Overseas Vietnamese commemorate fallen soldiers in Laos

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Oudomxay offered incense and flowers to express their gratitude for the sacrifices of the martyrs.(Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) – The Vietnamese Association of Oudomxay province in Laos’s northern region on March 23 evening held an incense offering ceremony to commemorate four Vietnamese martyrs who laid down their lives when performing international missions there.

The identities of the martyrs are still unknown.

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Oudomxay offered incense and flowers to express their gratitude for the sacrifices of the martyrs.

During the 2022-2023 dry season, a team from Military Region 2 will continue to search, verify information, and repatriate remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died during international missions in northern Laos.

Military Region 2 has carried out such work since 1994, contributing to the verification of 4,300 pieces of information about martyrs' graves, finding and repatriating remains of nearly 1,800 martyrs./.