Thirteen soldiers who died in the war against the US were reburied in central Binh Thuan provincial war martyr on July 2.
Earlier,a resident in An Thanh village, Binh An commune in Bac Binh districtreported to authorities her finding of three sets of remains when shedug holes to plant fruit trees.
The provincialMilitary Command searched the area and found 10 more sets of remainstogether with personal items buried in three mass graves.
Duringthe war against the US, the area was the site of many fierce battlesbetween the revolutionary army and US and southern government forces.
Sincethe liberation of the south, Binh Thuan province has proactivelycarried out the search for fallen soldiers’ remains, with over 9,000sets found in the locality so far.
As many as 67 collectives and20 individuals in Binh Thuan were granted with the title of Hero of thePeople’s Armed Forces and the Heroic Mother title were bestowed to1,563 local women in the locality for their contributions to thenational struggle for independence.-VNA
Earlier,a resident in An Thanh village, Binh An commune in Bac Binh districtreported to authorities her finding of three sets of remains when shedug holes to plant fruit trees.
The provincialMilitary Command searched the area and found 10 more sets of remainstogether with personal items buried in three mass graves.
Duringthe war against the US, the area was the site of many fierce battlesbetween the revolutionary army and US and southern government forces.
Sincethe liberation of the south, Binh Thuan province has proactivelycarried out the search for fallen soldiers’ remains, with over 9,000sets found in the locality so far.
As many as 67 collectives and20 individuals in Binh Thuan were granted with the title of Hero of thePeople’s Armed Forces and the Heroic Mother title were bestowed to1,563 local women in the locality for their contributions to thenational struggle for independence.-VNA
