The April 27 ceremony at Tu An pagoda in Berlin was attended by local Vietnamese community and Buddhist followers.
MonkThich Tu Nhon said that the event was to express gratitude to those whodevoted their lives to defending the country’s sea and islandsovereignty and to remind Vietnamese nationals of the self-reliancespirit.
In Nurnberg, Buddhist monks and followers gathered at Vinh Nghiem pagoda to pray for the peace of the deceased.
The day-long requiem was also aimed to tell Vietnamese people totreasure the sacrifices made by soldiers and their compatriots.-VNA