Vietnam, Laos seek martyr remains

Laos’ Savannakhet province will create all favourable conditions for the central province of Quang Tri ’s Search Team 584 to search, gather and repatriate remains of Vietnamese volunteers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.
Laos’ Savannakhet province will create all favourable conditions for the central province of Quang Tri ’s Search Team 584 to search, gather and repatriate remains of Vietnamese volunteers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

The Savannakhet Deputy Mayor affirmed this at a working session between the two provincial leaders on this issue held in Quang Tri province’s Dong Ha city on September 8.

Quang Tri leaders also vowed to provide 100 million VND for Savannakhet province in searching, gathering and repatriating Vietnamese soldiers’ remains.

In the 2010-2011 dry season, Search Team 584 will focus on seeking and gathering Vietnamese martyrs’ remains scattering in six districts of Savannakhet province, including Sepon, Muong Nong and Muong Phin.

The team strives to gather and bring home around 40 sets of Vietnamese soldiers’ remains during the season.

The team has so far gathered and repatriated nearly 6,000 sets of remains, including 48 sets found during the 2009-2010 dry season./.

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