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At the burial ceremony at the Gia Lai provincial War Cemetery |
Reportedly, two sets were found in Doch 2 village and the other one was in Doch 1 village (Ia Kreng commune, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province).
The belongings found with the remains included parachute fabrics, toothpaste tubes, medicine tubes, spoons, and AK ammunition, among others.
The three sets of the fallen soldiers have not yet been verified. According to Lieutenant Colonel Vo Quan, Vice Commanding Officer of the team, while decoding a transcript, the fallen soldiers sacrificed on a battlefield in the Central Highlands called “Institute No.1 - 1975” in the past.
The forces organized a memorial and burial ceremony for the fallen soldiers at the Gia Lai provincial War Cemetery.
* The same day, at Ngoc Hoi district’s War Cemetery in Kon Tum province, the Fatherland Front Committee of the province held a memorial and burial ceremony on June 2 for nine fallen soldiers who used to be military advisors and volunteer troops.
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At the burial ceremony for nine fallen soldiers |
The remains of fallen soldiers, who had undertaken international service in Laos, were collected by Team K53 of the Kon Tum provincial Military Command.
Military Region 5 (MR5)’s Commander Lieutenant General Thai Dai Ngoc and Secretary of the Party Committee of Kon Tum Province Duong Van Trang attended the event.
In a solemn atmosphere, the delegations of the province and MR5 offered incense to the fallen soldiers.
Within five months, Team K53, in coordination with the Lao armed forces and localities, collected nine sets of fallen soldiers’ remains. Two of them were identified as martyr Hoang Cong Phong, a native of Cong Hoa commune, Quoc Oai district, Ha Tay province (now Hanoi), who died on January 30, 1967, and Nguyen Quang Tao, who died on March 30, 1967, from Thuan My, Bat Bat, Ha Tay (now Hanoi).
During the ceremony, the organizing panel strictly observed COVID-19 regulations. On this occasion, General Ngoc also encouraged and presented gifts to Team K53 and Ngoc Hoi War Cemetery Management Board.
Translated by Minh Anh