Thousands of people visit the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery, where some 10,263 soldiers were laid to rest, and the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery, which is the resting place of over 10,000 others who sacrificed their lives during the resistance war against the US. (Photo: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA) – Ministries, agencies and people nationwide have extended theirsentiments to residents in the war-torn central province of Quang Tri prior toWar Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
From July 19 to 23,many delegations visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiaries in theprovince.
The Government Officehanded over 100 wheelchairs and 100 bikes to people with disabilities, AgentOrgange (AO)/dioxin victims and needy orphans in the province, and 250 millionVND (10,750 USD) to help Gio An commune in Gio Linh district build kindergartenrooms.
The Ministry ofNational Defence also presented gifts to 40 social policy beneficiaries in DongHa city and Gio Linh district, while the Ministry of Home Affairs granted 50gift packages to beneficiaries in Vinh Linh district.
The Vietnam Bank forSocial Policies offered 500 million VND (21,500 USD) to Quang Tri to buildhouses and present gifts to social policy beneficiaries, and 200 million VND(8,600 USD) to build Ba Long historical relic site in Dakrong district.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the northern province ofVinh Phuc, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and overseas Vietnamese people alsogave gifts and funded the construction of houses worth over 5.3 billion VND intotal.
Thousands of people visited the TruongSon National Martyrs Cemetery, where some 10,263 soldiers were laid to rest,and the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery, which is the resting place of over10,000 others who sacrificed their lives during the resistance war against theUS.-VNA
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