Emotional funeral of martyr Lieutenant Colonel Bui Dinh Toan held in Hoang Mai town

On October 24, at the Quynh Luu - Hoang Mai Martyrs Cemetery, the unit and local authorities held a funeral for Lieutenant Colonel Bui Dinh Toan (50 years old, residing in Quynh Thien ward, Hoang Mai town). Among8 officers and soldiers of Economic - Defense Group 337 from Nghe AnMartyr Toan was the oldest person to die while helping people overcome floods.

Bringing martyrs back to their homeland. Photo: Trong Kien

Enlisting in the army at the age of 18, Toan was trained and worked in many military units in the North. In 1994, Toan transferred to the 337th Economic-Defense Group, with the task of driving for the unit.

Attending her husband's funeral, Dao Thi Bich cried many times and had to rely on the care of relatives. After 32 years in the army, he only came home a few times a year, and they were far apart. Bich said that in recent phone conversations between the couple, he said he would retire in 3 years. At that time, he would make up for the love he had for the past decades. Bich and her husband have 2 sons, Bui Dinh Tuan (25 years old) and Bui Dinh Tu (23 years old), both of whom have finished university but do not have stable jobs.

Relatives of martyrs cried many times at the funeral. Photo: Trong Kien

The funeral of martyr Bui Dinh Toan took place according to military rites. From early morning, when the martyr's coffin had not yet been brought in, thousands of people were present at the cemetery to see him off to his homeland.