Thousands of people attended the funeral of 98 martyrs who died in Laos.
(Baonghean.vn) - From early morning, thousands of people were present at Nghi Loc Martyrs Cemetery (Nghe An) to offer incense and flowers to the souls of 98 martyrs whose remains had just been found and gathered from Laos.
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| On the morning of May 15, Nghe An province held a memorial service and burial ceremony for 98 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos and were recently gathered. The ceremony took place at Nghi Loc District Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Attending the ceremony, on the Central side were Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Government's Special Work Committee; Major General Tran Quoc Dung - Director of the Policy Department (Ministry of National Defense). On the Lao side, there were Major General Si Tha Duong Ma La - Director of the Policy Department (Lao Ministry of National Defense), Deputy Head of the Special Work Committee of the Lao Government, along with leaders and representatives of the Special Work Committees of the provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, Xay Xom Bun... Photo: Tien Hung |
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Also attending the ceremony, on the side of Military Region 4 were Major General Ha Tho Binh - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4; Major General Doan Ngoc Son - Deputy Chief of Politics of Military Region 4. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Special Working Committee of Nghe An province and leaders of a number of departments, branches and sectors, and leaders of Nghi Loc district.(In photo: The Government's Special Working Group led by Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem offers incense and flowers to the heroic martyrs.) Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Major General Si Tha Duong Ma La led the Lao Government's Special Working Group to offer incense and flowers. At the ceremony, comrade Le Ngoc Hoa read the eulogy for the 98 heroic martyrs. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| 98 martyrs' remains were collected during the 2017-2018 dry season in the provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, and Xay Xom Bun (Laos). Of these, 12 have names but do not have the name of the unit, hometown, or time of death. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| The martyrs' remains were numbered after being brought back to the country. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| They were searched for by their comrades, picked up and brought back to their beloved motherland. Photo: Nguyen Phong Quang |
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| Of the 98 remains, only one remains had its identity, hometown, and unit identified, that of martyr Nguyen Dinh Quang (from Ninh Binh). Martyr Nguyen Dinh Quang died in 1971. (In the photo: Martyr Nguyen Dinh Quang's daughter was present early, offering incense with her father's comrades. During the entire ceremony, she could not hold back her tears.) Photo: Tien Hung |
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| The delegation of Nghe An province's leaders led by comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh offered incense and flowers to the martyrs' souls. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| A long procession of people offered incense to heroic martyrs who died while on duty in Laos. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem and Major General Si Tha Duong Ma La participated in moving the martyrs' remains to the burial site. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh and Major General Tran Quoc Dung escorted the martyr's remains to the burial site. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Delegates and people welcomed 98 martyrs back to their beloved motherland. Photo: Tien Hung |
