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(Baonghean.vn) - From early morning, despite the incessant heavy rain, thousands of people were present at Vinh City Martyrs Cemetery to send off the 3 martyrs who died at Rao Trang 3 to their final resting place.
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| On the afternoon of October 19, at the Vinh City Martyrs Cemetery, the funeral of 3 soldiers who died while performing a landslide rescue mission took place.Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant(Thua Thien - Hue). Photo: Duc Anh - Thanh Cuong. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Among the 13 officers and soldiers who died while rescuing victims in Rao Trang 3, there were 4 sons of Nghe An. Among them, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tien Dung (born in 1979), Nghi Long commune, Nghi Loc district, Deputy Head of the Operations Department, General Staff, Military Region 4 will be buried at Nghi Loc district martyrs cemetery tomorrow. The remaining three martyrs are Lieutenant Colonel Le Tat Thang (born in 1978) - Deputy Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff of Brigade 80, Military Region 4; Major Nguyen Canh Cuong (born in 1991) - Captain of Company 6, Battalion 2, Brigade 80, Military Region 4 and Captain Dinh Van Trung (born in 1984), of Company 6, Battalion 2, Brigade 80, Military Region 4, buried at Vinh City Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| The funeral took place according to military protocol, in a solemn atmosphere. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| The honor guard arrived early, preparing to receive the martyrs' coffins. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Many soldiers, although assigned to serve the funeral, could not contain their emotions when looking at the portraits of their comrades. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| On October 18, after the funeral and memorial services in Hue City, the coffins of the martyrs were transferred to their hometowns early this morning. The three coffins of the martyrs were then transferred to Vinh City Martyrs Cemetery for burial on the same day. At around 9am, the coffins were taken to the burial site. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| From early morning, thousands of people including comrades, relatives, representatives of agencies, departments and sectors were present at the cemetery to see off the martyrs despite the incessant heavy rain. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Relatives of martyr Dinh Van Trung cried many times during the funeral. In front of the eyes of the martyrs' very young children, many people attending the funeral could not hold back their tears. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Among the thousands of people who came to burn incense to say goodbye, many had never met the three soldiers who died. "We knew that today was a funeral so we skipped the market to burn incense, but we are not relatives or acquaintances. We just deeply respect their sacrifice," said Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan, a vendor at Vinh market who came to the funeral in the rain. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Area for relatives of martyrs. Photo: Duc Anh |
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Attending the funeral, on the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command; comrade Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. In addition, there were also leaders of many departments, branches, and authorities at all levels. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| The funeral lasted about 4 hours, and at 1:30 p.m., the martyrs' coffins were buried one by one. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Saying goodbye to teammates for the last time. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Thousands of people crowded in the rain outside the burial area to bid farewell to the martyrs. Photo: Duc Anh |
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