Tag: martyrs
Remains of 83 voluntary soldiers, experts repatriated from Cambodia
Remains of 83 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who sacrificed during the war in Cambodia were repatriated via Hoa Lu international border gate in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on June 30.
More remains of Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos
A ceremony was held at the Tong Khao martyr’s cementary in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on June 23 to rebury the remains of eight Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during the wartime.
Kon Tum re-inters martyr remains repatriated from Cambodia, Laos
VOV.VN - A ceremony was held at the martyr cemetery of Ngoc Hoi district in Kon Tum province on June 10 to re-bury remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives during international missions in Laos and Cambodia.
President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to be closed for maintenance
The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi will be closed from June 16 for yearly maintenance, according to its management board.
Remains of volunteer soldiers found in Laos reburied
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 19 held memorial and burial services for Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Salavan and Sekong provinces of Laos.
Remains of 20 fallen soldiers found in a hamlet in Binh Phuoc
A working team of the Military Command of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on April 4 discovered the remains of seven war martyrs in Phu Lac hamlet, Thanh Phu commune, Binh Long town, bringing the total number of sets of remains of war martyrs found in the hamlet to 20.
Remains of over 19,300 martyrs repatriated in past decade
The remains of 19,357 Vietnamese martyrs have been found, repatriated and reburied in the 2013-2022 period, heard a conference in Hanoi on March 31.
Incense offered to commemorate 64 Johnson Reef battle martyrs
VOV.VN - An incense offering ceremony was solemnly held in Da Nang city, central Vietnam, on March 12 to commemorate 65 soldiers who sacrificed their lives 35 years ago to defend Gac Ma (Johnson Reef) of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
US veteran returns war diary to Vietnamese martyr’s family
US veteran Peter Mathews and his spouse arrived in Ky Xuan commune, Ky Anh district, the central province of Ha Tinh, on March 5 to hand over martyr Cao Xuan Tuat’s diary that he has kept for the past 56 years to his family.
Vietnam helped with DNA-based identification of martyrs
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) recently organised a scientific workshop in The Hague to launch technical cooperation in identifying war remains.