Nghe An deploys troops to carry out the mission of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains in the 2024 - 2025 dry season
On the afternoon of October 22, Steering Committee 515 of Nghe An province held a departure ceremony, assigning tasks to the Collection Team of Nghe An Provincial Military Command to carry out the task of searching for and collecting the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos in the 2024-2025 dry season.
Attending the departure ceremony were comrades: Colonel Tran Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of the Policy Department, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Chief of Office of National Steering Committee 515; Colonel Pham Van Dong - Deputy Chief of Politics of Military Region 4.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of Steering Committee 515 of Nghe An province; Colonel Nguyen Ky Hong - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of Steering Committee 515 of Nghe An province.
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During the dry season of 2023 - 2024, the Collection Team - Provincial Military Command searched, collected, and organizedset87 remainsmartyrsVietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts sacrificed in Laos. The memorial service and burial of the remains of the martyrs were solemnly and respectfully organized by the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province with deep gratitude for the martyrs' sacrifice for the cause of national liberation, national unification and noble international duty.
In the dry season of 2024-2025, the Collection Team continues to be assigned by the Military Region 4 Command to search for and collect the remains of 80 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts who died in the three provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, and Xay Som Bun, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Deeply aware of the meaning and importance of the task, in recent times, the Party Committee and the Command of the Collection Team have focused on thoroughly grasping and seriously implementing the directives and instructions from above on the work of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains; building motivation, determination, and a high sense of responsibility for officers and employees; proactively developing plans, organizing specialized training, military work, political education, logistics, techniques, and organizing Lao language learning for 100% of officers and employees.
The Gathering Team has completed its organization and staffing in accordance with the unit's tasks; organized repairs, inspections, completed procedures, and supplemented materials as required by the task; completed documents and procedures for immigration and emigration, and is ready to march to Laos to carry out its mission.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of Steering Committee 515 of Nghe An province praised the results and achievements that the officers and staff of the Gathering Team have achieved in the past time.
To effectively carry out the task of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains in the 2024-2025 dry season, comrade Bui Dinh Long requested: The Party Committee, the commander and all officers and employees of the Collection Team must fully prepare facilities; organize the march to ensure absolute safety; arrive at the assembly location, quickly stabilize the place to eat and stay; grasp the situation in all aspects, especially the political security situation and related issues to organize and implement the task of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains with the highest efficiency.
During the implementation of the task, we regularly coordinate with the Party Committee, government, armed forces and relevant agencies of the neighboring country to organize propaganda and mobilize the Lao ethnic people to provide information, guide the way, point to graves and participate in searching for and collecting martyrs' remains; support forces, means and work to ensure absolute safety in all aspects; prepare documents concluding the surveyed area and collecting according to plan; draw specific diagrams of each grave and location, and strictly manage and store them.
Strictly comply with State laws, military discipline and respect local customs and practices; maintain relationships, solidarity, effectively carry out mass mobilization work; actively increase production to contribute to improving the lives of cadres.
At the end of each collection period, actively and proactively coordinate closely with inspection units, compare archived records with collection records to identify the martyrs' remains; organize the reception and transportation of martyrs' remains to Vietnam; hand over and collect biological samples in accordance with regulations; organize memorial and burial ceremonies to ensure solemnity and compliance with regulations.
Comrade Bui Dinh Long expressed his belief that the officers and staff of the Collection Team of the Provincial Military Command will uphold their sense of responsibility, make efforts, strive, and unite to successfully complete the task of searching for and collecting the remains of martyrs who died in Laos in the 2024-2025 dry season./.
