Nghe An holds memorial and burial service for 80 martyrs

PANO - On May 21 at Nghi Loc War Cemetery (Dong Loc commune, Nghe An province), the Nghe An provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee held a memorial and burial ceremony for 80 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors sacrificing their lives in Laos during wartime. Their remains were found in Laos lately.

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The ceremony was attended by Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Steering Committee on the Search, Collection, and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains; Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs and Member of the National Steering Committee.

A minute of silence in memory of the heroic martyrs

A delegation from the General Department of Political Affairs, led by Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, offers incense in memory of the heroic martyrs.

In a solemn atmosphere, delegates and locals respectfully offered flowers and incense to express their profound gratitude to the heroic martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives for the cause of national liberation, national defense, and noble international duties.

During the 2025-2026 dry season, in response to the “500-day-and-night campaign to search for, collect, and identify martyrs’ remains,” the collection team under the Nghe An provincial Military Command overcame difficulties and coordinated closely with Lao functional forces and people to search for and exhume the remains of 80 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors who fell in the neighboring country.

The burial ritual for the heroic martyrs’ remains.

The oration at the ceremony recalled the resilient combat tradition of Vietnamese troops on Lao soil. It expressed deep gratitude to the outstanding people who bravely sacrificed for the Fatherland’s independence and freedom and international duties, contributing to nurturing the special Vietnam-Laos solidarity. It also acknowledged the protection and support of the Lao Party, State, and people for Vietnamese soldiers during the resistance wars against foreign invaders as well as in the search and collection of martyrs’ remains over the past 40 years.

Speaking at the event, leaders representing the three Lao provinces expressed their boundless sorrow and offered a solemn farewell to the martyrs who had rested on Lao soil for many years and are now returning to their motherland. The Lao delegates also affirmed their determination to preserve and cultivate the evergreen and sustainable-forever Vietnam-Laos relationship.

Following the memorial service, delegates performed the burial rituals for the heroic martyrs’ remains amidst the infinite mourning and gratitude of officers, soldiers, and local people.