Ha Giang (VNA) – Remains of 10 soldiers who laiddown their lives in the struggles to safeguard the nation were reburied at theVi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, the northernmost province of Ha Giang, onJuly 11.
Reading the funeral oration, Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Nguyen Van Son said in the fight to defend the country’s northernborder, the local administration, armed forces and people stood side by sidewith the whole nation to bravely fight to firmly protect every inch of the northernborder land.
The war concluded over 30 years ago, the terrain of formerbattlefields have changed while many witnesses have also passed away, makingthe search for martyrs’ remains a challenging task, he noted.
Sen. Lt. Col. Lai Tien Giang, head of the Ha Giang MilitaryCommand, said nine sets of remains were retrieved from Thanh Thuy and Minh Tan communesof Vi Xuyen district in July. Meanwhile, the other belongs to a guerrilla who foughtthe resistance war against French colonialists./.