Binh Phuoc veterans support bringing the remains of Nghe An martyrs back to their hometown
(Baonghean.vn) - With the help of the Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs of Binh Phuoc Province, on the morning of July 6, the vehicle carrying the remains of martyr Nguyen Van Thai from the South arrived at his hometown in Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province.
Martyr Nguyen Van Thai was born in 1949 in hamlet 15, My Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), joined the army in unit E175 - F5, and died on the southern battlefield during the resistance war against the US on January 24, 1970. After the war, the martyr was buried at Phuoc Long cemetery, Binh Phuoc province.
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| Organizing the exhumation of the remains of martyr Nguyen Van Thai. Photo: Xuan Cung |
However, more than 40 years later, the family of martyr Nguyen Van Thai still did not know that their son was resting at Phuoc Long Cemetery. In 2014, thanks to the information from the Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs of Binh Phuoc Province, the martyr's relatives organized a visit and received the grave.
In early July 2018, in response to the martyr's family's wish to bring the martyr back to his hometown, the Association worked with the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Phuoc province to complete the procedures for the family.
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| War veterans of Binh Phuoc held a ceremony to send martyr Nguyen Van Thai back to his hometown. Photo: Xuan Cung |
On the morning of July 5, the Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs of Binh Phuoc Province and the Association of War Veterans of Phuoc Long Town held a ceremony to send martyr Nguyen Van Thai back to his hometown. Dozens of war veterans coordinated with the martyr's relatives to collect and move the martyr's remains.
Accompanying the vehicle carrying the remains of martyr Nguyen Van Thai back to his hometown were 3 war veterans from Binh Phuoc province, including 1 officer of the provincial War Veterans Association and 2 volunteer war veterans. After nearly a day and night of traveling on the long road, at 9:30 a.m. on July 6, the vehicle carrying the remains of martyr Nguyen Van Thai arrived at My Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district.
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| Moving the remains of martyr Nguyen Van Thai onto the vehicle. Photo: Xuan Cung |
Upon receiving the information, representatives of local leaders and organizations came to the martyr's family to burn incense. The memorial service and burial of martyr Nguyen Van Thai's remains at his hometown cemetery will be held on July 8.
It is known that the Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs in Binh Phuoc Province was established in 2012. Over the years, the Association has supported and helped many families across the country in searching for, retrieving and moving the remains of martyrs.
