Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation attended the memorial service and burial of martyrs' remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
On the morning of July 21, during the working program in An Giang province, on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2025), at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the working delegation attended the memorial service, memorial service and burial of martyrs' remains and met and presented gifts to the teams searching for and collecting martyrs' remains of Military Region 9.
Also attending the ceremony were Party Central Committee members: Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, Deputy Minister of National Defense , Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Searching, Collecting and Identifying Martyrs' Remains (National Steering Committee 515); Secretary of An Giang Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Tien Hai; leaders of ministries, central and local agencies; and many compatriots and comrades.
At the ceremony, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of An Giang province organized a visit, memorial service, and burial of 81 martyrs of volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts who sacrificed their lives in Cambodia and in the country, searched for and gathered during the dry season of 2024-2025, of which 80 martyrs were buried in the cemetery and 1 martyr was received by relatives and brought back to his hometown for burial.
In a solemn and emotional atmosphere, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates expressed their deep gratitude to the outstanding children of the Fatherland who heroically fought and sacrificed for the peace, independence and unity of the Fatherland, the happiness and prosperity of the people and the noble international duty.
Prime Minister: The Party and State will continue to do their utmost to more effectively carry out the work of searching for, gathering and identifying martyrs, so that no martyr is forgotten and no martyr's family has to wait in vain - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The delegates vowed to be absolutely loyal to the ideal goals of the Communist Party of Vietnam, forever follow the path chosen by the Party, Uncle Ho and the people; join hands, be united, and be determined to build the homeland and country into a new era, an era of the Vietnamese people's rise, to develop richly, civilizedly, and prosperously, and for the people to become increasingly happy and well-off.
* Next, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met, presented gifts, and encouraged the teams searching for and collecting martyrs' remains of Military Region 9.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates expressed their deep gratitude to the outstanding sons of the Fatherland who heroically fought and sacrificed for the peace, independence and unification of the Fatherland - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
Currently, the country has 23 teams searching for and collecting martyrs' remains, carrying out tasks domestically and in Laos and Cambodia; in which the teams searching for and collecting martyrs' remains of Military Region 9 are assigned to carry out tasks domestically and in Cambodia.
From 2001 to present, officers and soldiers of Military Region 9, including Teams K90, K91, K92, K93, have searched for and collected 11,533 martyrs' remains (in Cambodia, 8,188 martyrs' remains, of which 561 martyrs' remains have been identified; in the country, 3,345 martyrs' remains, of which 264 martyrs' remains have been identified) to hand over to localities across the country to conduct memorial and burial ceremonies.
Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that we are celebrating the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day; preparing to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Public Security; resolutely implementing many key, strategic and breakthrough tasks to continue to concretize the vision and actions of the 13th National Party Congress, and realize the two 100-year goals set out by 2030 and 2045.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the memorial service and burial of martyrs' remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
That requires the joint efforts and unanimity of the entire political system, the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army to protect, build, and develop the country worthy of the people's wishes, the sacrifices and contributions of previous generations, revolutionary predecessors, heroic martyrs, wounded and sick soldiers, and people with meritorious services to the revolution who fought bravely, devoted themselves, and sacrificed their blood and bones to contribute to the cause of fighting for national independence, national reunification, and building and defending the Fatherland.
The Prime Minister said that with the spirit of "rather sacrifice everything than lose the country, not become slaves" as the great President Ho Chi Minh said, through wars for the independence, freedom, and unification of the Fatherland, for a peaceful, prosperous, and happy life for the people, for the noble international duty, our country has had more than 1.2 million martyrs, of which more than 300,000 martyrs have not yet found full information, 175,000 martyrs have not yet identified their place of death. The whole country has about 652,000 war invalids, 198,000 sick soldiers, and more than 132,000 heroic Vietnamese mothers. Along with that, the whole country has more than 300,000 people affected by Agent Orange/dioxin.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation perform the burial ceremony for martyrs' remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister expressed that our country has never had such a foundation, potential, position and international prestige as today, thanks to the efforts of the entire nation, including the dedication and sacrifice of previous generations, those who have fallen. Today, the country is at peace, the country is reunited, the Prime Minister hopes that the Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, political and social organizations at all levels and the people will continue to promote the tradition of patriotism, heroic and indomitable spirit, overcome all difficulties and challenges, do their best for the rapid and sustainable development of the country, confidently entering a new era of strong, civilized and prosperous development, the people are increasingly prosperous and happy.
The Prime Minister was moved to say: The war has ended, but the remains of many martyrs who heroically sacrificed their lives still lie on the battlefields of the past, both in the country and on foreign lands. Countless families are still waiting day and night for information about the graves and remains of their brothers and sisters so that they can be brought back to their homeland for burial in the bosom of Mother Earth.
The Prime Minister sympathizes with the family of martyr Ngo Van Lien at the memorial service and burial of the martyr's remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Party and State pay special attention to the search and collection of martyrs' remains and clearly define it as the responsibility of all levels, sectors, units, localities and the entire political system, expressing deep gratitude to the outstanding children who sacrificed, demonstrating the traditional morality of "drinking water, remembering its source", "repaying gratitude and repaying kindness" of our nation. This heavy but also very glorious and sacred responsibility is entrusted by the Party and State to the National Steering Committee 515, the Ministry of National Defense, local Party committees and authorities and the forces searching for and collecting martyrs' remains of military units.
This is a work of special importance, deeply humane, expressing gratitude and deep appreciation for the heroic sacrifices of heroes and martyrs for the independence and freedom of the nation, for the noble international duty, for peace, stability and development in the Southeast Asian region.
