A grand ceremony was held in the southern province of Tay Ninh on July 17 to pray for the peace of souls of those fallen in the former battle fields in Vietnam’s southwestern border area and Cambodia.
Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan affirmed that the Party, the State and the people always keep in mind the sacrifices and devotion the fallen combatants, war invalids and disabled soldiers have made for the nation.
The State and people are obliged to take care of the fallen combatants’ resting places as a way of paying tribute to them, the government leader said.
He emphasised that the Vietnamese and Cambodian government have over recent years paid special attention to repatriating remains of those Vietnamese soldiers fallen in Cambodia and will continue to do this in the coming time.
The ceremony was co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Central Committee, and the Tay Ninh provincial People’s Committee at the Hill 82 Martyrs’ Cemetery, a resting place of more than 10,000 fallen combatants nationwide.
It was also attended by representatives of government ministries and agencies and the Cambodian provinces of Kampongcham, Svayrieng and Svayveng, overseas Vietnamese students, monks and nuns, and families of the martyrs./.
Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan affirmed that the Party, the State and the people always keep in mind the sacrifices and devotion the fallen combatants, war invalids and disabled soldiers have made for the nation.
The State and people are obliged to take care of the fallen combatants’ resting places as a way of paying tribute to them, the government leader said.
He emphasised that the Vietnamese and Cambodian government have over recent years paid special attention to repatriating remains of those Vietnamese soldiers fallen in Cambodia and will continue to do this in the coming time.
The ceremony was co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Central Committee, and the Tay Ninh provincial People’s Committee at the Hill 82 Martyrs’ Cemetery, a resting place of more than 10,000 fallen combatants nationwide.
It was also attended by representatives of government ministries and agencies and the Cambodian provinces of Kampongcham, Svayrieng and Svayveng, overseas Vietnamese students, monks and nuns, and families of the martyrs./.
