In the 2016 - 2017 dry season, Military Region 4 collected 305 martyrs' remains.

(Baonghean.vn) - On September 11, Steering Committee 1237 of Military Region 4 held a conference to evaluate the results of searching and collecting martyrs' remains in the 2016-2017 dry season; and to deploy the task of searching and collecting martyrs' remains in the 2017-2018 dry season. Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Military Region attended and gave a speech; Major General Tran Tien Dung - Deputy Political Commissar of the Military Region, Head of Steering Committee 1237 of the Military Region chaired the conference.

Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Military Region gave a speech. Photo: Tran Dung

In the dry season of 2016 - 2017, the search and collection of martyrs' remains by the Military Region encountered many difficulties due to the increasingly scarce information sources on martyrs' remains, and the difficult search areas, mainly in remote areas; however, the search and collection forces proactively followed the plan from above, closely followed the actual situation of the area, and deployed many synchronous measures.

In particular, it is important to do a good job of surveying the area, propagating widely among all classes of people; closely coordinating with relatives of martyrs; Veterans at all levels; at the same time, doing a good job of mass mobilization and propagating to the people of Lao ethnic groups to exploit, grasp and process information about martyrs' remains in the country and in Laos; organizing active and effective searches.

Thanks to that, 6 collection teams of the Military Region have recovered 200 remains of martyrs who died in Laos, of which 3 remains have been fully identified (achieving 114% of the plan, an increase of 21% compared to the dry season of 2015 - 2016). In the country, the Collection Teams of the Provincial Military Commands and the Economic-Defense Group 337 have organized the search and collection of 105 remains of martyrs.

Gathering Team 584 - Military Region 4 searches and excavates martyrs' graves in Xavannakhet province - Laos. Photo: Tran Dung

With the target of searching and collecting 163 martyrs' remains in Laos and 117 martyrs' remains in the country, in the dry season of 2017 - 2018, the Steering Committee 1237 of the Military Region focused on directing the extensive propaganda work on the task of searching and collecting martyrs' remains; collecting, receiving and processing information about martyrs and martyrs' graves. Organizing forces to coordinate with all levels, sectors and localities in the country and Laos to survey, grasp information and organize effective searches in the assigned area.

Focus on surveying and verifying information about martyrs; speed up the progress of searching and collecting martyrs' graves in the country; focus on the areas of Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces; conclude the areas for Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh provinces. Complete the review and completion of files and lists of martyrs, build a database of martyrs and martyrs' graves. Deploy the creation of maps to search and collect martyrs' remains at the commune, district, and provincial levels on schedule and with quality.

Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Party Secretary and Political Commissar of the Military Region awarded the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Political Department of the Military Region and two individuals under the Military Region. Photo: Tran Dung

At the conference, authorized by the President and the Prime Minister, the Head of Military Region 4 Command awarded the Third-class Fatherland Protection Medal; First, Second and Third-class Feat of Arms Medals and Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister to 8 collectives and 4 individuals for their outstanding achievements in performing the task of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains from 2005 to 2015, contributing to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland./.

Tran Dung