[VOVWORLD] - Localities have held memorial services and burial ceremonies for fallen soldiers whose remains were recovered during the nationwide campaign to search for, recover, and identify martyrs’ remains.
On the morning of October 14, the remains of 731 fallen soldiers recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park were laid to rest at Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs’ Cemetery.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and delegates lay flowers and offer incense at the monument to late Party General Secretary Tran Phu, the memorial site honoring martyrs who died during the 1968 Uprising, and the memorial sites dedicated to fallen heroes Le Thi Rieng and Tran Van Kieu.
The memorial service for the 731 fallen soldiers takes place following a requiem held by the Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha.
Attending the ceremony are Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, former leaders of the Party, State, and National Assembly, leaders of provinces and cities, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, war veterans, families of fallen soldiers, and a large number of local residents.
A delegation from the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, led by Chairman of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) of the Vietnam People's Army General Nguyen Trong Nghia, pays tribute to the fallen heroes.
Delegations from the Command of Military Region 7, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and People’s Council, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front offer incense in tribute to the fallen heroes.
The honor guards maintain a solemn atmosphere at the ceremony venue.
The 731 caskets containing the remains of fallen soldiers are draped with the national flags and placed in protective glass cases.
Following the memorial service, the remains are transported to Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs’ Cemetery.
The convoy carries the remains from Le Thi Rieng park to Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs’ Cemetery.
Residents stand along both sides of the road to pay their respects as the fallen heroes make their final journey to their resting place.
Thousands of teachers and students come to pay their respects for the fallen heroes.
Many war veterans and military personnel come to bid farewell to their fallen comrades.
The remains of the fallen heroes are carried to the burial area.
The burial rites are conducted in a solemn atmosphere.
On Thursday morning, the Steering Committee 515 of Can Tho city held a memorial service and burial ceremony for 120 fallen soldiers at Can Tho City Martyrs’ Cemetery in Cai Rang ward.
The remains of 120 fallen soldiers are draped with the national flags
Le Minh Tri, Chairmanof the Central Commission for Internal Affairs, and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for the Search, Recovery, and Identification of Fallen Soldiers’ Remains, attend the ceremony.
During the campaign to search for, recover, and identify fallen soldiers’ remains, Can Tho City collects 4,122 biological samples at 17 martyrs’ cemeteries.
On Thursday morning, Tuyen Quang province held a solemn memorial service and burial ceremony for 93 fallen soldiers at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery.
The eulogy states that during the defense of Vietnam’s northern border, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers lay down their lives, while more than 9,000 return home wounded.
Following the memorial service, the remains of 93 fallen soldiers are laid to rest at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery.
In Hai Phong city, a large number of local residents, families of fallen soldiers, and armed forces personnel gathered at the Ma Chia site in Mai Son hamlet, Vinh Bao commune, for a memorial service and burial ceremony for the 56 fallen soldiers and civilians who died during the resistance war against French colonialists.
War veterans and pupils pay solemn tribute to those who laid down their lives for national independence and freedom.
Following the memorial service and a minute of silence, the remains of the fallen soldiers and civilians are respectfully moved to the burial site.
Delegates and families of fallen soldiers respectfully offer incense and flowers to pay their final respects to the deceased.
Memorial services and burial ceremonies for fallen soldiers held across Vietnam carry profound political and humanitarian significance. They help promote the spirit of gratitude and uphold the nation’s revolutionary traditions.
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[VOVWORLD] - A memorial service, tribute ceremony, and burial for 93 fallen soldiers was held on Thursday at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery in Tuyen Quang province.
[VOVWORLD] - Ho Chi Minh City and Military Region 7 held memorial and burial ceremonies on Wednesday for the remains of 731 fallen soldiers recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park after months of search and recovery efforts.
[VOVWORLD] - The remains of more than 3,080 martyrs have been recovered during the first six months of the “500-day campaign to intensify the search, recovery, and identification of martyrs’ remains.”