Quang Tri (VNA) - The remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in Laos’ Savannakhet province, were repatriated following a handover ceremony at the Lao Bao (Vietnam's Quang Tri province) - Densavan (Savannakhet) international border gate on May 21.
The remains were founded by search team 584 under the Quang Tri provincial Military Command during the 2024 – 2025 dry season.
During the ceremony, delegates offered flowers and incense in remembrance, expressing deep gratitude and respect for the soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives for noble international duties and the revolutionary mission of both Vietnam and Laos.
The remains will be re-buried at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery on May 22.
Quang Tri province has held memorial and burial services for Vietnamese soldiers who died in Laos since 1993.
Also on May 21, the remains of 17 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos, were laid to rest at Ba Doc Martyrs’ Cemetery in Bo Trach district in the central province of Quang Binh.
Addressing the ceremony, Vongphet Chitphanya, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Khammouane provincial Party Committee of Laos, expressed deep gratitude for the sacrifice of the Vietnamese soldiers and experts for the independence and freedom of the Lao people.
He affirmed that the Party, authorities, and Military Command of Khammouane will continue to closely cooperate in searching for and repatriating the remains of Vietnamese martyrs in the coming time./.
Nghe An reburies martyrs' remains repatriated from Laos
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phung Thanh Vinh said that carrying a noble international duty, many Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts heroically joined Lao people in their struggle for national liberation and independence. Many of them sacrificed their lives in the country, including more than 12,000 soldiers laying down in the three provinces of Xaysomboun, Vientiane, and Xiangkhouang.
