More remains of Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Laos
A ceremony was held in the northern Lao province of Oudomxay on December 29 to repatriate ten sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country.
Remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos repatriated (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – A ceremony was h🌜eld in the northern Lao province of Oudomxayon December 29 to repatriate ten sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers andexperts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country.
DeputyPolitical Commissar of the Military Region 2 and head of the military region's Steering Committee 515 Major General Tran Ngoc Tuan, officials of Oudomxay province, representativesfrom the Vietnamese People Association in Oudomxay province and Vietnam's 705International Cooperation Co. Ltd attended the ceremony. Thiswas the first repatriation of martyrs' remains found in six northern Lao provinces during the2022 - 2023 dry season. Theremains were found by a search teamfrom the Military Region 2.
Ofthe ten sets of remains, six were identified with names and hometowns.They will be handed over to the local authorities for funeral rituals following local customs and the wishes of their families on December 30.
Theother four will be buried on December 30 at Tong Khaocemetery in Dien Bꦑien Phu city, the northern province of Dien Bien./.
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Remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos repatriated (Photo: VNA) 
