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PM commemorates fallen soldiers in Son La

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense in tribute to fallen heroes and soldiers at the historical memorial site for the Tay Tien Regiment 52 in Moc Chau town in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 16.
PM commemorates fallen soldiers in Son La ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense in tribute to fallen heroes and soldiers at the historical memorial site for the Tay Tien Regiment 52 (Photo: VNA)
Son La (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc offered incense in tribute to fallen heroes and soldiers at thehistorical memorial site for the Tay Tien Regiment 52 in Moc Chau town in thenorthern mountainous province of Son La on July 16.

The event was part of the activities to mark the70th anniversary of the Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27) and the 50th foundinganniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations.

The Tay Tien Regiment 52 was set up on February27, 1947. During the French resistance war (1945-1954), Moc Chau was thegathering place of the regiment, from where the soldiers spread out to fightacross the northwest and upper Lao fronts, contributing to the victory over theFrench.

The Tay Tien historical site was inaugurated onAugust 20, 2016, becoming a centre for historical education and a typicalcultural historical work in a master plan for Moc Chau tourism development.

Also on July 16, the PM visited the family ofNguyen Thanh Lam, a veteran in Moc Chau Farm, who is disabled as a result ofthe toxic Agent Orange/Dioxin sprayed by the US during the wartime.

He later visited a processing and packagingchain at Moc Chau milk factory of the Moc Chau Dairy Cattle Breeding JointStock Company whose predecessor was the Military Farm established on April 8,1958, by soldiers of Regiment 280 (Division 335) after the liberation of thenorthwest.-VNA
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