A memorial and burial ceremony was held on Wednesday morning in the central province of Quang Tri for the remains of 24 voluntary Vietnamese soldiers and specialists who died in Laos.
The remains of 24 voluntary Vietnamese soldiers and specialists who died in Laos are reburied in Quang Tri Province on May 5.
Addressing the event, vice chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee, Hoang Nam, expressed deep gratitude to the fallen soldiers for their great sacrifices and contributions to the revolutionary cause.
"Their contributions have helped tighten the solidarity and special friendship that exists to this day between the Parties, States, and people of both Vietnam and Laos," the official said.
According to local authorities, the remains of the martyrs were returned to the country from Laos during the 2020-2021 dry season. They were laid to rest at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in the province.
We have co-operated with authorities in Laos to search and repatriate thousands of bodies of Vietnamese soldiers since 1993," Quang Tri authorities said. "This is the 35th time that we have received and reburied the remains of the soldiers and volunteers. We consider this a great mission which helps ease the pain of their families and relatives."
From 1945 to 1947, the Vietnamese Government decided to develop overseas Vietnamese liberation troops in Laos to help the neighbouring country in their fights against the French colonialists.
Many of the Vietnamese soldiers and volunteers stayed on in Laos between 1973-1975 to help fight against the American imperialists and protect liberated areas towards national liberation and the establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in late 1975.
