Requiem held to pray for fallen combatants

A requiem was held in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on March 15 to pray for the souls of combatants and residents who laid down their lives in the region during the war.

The requiem was jointly organised by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee and the Executive Committees of the Buddhist Sangha Chapters in the provinces of Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Dak Nong and Lam Dong.

Representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees in Kon Tum province and Dak Ha district joined thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns and local people at the event.

The organisers presented gifts to 5,000 local ethnic residents and relatives of fallen combatants.

This was the second time Kon Tum province has hosted such a requiem.