Kon Tum (VNA) – A memorial ceremony and reburial service was held in theCentral Highlands province of Kon Tum on June 10 to pay final respects and reburythe remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down theirlives in Laos and Cambodia.
Theremains were found and repatriated by Team K53, and reburied at Ngoc Hoi district’sMartyrs’ Cemetery of Kon Tum.
Addressingthe ceremony, Y Ngoc, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee 515, expressed her gratitude to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country’s liberation.
She emphasisedthat the great dedication and sacrifices of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers havecontributed to liberating the people of the Lao tribes from the invadersand reviving Cambodia after the genocidal regime, a shining symbol of the nobleinternational spirit between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia./.