A memorial and reburial service for remains of 10 martyrs, who laid down their lives during the struggle to defence the northern border, was held at Vi Xuyen National Martyr Cemetery in the northern border province of Ha Giang.
The 20-year resistance war against America left nearly 850,000 Vietnamese soldiers dead and at least 300,000 of them may never be identified and returned to their living relatives.
The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on July 26 announced the DNA test results verifying 99 war martyrs who died in the jar fields in the Lao province of Xieng Khouang.
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