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Gac Ma soldiers remembered in ceremony in Da Nang

War veterans who used to be stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnamese navy who died on duty 34 years ago while defending the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988.
Gac Ma soldiers remembered in ceremony in Da Nang ảnh 1A war veteran lit incense to remember 64 naval soldiers who died on duty 34 years ago while defending the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – War veterans who used to be stationed onthe Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnamese navy who died on duty 34 years ago while defendingthe Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988.

The veterans and the fallen soldiers’ families offered incense and then released rafts with flowers on Han River in memory of the soldiers.

Head of a liaison committee forTruong Sa veterans Nguyen Van Tan said among the fallen soldiers in the Gac Ma battle, nine were from Da Nang and one from neighbouringQuang Nam province.

Tan stressed that their bravery sacrifice will be remembered forever and that they have madethe Vietnam People’s Navy’s history more glorious.

The event aims to not only pay homage to the soldiers wholost their lives in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty but also inspirepatriotism among young people, said Colonel Hoang Duy Lap, former commander ofthe navy’s Engineer Regiment No.83 who directly fought in the battle at Truong Sa in 1988.

Dong A University took the occasion to present ten giftpackages, worth 1 million VND (43.71 USD) each, to families ofthe fallen soldiers in Quang Nam and Da Nang./.
             
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