The central province of Thua Thien Hue held a reburial service atthe Hue city martyrs’ cemetery on May 16 for the remains of 13Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who lost their lives duringwartime in Laos.
The ceremony was attended by representativesfrom Laos’ Salavan province, ministries and sectors, the Military Zone4, as well as Thua Thien-Hue provincial leaders and locals.
In his speech, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenVan Cao expressed his gratitude to the Lao Party, authorities and peoplein general, and Salavan province in particular for their support inrepatriating the remains, which were collected in Laos during the2014-2015 dry season.
In the coming time, Thua Thien-Hue willcontinue coordinating with authorities of Salavan and Sekong provincesto search for and collect more remains of Vietnamese soldiers fallenthere.
Millions of Vietnamese fallen down fornational liberation during the two resistance wars against French and USforces as well as in international missions in Laos and Cambodia.
The search for, gathering, repatriation andre-interment of the martyrs is conducted annually, receiving dueattention from the Party and the State.
Since May 13, the centralprovinces of Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh organised reburialceremonies for the remains of fallen soldiers and experts repatriatedfrom Laos.-VNA
The ceremony was attended by representativesfrom Laos’ Salavan province, ministries and sectors, the Military Zone4, as well as Thua Thien-Hue provincial leaders and locals.
In his speech, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenVan Cao expressed his gratitude to the Lao Party, authorities and peoplein general, and Salavan province in particular for their support inrepatriating the remains, which were collected in Laos during the2014-2015 dry season.
In the coming time, Thua Thien-Hue willcontinue coordinating with authorities of Salavan and Sekong provincesto search for and collect more remains of Vietnamese soldiers fallenthere.
Millions of Vietnamese fallen down fornational liberation during the two resistance wars against French and USforces as well as in international missions in Laos and Cambodia.
The search for, gathering, repatriation andre-interment of the martyrs is conducted annually, receiving dueattention from the Party and the State.
Since May 13, the centralprovinces of Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh organised reburialceremonies for the remains of fallen soldiers and experts repatriatedfrom Laos.-VNA
