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Dien Bien holds services for soldier remains found in Laos

The northwestern province of Dien Bien on January 12 held a ceremony to rebury the remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.
Dien Bien holds services for soldier remains found in Laos ảnh 1At the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

DienBien (VNA) – The northwestern province of Dien Bien on January 12held a ceremony to rebury the remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers wholaid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

Theremains were found by the 2nd Military Region of the Vietnam People’s Army,with support of the Lao authorities.

MajorGeneral Pham Duc Duyen, Deputy Political Commissar of the 2nd Military Region,said that in 2017, it found and handed over a total of 44 Vietnamese soldierremains to Dien Bien province.

In2018, the 2nd Military Region will continue the project to clear unexploded ordnances and searchfor soldier remains in Ha Giang province.-VNA

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