Emotional funeral of Lieutenant Colonel who died while rescuing at Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant

Tien Hung - Thanh Cuong• DNUM_CAZBAZCACA 11:33

(Baonghean.vn) - People lined both sides of the road from Colonel Dung's house to the martyrs' cemetery to bid farewell to the hometown's outstanding son to his final resting place.

On the morning of October 20, at Nghi Loc District Martyrs' Cemetery, the funeral of martyr Nguyen Tien Dung (born in 1979) took place. Before his death,Colonel Dung is Deputy Head of Operations Department, General Staff.From early morning, the road from martyr Dung's hometown in Nghi Long commune to the cemetery was packed with people standing on both sides to see him off to his final resting place. Photo: Tien Hung

Many people could not hold back their tears as the coffin passed by, even though they had not known the deceased before. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Thousands of people gathered at Nghi Loc District Martyrs Cemetery to attend the burial ceremony. The line of people stretched hundreds of meters out to the main road. Photo: Tien Hung

On the side of Nghe An province, attending the funeral were comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and representatives of leaders of departments, branches, and authorities at all levels... Photo: Thanh Cuong

Honor guard at the funeral. Of the 13 officers and soldiers who died while rescuing victims in Rao Trang 3,has 4 children from Nghe An. Among them, Lieutenant Colonel Le Tat Thang (born in 1978) - Deputy Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff of Brigade 80, Military Region 4; Major Nguyen Canh Cuong (born in 1991) - Captain of Company 6, Battalion 2, Brigade 80, Military Region 4 and Captain Dinh Van Trung (born in 1984), of Company 6, Battalion 2, Brigade 80, Military Region 4, were buried at Vinh City Martyrs' Cemetery on October 19. Photo: Tien Hung

Relatives of the martyr cried many times at the funeral. According to relatives, Dung and his wife have been married for a long time but so far have only one 15-year-old daughter. For many years, the couple has been trying to have a second child. However, that plan remains unfinished. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The delegation of Nghe An province's leaders burned incense to bid farewell to martyr Dung. Photo: Tien Hung

“Dung is a man who is devoted to his wife and children, both paternal and maternal sides, and gets along well with the neighbors. He is busy with work, so whenever he has time, he comes home to share the difficulties with his wife, because her health is not good. To his homeland, Dung always shows a sense of responsibility, in difficult times, even when studying in Russia, he saves money to send back to support the construction of welfare projects,” said Mr. Le Van Truong (74 years old), father-in-law of martyr Dung. Photo: Thanh Cuong

After the delegations finished paying their respects, the coffin of martyr Dung was buried. Before being brought back to his hometown, the martyrs' bodies were cremated in Hue City.