Dien Bien strengthens management and care of works honoring martyrs

(Dan Tri) - Over the years, the Party Committee, government and people of Dien Bien have always identified the management and care of works honoring martyrs as a task, both a sentiment and a responsibility, demonstrating the morality of "remembering the source of drinking water".

The war has passed for many decades, the historic land of Dien Bien Phu has also grown into a developing urban area. Also here, thousands of the nation's elite sons took up arms to fight, fell and remained forever with the motherland of Dien Bien.

Currently, Dien Bien province is managing 10 martyr cemeteries and 1 youth volunteer cemetery of the Nam Rom irrigation project.

In which, the cluster of 3 martyr cemeteries A1, Him Lam, Doc Lap are the burial places of the remains of martyrs who participated and sacrificed in the Dien Bien Phu campaign in the period of 1953 - 1954.

Tong Khao Martyrs' Cemetery is the burial place of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died during the anti-American resistance war in 6 provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and martyrs who died during the period of building and defending the Fatherland.

Communes and wards manage 6 martyr cemeteries (martyrs' cemetery in Tua Chua commune, martyrs' cemetery in Tuan Giao commune, martyrs' cemetery in Muong Lay ward, B142 martyrs' cemetery in Sam Mun commune, Chinese martyrs' cemetery in Sam Mun commune and Chinese martyrs' cemetery in Muong Lay ward).

A1 Martyrs' Cemetery in Dien Bien Phu Ward (Photo: Department of Home Affairs of Dien Bien province).

In addition, the province currently has a Martyrs' Temple at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield built on the F hill relic in Dien Bien Phu ward; 5 martyrs' memorials built in the centers of Na Son commune, Muong Ang commune, Na Sang commune, Muong Nhe commune and Muong Lay ward and 28 steles with martyrs' names located mostly in border communes in the province.

Over the years, the Party and State have paid special attention to leading and directing the work of searching for, collecting, and retrieving martyrs' remains and restoring works honoring martyrs, expressing gratitude, respect, and deep appreciation for the great contributions of heroic martyrs.

Every year, Dien Bien province coordinates with the Search and Collection Team of Martyrs' Graves of Military Region 2 to organize the reception, memorial service and burial of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died during the anti-American resistance war in 6 northern provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to be buried at Tong Khao Martyrs' Cemetery.

The province directed the departments, branches and localities in the province to collect information from the grassroots, verify, exhume and bury the martyrs' remains in martyr cemeteries throughout the province.

From 2021 to present, Dien Bien province has organized 3 gatherings to receive and bury the remains of 05 martyrs who died during the resistance war against France at Doc Lap martyrs' cemetery.

Dien Bien province coordinated with the Martyrs' Grave Collection Team of Military Region 2 to organize 9 receptions, memorial services and burials of 67 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died in Laos and buried them at Tong Khao Martyrs' Cemetery.

Gathering martyrs' remains on May 26 at Tong Khao Martyrs' Cemetery (Photo: Department of Home Affairs of Dien Bien province).

Every year, the province organizes the restoration and embellishment of graves and landscapes at martyr cemeteries; renovates and expands martyr cemeteries; repairs lighting and replaces electrical and water equipment at martyr cemeteries; replaces and adds flower vases and silk flowers on graves at martyr cemeteries.

Martyrs' cemeteries have been invested in and upgraded to become historical and cultural works, annually welcoming hundreds of thousands of domestic and international visitors and relatives of martyrs to visit their graves and cemeteries.

Identifying the management and care of works commemorating martyrs as a common, regular and continuous task, the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Dien Bien province consider this both a sentiment and a responsibility, demonstrating the morality of "remembering the source of water when drinking", the deep gratitude of today's generation for the sacrifices of heroic martyrs who fell for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, while educating the younger generation about revolutionary traditions.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/thoi-su/dien-bien-tang-cuong-quan-ly-cham-soc-cac-cong-trinh-ghi-cong-liet-si-20251023111047265.htm