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Remains of 8 martyrs buried in Ha Giang province

Authorities of the northernmost border province of Ha Giang on November 26 held a memory service and burial for the remains of eight martyrs who laid down their lives in the fight to defend the border.
Remains of 8 martyrs buried in Ha Giang province ảnh 1The burial ceremony in Ha Giang province on November 26 (Photo: VNA)

Ha Giang (VNA) – Authorities of the northernmost border province of Ha Giang on November 26held a memory service and burial for the remains of eight martyrs who laid downtheir lives in the fight to defend the border.

Prominent among theparticipants was former President Truong Tan Sang.

Chairman of the Ha GiangPeople’s Committee Nguyen Van Son stressed that the province wasthe fiercest battlefield in the fight more than 40 years ago.

More than 4,000officials and soldiers laid down their lives in the fight, and over 1,000of them still not found. Bombs, shells and other explosives are stillscattering over thousands of hectares of land there.

The remains of the eight,found in Giang Nam village, Thanh Thuy commune, Vi Xuyen district, were buriedat the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery./.

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