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Reburial service held for remains of martyrs repatriated from Laos

A ceremony was held at Nam national martyrs’ cemetery in the central province of Ha Tinh on May 17 to re-bury remains of 11 Vietnamese volunteer martyrs and experts who died in Laos during the wartime.

At the reburial ceremony (Photo: VNA)
At the reburial ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Ha Tinh (VNA) - A ceremony was held at Nam national martyrs’ cemetery in the central province of Ha Tinh on May 17 to re-bury remains of 11 Vietnamese volunteer martyrs and experts who died in Laos during the wartime.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Ngoc Chau said that since 1999, thanks to support from the Lao side, Ha Tinh forces have searched, gathered, and repatriated the remains of 821 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

In the 2023 - 2024 dry season, the remains of the 11 martyrs were found in the capital city of Vientiane and Bolikhamxay province.

Chau expressed his condolences and deep gratitude to the martyrs who spent their entire youth to heroically fight and sacrifice for the cause of national liberation and noble international missions./.

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