A sombre funeral service for 136 sets of Vietnamese martyrs who fought as volunteers in Laos during the war, was held in Ham Rong cemetery in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 10.
Attending the event were representatives from the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, leaders of the provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front.
The remains were gathered by the provincial Military Command’s search team. Out of the 136 sets of remains, 53 were identified as coming from 12 cities and provinces across the country, including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Dien Bien, Thai Binh, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong and Thanh Hoa.
Over the past 10 years, this search team has gathered and buried the remains of more than 2,500 Vietnamese martyrs who laid down their lives on the battlefield./.
Attending the event were representatives from the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, leaders of the provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front.
The remains were gathered by the provincial Military Command’s search team. Out of the 136 sets of remains, 53 were identified as coming from 12 cities and provinces across the country, including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Dien Bien, Thai Binh, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong and Thanh Hoa.
Over the past 10 years, this search team has gathered and buried the remains of more than 2,500 Vietnamese martyrs who laid down their lives on the battlefield./.
