Military Zone 9 held a ceremony in Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang provinceon June 30 to receive the remains of 19 Vietnamese voluntary soldierswho died in Cambodia during wartime.
Addressing theceremony, Deputy Political Commissioner of Military Zone 9 MajorGeneral Phan Hoang Thu said the recovery of the remains was a jointeffort of the K90 search team of Military Zone 9 and authorities andlocals of Kampong Chhnang since November last year.
He thanked the government, soldiers and locals of Cambodia andKampong Chnnang in particular for supporting the K90 team to search forthe remains of Vietnamese martyrs in Cambodia .
Meanwhile, Kampong Chhnang Governor Khua Chandoun expressed hisgratitude to the Vietnamese Party, Government, military and people forhelping Cambodia to defeat the Pol Pot genocide regime with thehistorical victory on January 1, 1979.
He laudedthe coordination of the K90 team and Cambodia in searching for theremains. He also believed the two sides would continue promotingaffiliations in all search plans agreed upon by leaders of bothcountries.
Total remains of Vietnamese specialistsand volunteer soldiers repatriated from Cambodia between the2001-2002 dry season and 2014-2015 dry season were 6,374. Of the figure,the K90 search team gathered 1,613 sets of remains, 262 of which werefound in Kampong Chhnang province.
According to theJoint Special Committee of Vietnam and Cambodia , more than 4,500Vietnamese specialists and volunteer soldiers who lost their lives inCambodian battlefields remain unfound.
On June 29 inKandal province, Military Zone 9 and Kandal also held a ceremony tohand over 16 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers to theVietnamese side.-VNA
Addressing theceremony, Deputy Political Commissioner of Military Zone 9 MajorGeneral Phan Hoang Thu said the recovery of the remains was a jointeffort of the K90 search team of Military Zone 9 and authorities andlocals of Kampong Chhnang since November last year.
He thanked the government, soldiers and locals of Cambodia andKampong Chnnang in particular for supporting the K90 team to search forthe remains of Vietnamese martyrs in Cambodia .
Meanwhile, Kampong Chhnang Governor Khua Chandoun expressed hisgratitude to the Vietnamese Party, Government, military and people forhelping Cambodia to defeat the Pol Pot genocide regime with thehistorical victory on January 1, 1979.
He laudedthe coordination of the K90 team and Cambodia in searching for theremains. He also believed the two sides would continue promotingaffiliations in all search plans agreed upon by leaders of bothcountries.
Total remains of Vietnamese specialistsand volunteer soldiers repatriated from Cambodia between the2001-2002 dry season and 2014-2015 dry season were 6,374. Of the figure,the K90 search team gathered 1,613 sets of remains, 262 of which werefound in Kampong Chhnang province.
According to theJoint Special Committee of Vietnam and Cambodia , more than 4,500Vietnamese specialists and volunteer soldiers who lost their lives inCambodian battlefields remain unfound.
On June 29 inKandal province, Military Zone 9 and Kandal also held a ceremony tohand over 16 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers to theVietnamese side.-VNA
