Since 2021, the Thai Binh Provincial Military Command, the standing body of the Provincial Steering Committee 515, has cooperated with and guided units and localities to organize 269 meetings aimed at assessing and verifying information about fallen soldiers who were originally buried in Thai Binh Province. Of the 4,525 sets of remains in war cemeteries in the province, 2,845 were reburied in local cemeteries, 1,652 were returned to their families for management and care, and 27 were handed over to other localities.
During this period, the province has also mapped and geo-located 2,602 martyrs’ graves that were not in official war martyrs’ cemeteries; compiled 843 supplementary lists of martyrs; and photographed 2,602 graves and 688 cemeteries and memorial steles.
Additionally, the province has submitted reports and a martyr remains search map to the Office of the National Steering Committee 515. It has also reviewed and updated the records of 417 martyrs from other provinces, including Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Bac Giang, Khanh Hoa, Nghe An, Vinh Long, Lao Cai, and Son La.
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Outstanding collectives and individuals honored at the event |
From 2021 to the present, the province has collected DNA samples from 195 mothers of martyrs and from more than 7,000 martyrs and their relatives to assist in the identification process. Notably, the province’s Steering Committee 515 has received and held memorial and burial services for three soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos while conducting international duties, in accordance with regulations.
At the event, delegates proposed five solutions to continue implementing directives from the Politburo, decisions of the Prime Minister, and guiding documents from higher authorities on the search, repatriation, and identification of martyrs’ remains.
The committee is committed to accelerating DNA analysis, completing the search map, and making the best use of data management software related to martyrs’ burial sites, thereby effectively contributing to the ongoing search and identification efforts.
At the event, two collectives and five individuals were honored by the Provincial People’s Committee for their outstanding achievements.
Translated by Song Anh