Photos of Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers and Experts in Laos

Vietnam-Laos combatant alliance in resistance war against the French, 1950 (Photo: VNA archives)

Vietnam-Laos combatant alliance, 1950 (Photo: VNA archives)

Major General Nguyen Trung Vinh (Middle) and Vietnamese comrades discuss plans to safeguard liberated areas in Laos (Photo: VNA archives)

Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Laos (Photo: VNA archives)

Prince Souphanouvong awards Vietnamese volunteer soldiers medals recognising their contributions to liberating Laos (Photo: VNA archives)

Thao Khun, Head of General Department of Logistics under Laos People’s Army presents Vietnamese volunteer soldiers with a honour flag (Photo: VNA archives)

Vietnamese military experts work with members of Lao Patriotic Front Central Committee (Photo: VNA archives)

Vietnamese military experts (Photo: VNA archives)

Memorial and reburial ceremony in Ba Doc Martyrs Cemetery in Quang Binh province for remains of 18 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during the war (Photo: VNA)

Memorial and reburial ceremony in Ba Doc Martyrs Cemetery in Quang Binh province for remains of 18 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during the war (Photo: VNA)

Lao representatives attend a memorial and reburial ceremony in Nghe An for 98 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime (Photo: VNA)