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Memorial service for remains of soldiers repatriated from Laos

Authorities of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 7 held a memorial service for remains of 18 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.
Memorial service for remains of soldiers repatriated from Laos ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Authorities of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 7held a memorial service for remains of 18 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers andexperts who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

The remains wererepatriated by repatriation team 192 of the Thua Thien-Hue Military Command inseven months of the 2018-2019 dry season in Salavan and Sekong provinces ofLaos.

Speaking at theceremony, representatives of Thua Thien-Hue and Salavan provinces said the twocountries will always bear in mind the contributions of Vietnamese soldiers tothe revolutionary cause. Their contributions also tightened the solidarity andspecial friendship between the Parties, States and people of Vietnam and Laos,they said.

Afterwards, aceremony to rebury the remains was held at Hue city’s Martyr Cemetery.-VNA
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