Xieng Khouang province youth delegation offered incense at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery

Attending the ceremony, on the side of Xieng Khouang province, there was comrade Buanuen Houmsayyavong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Youth Union of Xieng Khouang province as head of the delegation. On the side of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, there was comrade Le Van Luong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union and representatives of Anh Son District Youth Union.

The delegation held a ceremony to report achievements, offer incense, and commemorate martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery in Anh Son district. Photo: Huong Lien

In a solemn and respectful atmosphere, the delegation held a ceremony to report achievements and offer incense to the spirit of President Ho Chi Minh at the memorial house and performed the bell-ringing ceremony, silent meditation, and laid wreaths at the Cemetery Memorial.

Next, the delegation burned incense at the graves to express their infinite gratitude to the heroic martyrs, the outstanding sons of 47 provinces and cities across the country who devoted their youth for the independence and freedom of the nation, for the noble international mission, leading the revolutionary cause of the two countries to victory.

Delegates offered incense to commemorate the martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery in Anh Son district. Photo: Huong Lien

The Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery was built in 1976 and is the largest cemetery that gathers the graves of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who fought and died in Laos. This is also the only cemetery in Vietnam named after two countries and two peoples.