The remains of the fallen soldiers were found from October 2018 to May 2019 by Search Team 584 of the provincial Military Command.
At the ceremony, the province’s leadership and local people showed deep gratitude to those who had laid down their lives for peace of Laos and friendship between the two countries.
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The memorial and burial service held in Quang Tri province. |
Earlier on May 7, the Thu Thien-Hue provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee held a burial service at the Martyrs’ Cemetery of Hue City for 18 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and advisors fallen during wartime in Laos.
The sets of remains of fallen soldiers were found by Search Team 192 of the provincial Military Command during the 2018-2019 dry season. Only one of the sets of martyrs’ remains was identified as Luu Huu Tri from Liem Can commune, Ha Nam province’s Thanh Liem district.
At the ceremony, the province’s leadership acknowledged great contributions of the fallen soldiers to peace in Vietnam and Laos and praised efforts of the search team in the search and repatriation of the remains of martyrs.
On the same day, the Military Command of Laos’ Vientiane Capital and the capital’s special working committee held a ceremony in the city to hand over two sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors found in Laos during the 2018-2019 dry season to the Vietnamese side for repatriation.
The Vietnamese soldiers lost their lives while supporting Laos’ past struggle for national independence.
Speaking at the ceremony, Sihun Sitthiluxay, head of the special working committee of the Lao capital, expressed his deep gratitude for the support from the Vietnamese Party, State, military and people for his country during its fight for national independence in the past as well as national building and safeguarding.
He affirmed that the Lao people always bear in mind the contributions and sacrifices of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and advisors and will continue educate Lao youths on the Vietnam – Lao special traditional solidarity, thus contributing to preserving and fostering the bilateral ties.
In his speech, Phan Cao Thanh, head of Ha Tinh provincial Party Committee’s Mass Mobilization Commission thanked the Lao side for its support over the past time and hoped to receive more assistance from the Lao Government, armed forces, and people nationwide in information sharing and search coordination so that more remains of fallen Vietnamese soldiers and advisors would be repatriated.
As planned, on May 8, the Vietnamese delegation, headed by Thanh, will visit Bolykhamxay to receive another five sets of remains to be reburied in Ha Tinh province.
Source: PANO/VNA
Translated by Song Anh