Dong Thap, Tay Ninh hold memorial ceremonies for fallen soldiers repatriated from Cambodia
The southern provinces of Dong Thap and Tay Ninh on July 25 held memorial and burial ceremonies for volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia and Dong Thap province during the war.
A ceremony is held on July 25 morning at the Tam Nong martyrs’ cemetery in Phu Tho commune, Dong Thap province, for 43 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia and Dong Thap province during wartime. (Photo: VNA)
Dong Thap (VNA) – The southern provinces of Dong Thap and Tay Ninh on July 25 held memorial and burial ceremonies for volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia and Dong Thap province during the war.
A ceremony was held on July 25 morning at the Tam Nong martyrs’ cemetery in Phu Tho commune, Dong Thap province, for 43 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts whose remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team K91 of the Dong Thap provincial Military Command.
The search was conducted across more than 180 sites and over 2,150 excavation points—covering approximately 45,500 cubic metres of soil and rock—across the Cambodian provinces of Prey Veng and Pursat, as well as within Dong Thap. Of the 43 remains, 41 were found in Cambodia and two in Dong Thap.
Vice Chairman of the Dong Thap provincial People’s Committee Huynh Minh Tuan speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
Since its founding in 2001, Team K91 has located and repatriated 2,201 sets of martyrs' remains, including 1,963 from Cambodia and 238 from Dong Thap. However, just 96 sets of remains have been identified.
Also on July 25, another ceremony was held at Hill 81 martyrs’ cemetery in the southern province of Tay Ninh for 172 fallen Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts. Their remains were repatriated during the 24th mission of teams under the provincial Military Command.
✃ In the 24th mission during the dry season 2024 - 2025, the teams found and collected 474 sets of remains but all were unidentified. Previously, memorial and burial ceremonies were held for 302 sets of remains of fallen martyrs and experts./.
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