A solemn memorial and burial service was held in the south-westernprovince of Tay Ninh on July 27 for the remains of 347 volunteerVietnamese soldiers who lost their lives in Cambodia.
The remains of four other soldiers found in the province were alsoreburied to mark the 68 th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Tran Luu Quang recalled the traditional solidarity andfriendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, saying many Vietnamese youthsvolunteered for international missions in Cambodia to help the peopleescape from the genocidal regime.
Localauthorities have carried out a number of measures to care for warveterans, the families of martyrs and those who rendered services to thecountry, including searching for martyrs’ remains.
The provincial search teams received support from Cambodian localities and people, he added.
On the same day, the southern province of Kien Giang also organised aceremony to rebury the remains of 49 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers andexperts who died in Cambodia and along the locality’s border.
Since 2001, the province has found and repatriated 1,850 sets ofmartyr remains, most of whom lost their lives in battlefields in Kep,Kampot, Sihanouk and Koh Kong provinces in Cambodia.-VNA
The remains of four other soldiers found in the province were alsoreburied to mark the 68 th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Tran Luu Quang recalled the traditional solidarity andfriendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, saying many Vietnamese youthsvolunteered for international missions in Cambodia to help the peopleescape from the genocidal regime.
Localauthorities have carried out a number of measures to care for warveterans, the families of martyrs and those who rendered services to thecountry, including searching for martyrs’ remains.
The provincial search teams received support from Cambodian localities and people, he added.
On the same day, the southern province of Kien Giang also organised aceremony to rebury the remains of 49 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers andexperts who died in Cambodia and along the locality’s border.
Since 2001, the province has found and repatriated 1,850 sets ofmartyr remains, most of whom lost their lives in battlefields in Kep,Kampot, Sihanouk and Koh Kong provinces in Cambodia.-VNA
