Hue holds memorial, reburial ceremony for remains of Vietnamese soldiers repatriated from Laos
The remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team 192 under the municipal Military Command, with support from authorities in Laos’s Salavan and Sekong provinces. Over the past 30 years, the city has repatriated 963 sets of remains after 28 missions.
The remains are recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team 192 under the municipal Military Command. (Photo: VNA)
Hue (VNA) - A memorial and burial ceremony was held on May 23 ♒at Hue city Martyrs’ Cemetery for the remains of 10 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed in Laos during the war.
The remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team 192 under the municipal Military Command, with support from authorities in Laos’s Salavan and Sekong provinces. Over the past 30 years, the city has repatriated 963 sets of remains after 28 missions.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hue City People’s Committee Nguyen Chi Tai emphasised the significance of the effort as a meaningful act, reflecting Vietnam’s tradition of honouring its fallen heroes and strengthening the special bonds between Vietnam and Laos.
The ceremony was marked by solemn tributes, including incense and wreath offerings, as officials and citizens paid respects to those who sacrificed their lives for national independence and international solidarity./.
During the 2024–2025 dry season, Search Team 192 of the Military Command of Hue city searched and recovered the remains of 10 volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos, with support from Salavan and Sekong provinces.
The remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in Laos’ Savannakhet province, were repatriated following a handover ceremony on May 21. They will be re-buried at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri on May 22.
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