The Prime Minister acknowledged and especially appreciated the efforts, determination and achievements in the search and collection of martyrs' remains of Military Region 9 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister was moved to learn that, despite having to carry out the mission with very limited information about the martyrs' burial places; in the conditions where the martyrs' graves are mainly located in remote areas, with difficult and rugged terrain, harsh climate, sacred forests, poisonous water, and some places still have remaining bombs and mines; the terrain and topography have changed...; however, the officers and soldiers of the search teams have made great efforts and determination, overcoming difficulties and challenges to successfully complete the assigned tasks.
The Prime Minister was particularly moved and appreciated the efforts and contributions of the officers and soldiers of Military Region 9, including Teams K90, K91, K92, K93, who did not fear hardships and dangers, silently wading streams, climbing passes, crossing forests, "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain, not losing to storms", "barefoot and with a will of steel" to excellently complete the sacred mission assigned by the Party, State and people. Many collectives and individuals of the Teams searching for and collecting martyrs' remains have been recognized by our Party, State and other countries with many noble awards.
The Prime Minister presented gifts to the teams searching for and collecting martyrs' remains of Military Region 9 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The results achieved demonstrate the affection, responsibility and dedication of comrades towards the generation of fathers and brothers who heroically sacrificed. The Prime Minister was very moved and admired when he learned that, in the process of carrying out the mission, there were comrades who were injured, suffered from serious illnesses, and even sacrificed. However, with affection, responsibility and high political determination, the comrades always deeply understood the mission, were ready to go anywhere, do any task, overcome all difficulties, hardships and sacrifices to successfully complete this mission of profound human significance.
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, the Prime Minister acknowledged and especially appreciated the efforts, determination and achievements in the search and collection of martyrs' remains of Military Region 9; at the same time, highly appreciated and warmly commended the efforts and achievements of all officers and soldiers of the Search and Collection Teams of Martyrs' Remains across the country - those who day and night stick to the area, silently doing the noble, meaningful and difficult and arduous work. The Party, State and people always acknowledge and appreciate the silent but great contributions of comrades.
The delegation of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense attended the memorial service and burial of martyrs' remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
"I would also like to share and express my deep sympathy to the families of martyrs - those who have been anxiously waiting for the day to bring their loved ones' remains back to the Motherland for many years. The Party and the State will continue to do their utmost, mobilizing the entire political system and the entire society to more effectively carry out the work of searching, gathering and identifying martyrs, so that no martyr is forgotten, no family of martyrs has to wait in vain. We will not ignore any information, even with the smallest hope, we will do it and do our best under possible conditions, with all our hearts, gratitude and deepest appreciation," the Prime Minister was moved.
An Giang Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee attended the memorial service and burial of martyrs' remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
To more effectively carry out the work of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains, meeting the aspirations of martyrs' relatives and families in the coming time, the Prime Minister requested Party committees, authorities, and Steering Committees 515 at all levels to continue to thoroughly grasp the Party and State's guidelines and policies; closely follow reality, closely coordinate and synchronize in organizing the implementation of tasks; and mobilize maximum resources and participation of the whole society and the entire political system.
Along with that, promote propaganda and mobilize people, especially veterans, ethnic minorities in resistance bases, remote areas, etc. to provide information about martyrs' graves. At the same time, strengthen the application of technology, connect information, decode combat unit symbols to serve the work of identifying the identity and burial location of remains.
Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
81 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia and in the country were searched for and gathered during the 2024-2025 dry season, of which 80 were buried in cemeteries and 1 was received by relatives and brought back to his hometown for burial - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
At the same time, continue to strengthen international cooperation, especially with the Cambodian government and people, to facilitate the search and collection work in the neighboring country; do a good job of people's diplomacy, mobilize forces, organizations and individuals to support, coordinate and provide information.
The Prime Minister also directed to pay more attention to the material and spiritual life of officers and soldiers performing the task of gathering; ensure full regimes and policies; promptly commend and reward collectives and individuals with high responsibility, specific efficiency, and outstanding achievements; create motivation for the force to continue to step firmly on this journey of solidarity.
Memorial service and burial of martyrs' remains at Doc Ba Dac Martyrs Cemetery - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
For the forces directly carrying out the task of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains, the Prime Minister hopes that you will always uphold a high sense of responsibility, be proactive, overcome and overcome difficulties; while performing your duties, do a good job of mass mobilization, propaganda, and mobilization to collect information about martyrs and martyrs' graves; at the same time, strictly carry out military diplomacy and people's diplomacy when performing tasks in neighboring countries; participate in the movement to help people eliminate hunger, reduce poverty and natural disaster prevention and control activities... in the country and when working abroad; as well as cooperate in searching for and returning the remains of soldiers from other countries who went missing during the war, demonstrating the humanitarian spirit of our country and contributing to alleviating the pain of war; contributing to further beautifying and strongly spreading the image of "Uncle Ho's soldiers" to the people and international friends.
Emphasizing that searching for and collecting martyrs' remains is not only a responsibility but also a command from the heart that urges those who are performing the task. The Prime Minister hopes and believes that, with the profound humanistic tradition, the morality of "remembering the source of water when drinking", "remembering the person who planted the tree when eating the fruit", "national love, compatriots' love", with high determination and support from the entire Party, people and army, in the coming time, the force searching for and collecting martyrs' remains will continue to promote the sense of responsibility and existing experiences, strive to overcome all difficulties and challenges to excellently complete the assigned tasks; contribute to easing the pain of war, and fulfill their duty to those who have fallen.
Ha Van
Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/thu-tuong-tiep-tuc-lam-het-suc-minh-de-khong-mot-liet-si-nao-bi-lang-quen-102250721103726885.htm
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