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Remains of 25 volunteer soldiers and experts reburied in Dien Bien

by VTV416 June 2018 Last updated at 10:44 AM

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VTV.vn - The northern Dien Bien provincial People's Committee held a memorial service and funeral at Tong Khao Martyr's Cemetery on June 15 for the reburial of the remains of 25 volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives during the war.

Their remains were collected by the Search and Collection Team of Military Zone 2 with the support of the local authorities and the people of Vietnam and Laos, especially the northern provinces of Laos. At the ceremony, the authorities of Dien Bien province highlighted that during the war, Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts promoted the tradition of the unyielding struggle for independence and the spirit of self-sacrifice for the revolutionary causes of the two nations. After the ceremony, local officials offered incense and flowers to the fallen soldiers at the cemetery.