Nghe An Military Command assigns new tasks to the Team for Collecting Martyrs' Remains in Laos

Dry season 2021 – 2022Provincial Military Command Collection TeamNghe An continues to be assigned the task of searching for and collecting the remains of martyrs, volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts who died on Lao soil in the three provinces of Xieng Khouang, Xay Xom Bun and Vientiane.

Scene of the assignment session. Photo: Trong Kien

In the past time, the Collection Team has proactively advised the Provincial Steering Committee 515 to send a document via diplomatic channels requesting the Lao People's Democratic Republic to pay attention and agree to create favorable conditions for the Collection Team to carry out its mission in Laos according to the determined plan. In addition, the unit has organized a sufficient number and quality of staff, organized and thoroughly raised awareness and responsibility of Party committees, commanders, officers and employees in the whole team for the task of searching and collecting martyrs' remains. Conducted military training, political education, Lao language training and 2nd injection of COVID-19 vaccine for 100% of officers and employees in the whole team...

Colonel Pham Van Dong - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of Steering Committee 515 encouraged officers and employees of the Collection Team. Photo: Trong Kien

Speaking at the task assignment, Colonel Pham Van Dong - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee 515, chaired the task assignment session, emphasizing: In the coming time, the weather and climate conditions will be harsh, the COVID-19 epidemic situation will be extremely complicated, and information about the martyrs' remains will be increasingly scarce. Therefore, the Party Committee, commanders, officers and staff of the Collection Team need to clearly define their responsibilities, be determined, seriously implement effective search measures and plans; focus on measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic while performing tasks in Laos.

In addition, the unit continues to carefully prepare facilities, equipment, and logistics to ensure the best service for the task of surveying, searching, and collecting martyrs' remains. In particular, it regularly coordinates with the Special Task Force and local Party committees and authorities of Laos to grasp the situation, coordinate the implementation of search plans in all directions to achieve the best results, ensure absolute safety, and at the same time perform well the defense foreign affairs task on Lao soil.