Handing over 31 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers

(Baonghean.vn) - At 1:30 p.m. on April 23, in Phonesavanh town, Xiengkhouang province, Laos, the Special Working Group of 4 provinces of Laos and Vietnam, namely Vientiane, Xaysomboun, Xiengkhouang and Nghe An, held a memorial service for 31 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during the resistance wars before bringing their remains back to Vietnam.

Receiving the handover, the Vietnamese side had a working delegation led by Mr. Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Special Working Group of Nghe An province.

Nghe An province's delegation collected martyrs' remains in Xasomboun province.

Lao ethnic people bid farewell to Vietnamese martyrs for the last time.

At the memorial service according to Lao customs, the Special Working Group of 4 provinces of Vietnam and Laos highly appreciated the close and smooth coordination of the leaders and relevant sectors and the people of Lao ethnic groups; especially acknowledged the efforts of the officers and soldiers of the Nghe An Province Collection Team who overcame all difficulties, hardships and shortages to search, exhume and collect martyrs to complete the 2013-2014 dry season plan assigned by the Party and people.

On this occasion, the Special Working Group of Nghe An province received 31 sets of martyrs' remains, of which 3 martyrs have information including: martyr Nguyen, 21 years old, from Vinh Phu, unit 866, died on March 2, 1972; martyr Le Trung Thanh, unit T 35; martyr Dao Ngoc Thu, born in 1947, from Ngoc Tan, Nguyen Binh, Binh Luc, Nam Ha.

On April 25, the Special Working Group of four provinces of Vietnam and Laos will bury the martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in Do Luong district, Nghe An province according to the solemn ceremony of the Vietnam People's Army.

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