Nghe An Military Command strives to complete 100% of the plan to search for and recover martyrs' remains.

Major General Nguyen Duc Hoa - Deputy Political Commissar of Military Region 4, Head of Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region chaired the meeting.

Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region inspects and encourages officers and staff of Nghe An Collection Team on duty in Muong Kham district, Xieng Khouang province. Photo: Tran Dung

During the first 5 months of the 2017-2018 dry season, the Nghe An Provincial Military Command's Collection Team deployed forces and organized 5 teams to search for martyrs' remains in 3 provinces: Xieng Khouang, Vientiane and Xay Xom Bun.

During the implementation of the mission on the land of the People's Republic of China, the officers and soldiers of the Collection Team of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command always strictly followed the regulations of their superiors; effectively maintained their grasp of the area, closely followed the information survey, organized the search and exhumation of 72 martyrs' remains (achieving over 88% of the determined plan); of which, there were 12 martyrs' remains with full names, but unknown hometowns, 100% of the collected martyrs' remains had relics.

Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region inspects martyrs' relics found by Nghe An Collection Team during the 2017-2018 dry season and kept in Xieng Khouang province. Photo: Tran Dung

After conducting a field inspection of the search organization and checking the contents at the Team Command, the Working Group of Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region 4 highly appreciated the efforts to overcome difficulties and the results achieved by the officers and staff of the Collection Team of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command in the first 5 months of the 2017-2018 dry season in Laos.

At the same time, the working group requested: During the remaining time of the 2017 - 2018 dry season, the Party Committee and the commander of the Gathering Team need to continue to educate and thoroughly inform 100% of the cadres and employees in the Team to always uphold the spirit of responsibility and sacred feelings towards the heroic martyrs who heroically sacrificed for the noble international duty, for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland.

Actively coordinate closely and seek the consensus and support of the Xieng Khouang Provincial Special Working Group and local Party committees, authorities, and armed forces at all levels to do a good job of propagating and mobilizing people to provide information about martyrs' remains. Regularly grasp the local political security situation and information about martyrs' graves to organize surveys, verifications, and effective searches; organize searches and excavations, conclude and hand over the area accordingly.

Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region gave gifts and encouraged the Nghe An Collection Team. Photo: Tran Dung

Strive to complete 100% of the identified targets and plans. Continue to coordinate with all levels and sectors of your Party to build the special friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Laos to grow more and more. Proactively advise and propose to the Special Working Group of Nghe An province and Xieng Khouang province to organize the memorial service, handover ceremony and move the remains of martyrs to Vietnam for burial in the coming time to ensure solemnity and compliance with regulations./.