Vietnamese soldiers’ remains brought home from Laos

Repatriation of Vietnamese soldiers' remains

The event was attended by  the representatives from the Vietnamese Military Zone 2’s Steering Committee on Search and Repatriation of Remains of Fallen Soldiers (Steering Committee 515 the Special Working Committee of six northern Lao provinces, local people, and those from the Vietnamese community in Laos.

Speaking at the event, Vice Political Commissar of the Vietnamese Military Zone 2 Major General Tran Ngoc Tuan thanked the authorities and people of the six northern Lao provinces for creating favourable conditions for the repatriation.

This was the first repatriation conducted during the 2018-2019 dry season by the Steering Committee 515 and the Special Working Committee of six northern provinces of Laos, including Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Xayabouly, Phongsaly, Luang Namtha, and Bokeo.

The remains were found in Nga and Xay district in Oudomxay province.

A memorial and reburial ceremony for the fallen heroes held at Tong Khao cemetery, Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province on December 14.

Earlier, the remains of 25 Vietnamese soldiers who died during wartime in Laos were repatriated from Oudomsay province, Laos.

By Hoang Ha