Military Region 4 Command: Working with the Special Working Group of Hua Phan Province - Laos

(Baonghean.vn) - On March 19, 2015, the working delegation of Military Region 4 led by Major General Tran Tien Dung, Deputy Political Commissar of Military Region, Head of Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region worked with the Special Working Group of Hua Phan Province - Laos on the task of searching and excavating the graves of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Hua Phan Province. Comrade Dr. Kham Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary, Governor of Hua Phan Province received and worked with the working delegation of the Military Region.

Panorama of Military Region 4 Command working with provincial leaders and the Special Working Group of Hua Phan province - Laos.

According to statistics, up to now in Hua Phan province - Laos, the grave collection force of Military Region 4 has searched for and brought back to Vietnam 2,122 graves of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in the province, of which 132 graves have names and hometowns. In nearly 5 months of the dry season 2014 - 2015, the Special Working Group of Hua Phan province coordinated and created favorable conditions to help the task force of the Military Region organize 2 teams to conduct surveys, searches and excavations in 6 districts of Laos. Despite many difficulties in weather conditions, complex and dangerous search areas, and increasingly scarce information sources about martyrs' graves, with the effective help of Laos, the officers and staff of the Collection Team of Military Region 4 united, overcame difficulties, organized searches and excavated 11 martyrs' graves.

At the working session between Military Region 4 and Hua Phan province, leaders of the Military Region Command and Hua Phan province discussed and agreed on basic policies and solutions to direct all levels and forces to continue to coordinate effectively in carrying out the task of collecting martyrs' graves during the remaining time of the 2014-2015 dry season and the following years.

The Command of Military Region 4 requested the Special Working Group of Hua Phan province to strengthen its direction and assign cadres at all levels to coordinate and assist the Military Region's gathering forces in the process of carrying out mass mobilization work, respect and comply with the customs and practices of the local people, and do a good job of mobilizing the masses and people to provide information about the martyrs' graves, especially veterans, village elders, village chiefs, and people in remote areas, and areas that used to be war zones.

The Military Region's working group traveled throughout the country to commemorate 11 graves found in Hua Phan province during the 2014-2015 dry season.

Head of Steering Committee 1234 Military Region presents gifts to village elders and informants in Sam Neua district, Hua Phan - Laos.

Tran Dung – THQK4