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Burial service held for Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Cambodia
VOV.VN - A reburial service for the remains of 18 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who gave their lives in Cambodia took place on May 24 at the martyrs’ cemetery in Duc Co district in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.
Ha Tinh reburies Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos
VOV.VN - The central province of Ha Tinh on May 17 held a memorial and burial ceremony for 11 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during international missions.
Vietnamese soldiers depart for UN peacekeeping missions
VOV.VN - A deployment ceremony for the nation’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 participating in UN missions was held on April 27 in Hanoi amid the presence of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Peacekeeping officers present souvenirs to Vietnam Women's Museum
The Vietnam Women's Museum in Hanoi held a ceremony to receive materials and objects donated by female officers of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on April 20.
Work starts on temple dedicated to Vietnamese, Lao martyrs in Xiengkhuang
Construction of a temple dedicated to heroes and martyrs of Vietnam and Laos began in the Lao province of Xiengkhuang on March 24.
Search, repatriation of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers’ remains in Cambodia resumed
The Steering Committee on Search and Repatriation of Remains of Fallen Soldiers of Military Zone 7 has re-started the operation of teams for searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese fallen soldiers in Cambodia during wartime after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thousands of young people join army in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of young people from across the country waved goodbye to their families and friends as they signed up for military service in ceremonies held on February 15 - 16.
Border soldiers continue Tet celebrations despite distance from home
VOV.VN - Border guards are used to welcoming in the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, whilst stationed far away from home as they stay on duty in order to safeguard the country's sovereignty.
Year-end night at Po Hen border post during COVID-19 fight
VOV.VN - “We are ready to sacrifice our lives to protect the country's sovereignty,” said a soldier at Po Hen border post in the northern border province of Quang Ninh, putting aside all nostalgia for family and hometown during the lunar New Year holiday (Tet).
Naval soldiers who died on southern continental shelf commemorated
A ceremony was held at Platform DK1/9 of Naval Region 2 on January 10 to pay tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf.
