The southern province of Binh Phuoc held a solemn memorial and re-burial ceremony for 66 sets of remains of fallen soldiers at the provincial martyrs' cemetery on January 21.
The solemn funeral held for 66 martyrs in Binh Phuoc (Photo: VNA)
Binh Phuoc (VNA)🅰 – The southern province of Binh Phuoc held a solemn memorial and re-burial ceremony for 66 sets of remains of fallen soldiers at the provincial martyrs' cemetery on January 21.
The event coincided with the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930–2025) and the upcoming Lunar New Year.
During the first phase of the 2024–2025 search campaign (Phase 24), the K72 team from the Binh Phuoc provincial Military Command located and repatriated 66 sets of remains. These included 33 recovered from Kratie and Kampong Thom provinces in Cambodia while the rest found in Loc Ninh district of Binh Phuoc.
All the remains lacked identifiable information. Personal items retrieved include hammocks, weapons, and other belongings.
At the ceremony, Tran Tuyet Minh, Vice Chairwoman of the Binh Phuoc People's Committee, emphasised the deep gratitude owed to the heroes who sacrificed their lives.
She noted recent memorial and requiem ceremonies held by the provincial Party Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Board and the Binh Phuoc chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to honour the fallen, reflecting Vietnam’s enduring values of respect and remembrance.
Minh expressed heartfelt appreciation to local authorities, Military Region 7, its Steering Committee 515, and Cambodian provinces for their cooperation in searching for and safely repatriating the remains of Vietnamese soldiers.
Since 2002, the K72 team has located and repatriated 3,857 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers who fell down during wartime in Cambodia./.
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