“Troops of Buddha” in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed, “We can ask the world what country helped the Cambodian people overthrow the genocidal regime and prevent them from returning to our country? The answer is the Vietnamese people and military. The Cambodian people believe that Buddha can save them in difficulties. When we were about to die and could only ask for Buddha for their salvation, Vietnamese volunteer soldiers appeared. They were troops sent by Buddha to save us.”

On the occasion, the People Army's Newspaper would like to introduce some images recorded by Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh (former reporter of Military News under the General Department of Politics) about the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and the Cambodian people in fighting the genocidal regime.

Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and Cambodian revolutionary armed forces

Vietnamese volunteer soldiers training Cambodian revolutionary armed forces

Cambodian people welcoming Vietnamese volunteer soldiers to liberate them from the genocidal regime

Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and Cambodian children in the early post-liberation days

Mission of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers visiting and providing aid for Cambodian people after the country escaped from the genocide regime

Vietnamese military physicians training military medical staff of Cambodian revolutionary armed forces

Translated by Song Anh