identification of martyrs’ remains,” demonstrating the responsibility and deep gratitude of the Party, State, military, and people toward those who sacrificed their lives for the national liberation and international service.
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Functional forces search for martyrs’ remains in Binh Hiep commune, Gia Lai province. |
Also on October 16, the Gia Lai provincial Military Command reported that Team K52 under its Division of Political Affairs had recovered the remains of martyr Le Duy Thien, whose hometown was Cam Van commune, former Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province.
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Artifacts found at the martyr’s burial site in Binh Hiep commune, Gia Lai province |
According to information provided by Nguyen Nghiem and Vo Khanh Quoc, both former commanders of the Military Command of Binh Thuan commune, former Tay Son district, Binh Dinh province, and now residents of Thuan Hanh hamlet, Binh Hiep commune, Gia Lai province, they and local residents buried soldier Le Duy Thien on September 8, 1954.
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Team K52 and relevant forces search for martyrs’ remains in Ia Dom commune, Gia Lai province. |
Based on the information, on October 15, Team K52 coordinated with Binh Hiep commune’s Military Command and relevant forces to conduct a search and recovered one set of martyrs’ remains along with several buttons. Initially, the functional forces identified the remains as those of martyr Le Duy Thien.
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An aluminum tombstone found at the martyr’s burial site in Ia Dom commune, Gia Lai province |
Previously, Team K52 and relevant forces of Ia Dom commune, Gia Lai province, had also recovered six sets of martyrs’ remains in a cashew field belonging to the family of Siu Pich in Bi village, Ia Dom commune. Notably, one set of remains was found with a piece of a military hammock and an aluminum tombstone engraved with the words: “MARTYR NGUYEN THANH TRI, SACRIFICED MAY 18, 1970.”
According to the Gia Lai provincial Military Command, from November 1, 2025, to October 15, 2026, functional forces in the province collected 78 sets of martyrs’ remains, including 50 in the province and 28 in Cambodia.
Translated by Minh Anh