It was an extremely moving moment to see Nguyen Thi Tan, 110, in Do Luong District burst into tears to hold her son’s remains covered by the national flag on Wednesday.
Tan burst into tears to hold her son’s remains
Tan’s son Nguyen Tat Tan died in the American war 50 years ago in the southern region.
Nguyen Van Y, chairman of Tan Son Commune People’s Committee, said that local authorities organised a funeral for Tan and the remains were buried at Do Luong District’s War Cemetery.
Tan joined the army in July 1967 and died two years later. His family received the death certificate but did not know exactly where he was buried.
After many years of the search, the family where his body was located.
Heroic Mother Nguyen Thi Tan has four sons and two of them died in the war. The remains of her third son Nguyen Tat Van who died in the central province of Quang Tri’s battlefield has not yet been found.
Tan was recognised as the Heroic Mother in 2012.
