Remains of soldiers repatriated from Laos

The remains of 27 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during wartime were laid to rest at a cemetery in Ba Thuoc district in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 12.
The remains of 27 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during wartime were laid to rest at a cemetery in Ba Thuoc district in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 12.

The remains had been gathered in Laos’ Hua Phan province since October 2013 by a team from the provincial Military High Command.

DNA tests were carried out to identify the war heroes in order to facilitate the search for their families.

On May 11, a requiem for war martyrs who died in Laos was organised in the province.-VNA

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