Vinh City Party Committee offers incense at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery and Truong Bon National Historical Site

Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemeteryis the resting place of more than 11 thousand martyrs from 47 provinces and cities across the country who heroically sacrificed their lives while performing international duties in Laos.

Vinh City delegation offers flowers and incense to commemorate heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Hong Quang

Here, the delegation of Vinh city offered flowers and incense to pay respect to the heroic martyrs and expressed deep gratitude for the sacrifices of the heroic martyrs who heroically sacrificed for the noble international mission, for the peace of the Fatherland.

Vinh City delegation offered flowers and incense to commemorate heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Hong Quang

At Truong Bon National Historical Site, the delegation of Vinh City officials offered flowers and incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs, expressing their respect and deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs of Company 317, the General Youth Volunteer Force against the US, who sacrificed their youth for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. During the years of the war against the US to save the country, the legendary Truong Bon route was the traffic artery supplying human and material resources from the Northern rear to the Southern front.

During the country's long resistance wars in the 20th century, along with the people of the whole country, Nghe An had tens of thousands of outstanding sons joining the army, youth volunteers, and frontline laborers on all battlefields. The whole province had more than 45,000 martyrs who heroically sacrificed their lives, and more than 56,000 wounded and sick soldiers who left a part of their blood and bones on the battlefield.

Vinh City Party Secretary Phan Duc Dong rings the bell at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Hong Quang

The heroic sacrifices of the martyrs have added more color to the national flag, making the revolutionary tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland shine. After more than 47 years of peace and unification, Vinh city has achieved many important achievements in socio-economic development, national defense and security have always been stable, and the material and spiritual life of the people has been constantly improved.

City leaders offer incense at the graves of heroic martyrs. Photo: Hong Quang

Vinh city authorities at all levels always pay attention to caring for people with meritorious services, relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution and well implement the military rear policy./.