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26 martyrs’ remains to be handed over to Quang Tri

As many as 26 sets of remains of martyrs, who were Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts lying down their lives during wartime in Laos, were unearthed and collected during the dry season from October 2018 to May 2019.
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Quang Tri (VNA) – As many as 26 setsof remains of martyrs, who were Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts layingdown their lives during wartime in Laos, were unearthed and collected duringthe dry season from October 2018 to May 2019.

They were retrieved in the Lao province ofSavannakhet by search team 584 under the Military High Command of central QuangTri province.

The team reported on May 3 that identitiesof remains are still unknown.

On May 7, a memorial service for martyrswill be held at Densava pagoda in Savannakhet.

The Vietnamese side will receive martyrs’remains at Lao Bao international border gate in Quang Tri on May 8, which thenwill be taken to national martyrs’ cemetery in Dong Ha city for burial.

Quang Tri and Savannakhet provinces agreedto continue accelerating search and collection of remains of Vietnamesevoluntary soldiers and experts who lost their lives in battlefields in Laosduring the 2019-2020 dry season, in accordance with the agreement between thetwo governments’ special working committees.-VNA
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