(Baonghean.vn) - War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27, is an occasion to pay tribute and remember those who sacrificed their lives to protect the Fatherland. Visiting martyrs' cemeteries these days, it is not difficult to come across touching images and stories about family love and comradeship...
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| The war is over, but the pain it left behind still tears at the hearts of those lucky enough to survive the two periods of resistance against foreign invaders, especially during this July. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Amidst the smoke of incense at the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery in Anh Son, veteran Truong Quang Lieu (Nghi Xuan commune, Nghi Loc, Nghe An) tearfully lit a cigarette, placed it on the incense burner, and poured a cup of strong wine to invite his comrade whom he had personally buried on the battlefield. After many years, Mr. Lieu was finally able to find and visit his comrade who is now lying with nearly 11,000 heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Traveling more than 500km from Phu Loc commune, Phu Ninh district, Phu Tho province, Ms. Nguyen Khanh Minh (1947) and her family came to burn incense for her brother, martyr Nguyen Duc Thong (1945). Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Tears finally filled the eyes of the 70-year-old woman when her family found the grave of martyr Thong. Mrs. Minh recalled that in July 2016, her family received news that her brother's remains had been gathered at the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery. "The only regret is that my deceased mother's wish to bring my brother back to his father and ancestors has not been fulfilled yet." Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| "Let me take you to visit your brother!" - that was what the two-colored-haired son said as he took his mother to visit his brother who is lying at the Nghi Loc District Martyrs' Cemetery among the 997 martyrs resting there. Every year, this July, the mother and son visit their brother who died in the resistance war against America. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Among those who sacrificed, some have found their identities, but there are still tens of thousands of nameless graves, tens of thousands of martyrs still lying somewhere on the old battlefield. Seeing the words "Unknown martyrs" in cemeteries makes many people feel heartbroken. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Looking at the veterans visiting their fallen comrades, lighting incense sticks for their nameless comrades, suddenly the poem engraved at the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery appeared in their minds: "Please don't call me an unknown martyr/ I used to have a name like many other faces/ The Fatherland has not lost my name/ It just silently accepts it as its own..." Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| The warriors who fell for the peace of the nation, some of whom have not yet found their identities, but they live forever in the hearts of their loved ones, their comrades who fought side by side.... Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| ...and the young generation is trying to follow their fathers and brothers in building the Fatherland. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Chu Thanh - Thanh Cuong
