Requiem for Hoang Sa soldiers in Quang Ngai

A requiem for martyrs and sailors who defended the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago is being held in Ly Son island, central Quang Ngai province on May 23-25.
A requiem for martyrs and sailors who defended the Hoang Sa (Paracel)archipelago is being held in Ly Son island, central Quang Ngai provinceon May 23-25.

It is an event for Buddhist dignitaries andfollowers and locals to pay tribute to Hoang Sa soldiers and convey amessage affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa(Spartly) archipelagos.

It is dedicated to those who laid downtheir lives for national independence and freedom as well as sailors ofthe Hoang Sa flotilla who erected sovereignty markers and safeguardednational sovereignty, said Most Venerable Thich Tam Duc, head of theorganising board.

Ly Son Island is home of the Hoang Sa Flotilla,set up by Nguyen Lords to go to Hoang Sa. Thousands of sailors overcameroaring waves and storms to survey sea routes, plant milestones anderect steles affirming national territory in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, andtap marine resources at orders by the Nguyen Lords. Their missions werefull of dangers, and many of them never returned to mainland.-VNA

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