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Ha Giang: Activities pay tribute to northern border defenders

Many activities have been held in the northernmost province of Ha Giang on February 17 and 18 to pay tribute to martyrs and veterans who joined the war defending the northern border four decades ago.
Ha Giang: Activities pay tribute to northern border defenders ảnh 1Former President Truong Tan Sang (front, left) presents gifts to disadvantaged veterans in Ha Giang province (Photo: VNA)

HaGiang (VNA) – Many activities have been held in the northernmostprovince of Ha Giang on February 17 and 18 to pay tribute to martyrs andveterans who joined the war defending the northern border four decades ago.

Former President Truong Tan Sang andrepresentatives of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) and the Ha Giangadministration offered incense in commemoration of martyrs at the Vi XuyenNational Martyrs’ Cemetery and the memorial 468 in Nam Ngat hamlet of ThanhThuy commune, Vi Xuyen district – a fierce battlefield in the war that brokeout on February 17, 1979 and lasted until 1989.

[Northern border defence war: victory and lessons]

They also attended a ceremony inaugurating 44houses meant to support disadvantaged veterans in Vi Xuyen district and HaGiang city.

Each house’s construction was funded with 50million VND (2,160 USD) by philanthropists and 10 million VND by Ha Giangauthorities.

The former President, VRC representatives andprovincial officials also visited and presented gifts to 22 veterans in HaGiang city, along with 100 disadvantaged ethnic minority households in TungVai, Ta Van and Cao Ma Po communes of Quan Ba district.-VNA
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