October 20, 2021 | 21:40 (GMT+7)
More than 2,700 sets of remains of martyrs found by Military Region 4
PANO – Military Region 4’s Steering Committee 515 held a meeting on October 19 to review the search, collection, and verification of fallen soldiers' remains in the 2013-2020 period.
Reports delivered at the event revealed that over the past time agencies, units and localities in Military Region 4 have carried out the search, collection, and verification of fallen soldiers' remains in a synchronous and effective manner. Together with promoting information dissemination, agencies, units and localities in the region have drawn maps of burial places of fallen soldiers and conducted the collection effectively.
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The search and collection of martyrs' remains team of Defense-Economic Unit 337 collecting two sets of remains of martyrs |
From 2013 to 2020, Military Region 4 searched and collected 2,766 sets of remains of martyrs and conducted DNA tests for 5,702 sets of remains.
On the occasion, the Military Region 4 Command presented the certificates of merit to 74 collectives and individuals of Military Region 4 and Lao officers with great contribution to the search, collection, and verification of fallen soldiers' remains in the 2013-2020.
Translated by Tran Hoai