July comes to the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery

The Vietnam-Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery is located peacefully in the center of Anh Son town with an area of ​​nearly 7 hectares, the resting place of nearly 11,000 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos. Photo: Huy Thu

The Vietnam-Laos Martyrs Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the country, gathering the graves of martyrs who died in Laos. The cemetery has two areas: Area A includes 9 lots with 5,381 martyrs' graves; Area B includes 13 lots with 5,219 graves and one martyrs' grave lot with 11 graves. Photo: Huy Thu

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, Nghe An province coordinated with the provincial Buddhist Sangha, Anh Son district... to organize the Festival of Drinking Water Remembering Its Source with many gratitude activities at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery: Photo: Huy Thu

On this occasion, many agencies, organizations, units, individuals, martyrs' relatives, and tourists from all over the country came to the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery to offer flowers and incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs. Photo: Huy Thu

Coming to the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery in July is also like coming back to my heart to calm down my emotions of gratitude and remembrance of the heroic martyrs who fell for the homeland and the noble international mission. Photo: Huy Thu

Among the crowd visiting the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery today, it is not difficult to see images of wives visiting their husbands, fathers visiting their children, veterans traveling long distances to visit their comrades... Photo: Huy Thu

In front of the martyrs' graves, everyone respectfully lit incense sticks to pay tribute to the heroic martyrs. Photo: Huy Thu

These days, many children also follow their relatives to visit the martyrs' graves at the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Nguyen Duy Lich (33 years old), from Hung Ha district (Thai Binh) shared: After decades of searching, in 2018 my family discovered the grave of my grandfather - martyr Nguyen Duy Thai at the Vietnam - Laos International Cemetery. He died in 1964. Since then, every July 27, my family has organized a pilgrimage here to burn incense for my grandfather. Photo: Huy Thu

It was very touching to hear the love stories during the war, the unforgettable memories of martyrs told by the martyrs' lovers, relatives, and comrades in the cemetery during the days of July. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hieu (58 years old) in Truong Minh commune, Nong Cong district (Thanh Hoa) said: She is the wife of martyr Nguyen Van Tinh from Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province. She and her husband were married for 5 days when her husband joined the army and died in Laos in 1985. Later, she remarried, but every July 27, she returned to the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery with her paternal relatives to burn incense for him. Photo: Huy Thu

Present at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery, standing in front of nearly 11,000 martyrs' graves, everyone felt more clearly the great sacrifices of generations of fathers and brothers who fell for the cause of national liberation, protecting the Fatherland and the noble international mission. Photo: Huy Thu