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Requiem held in Thailand to commemorate fallen soldiers in Gac Ma battle

The Vietnamese association in Thailand’s Udon Thani province, and monks and nuns of Khanh An pagoda on March 14 held a requiem for 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 years ago.
Requiem held in Thailand to commemorate fallen soldiers in Gac Ma battle ảnh 1Requiem held in Thailand to commemorate fallen soldiers in Gac Ma battle (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – The Vietnamese associationin Thailand’s Udon Thani province, and monks and nuns of Khanh An pagoda onMarch 14 held a requiem for 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend GacMa (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 yearsago.

This is the seventh consecutive year such a requiem hasbeen held by the Vietnamese association in Udon Thani province, its PresidentLuong Xuan Hoa said.

Hoa affirmed that Vietnamese in Udon Thani always keepin mind the fallen soldiers’ sacrifice for the country’s sacred sovereignty.

He called on the Vietnamese community in the province topromote solidarity and make more contributions to safeguarding Vietnam’ssovereignty over its seas and islands./.
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