June 17, 2022 | 18:21 (GMT+7)
More remains of Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos
A ceremony was held in the northern Lao province of Oudomxay on June 16 to repatriate eight sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors who laid down their lives in the neighboring country.
This was the second repatriation round in the six northern Lao provinces during the 2021 - 2022 dry season.
The remains were found by a search team from Military Region 2 of Vietnam.
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At the repatriation ceremony |
Addressing the ceremony, Khamphieng Giachongva, Vice Governor of Oudomsay province expressed his deep gratitude to Vietnamese advisors and volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives when performing their international mission in Laos.
According to Bounkhong Lachiemphone, Secretary and Governor of Oudomsay province, the province’s special working committee has coordinated with search teams from Military Region 2, as well as the northern provinces of Laos to make detailed plans for searching remains of Vietnamese advisors and volunteer soldiers.
He affirmed that in the coming time, the Lao locality will make greater efforts in verifying information, and enhance coordination with local people in the work.
Deployed since 1994, Military Region 2’s search team has found and repatriated a total of 1,792 sets of remains of Vietnamese martyrs and advisors in the six northern provinces of Laos, with 362 of those being identified.
During the 2021-2022 dry season, despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the team collected 20 sets of martyrs' remains.
Source: VNA