Memorial and burial services for martyrs took place in the central province of Quang Tri and the Mekong Delta provinces of Long An and Kien Giang on July 27.
The reburial service at the Vinh Hung martyrs’ cemetery of Long An province on July 27 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Memorial and burial services for martyrs tookplace in the central province of Quang Tri and the Mekong Delta provinces ofLong An and Kien Giang on July 27.
In Quang Tri, the remains of ten fallen soldiers from the resistance waragainst the US were laid to rest at the martyrs’ cemetery in Quang Tri town.
The remains were found by search team 584 under the Quang Tri MilitaryHigh Command in Hai Le commune’s Dong Mit area between July 12 and 19. Theywere unearthed wrapped inside hammocks and plastic bags and placed about two metresapart from each other. Many belongings were buried with them, including shoes,buttons, lighters, and bandages. The soldiers are yet to be identified.
During the resistance war against the US, Hai Le was a burial ground formartyrs from Divisions 304 and 325.
Meanwhile in Long An province, a ceremony was held at the Vinh Hungmartyrs’ cemetery in Vinh Hung district for 110 sets of remains of Vietnamesevolunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Cambodia.
The remains were found by team K73 under the Long An provincial MilitaryHigh Command in the Cambodian provinces of Svay Rieng, Pailin, and Battembangin the 2019-2020 dry season.
Services at the Hon Dat martyrs’ cemetery in Kien Giang reburied 90 setsof remains of Vietnamese experts and volunteer soldiers who laid down theirlives in Cambodia and of fallen soldiers from the resistance war against the US.
Team K92 under the provincial Military High Command unearthed 73 sets ofremains in Kien Giang province and 17 sets in Cambodia’s Kampot province in the2019-2020 period./.
Quang Tri Ancient Citadel is situated in the heart of Quang Tri town, which was once a military defence system and hosted the administration office of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).
The Embassy of Vietnam in Laos and the Lao National Veterans Federation together paid an incense tribute to Vietnamese and Lao fallen soldiers at Ban Keun monument in Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province on July 26.
A memorial house dedicated to martyrs of Regiment 10-Song Huong was inaugurated in Xa Phien commune, Long My district of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on July 26.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Vietnam Red Cross Society have presented five houses to Heroic Vietnamese Mothers in the central province of Quang Tri, along with 100 gift packages to policy beneficiaries in the locality.
A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy as well as agencies and businesses in Cambodia paid tribute to martyrs at the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh on July 27, on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day.
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The reburial service at the Vinh Hung martyrs’ cemetery of Long An province on July 27 (Photo: VNA) 
