A grand ceremony was held in the southern province of Tay Ninh onJuly 17 to pray for the peace of souls of those fallen in the formerbattle fields in Vietnam’s southwestern border area and Cambodia.
Addressingthe event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan affirmed that theParty, the State and the people always keep in mind the sacrifices anddevotion the fallen combatants, war invalids and disabled soldiers havemade for the nation.
The State and people are obliged to takecare of the fallen combatants’ resting places as a way of paying tributeto them, the government leader said.
He emphasised that theVietnamese and Cambodian government have over recent years paid specialattention to repatriating remains of those Vietnamese soldiers fallen inCambodia and will continue to do this in the coming time.
Theceremony was co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas VietnameseAffairs, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Central Committee, and the TayNinh provincial People’s Committee at the Hill 82 Martyrs’ Cemetery, aresting place of more than 10,000 fallen combatants nationwide.
Itwas also attended by representatives of government ministries andagencies and the Cambodian provinces of Kampongcham, Svayrieng andSvayveng, overseas Vietnamese students, monks and nuns, and families ofthe martyrs./.
Addressingthe event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan affirmed that theParty, the State and the people always keep in mind the sacrifices anddevotion the fallen combatants, war invalids and disabled soldiers havemade for the nation.
The State and people are obliged to takecare of the fallen combatants’ resting places as a way of paying tributeto them, the government leader said.
He emphasised that theVietnamese and Cambodian government have over recent years paid specialattention to repatriating remains of those Vietnamese soldiers fallen inCambodia and will continue to do this in the coming time.
Theceremony was co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas VietnameseAffairs, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Central Committee, and the TayNinh provincial People’s Committee at the Hill 82 Martyrs’ Cemetery, aresting place of more than 10,000 fallen combatants nationwide.
Itwas also attended by representatives of government ministries andagencies and the Cambodian provinces of Kampongcham, Svayrieng andSvayveng, overseas Vietnamese students, monks and nuns, and families ofthe martyrs./.
