20 remains of fallen soldiers have been found by the joint force since January 6, 2018 With the newly-gathered remains, the joint force has found 20 remains since January 6. According to local war veterans, the fallen soldiers belonged to Divisions 304, 312, 308 and 325 and sacrificed their lives in the struggle of Quang Tri province’s people and troops against American invaders. The remains were found in Tan My village and taken to the Hai Le Communal Memorial House for Fallen Soldiers. The fallen soldiers would later rest in peace at Quang Tri town’s War Cemetery. In the afternoon the same day, on behalf of the provincial Military Command’s Party Committee, Senior Colonel Hoang Huu Hong, Deputy-Political Commissar of the command paid homage and offered incense to the fallen soldiers as well as encouraged the search team. He asked the team to further cooperate with related agencies to find more remains of fallen soldiers in the area. Translated by Mai Huong
Mr Trong was briefed by provincial authorities that during the past 20 years, the local economy has grown fourfold, its GDP per capita has increased by more than 20 times and the poverty rate has fallen to 14.9 percent from 24.4 percent in 2000. Its budget collection has swelled to 39 times larger than two decades ago reaching over VND800 billion in 2009. Its accelerated economic structure has proved efficient, with the proportion of agricultural production falling to 30 percent from 64 percent in 1991, and industrial production and services making up 70 percent of the total. Provincial leaders said…... [read more]
(Cinet)- Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee officially organized the honouring ceremony and received Certificate of the special national relics for two relics the Hien Luong wharf, Ben Hai bridge, and Quang Tri ancient citadel. Various activities are being held to mark the 39th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh city hosted an exchange with historical witnesses and art performances in praise of the victory on April 30th, 1975.Hien Luong Bridge and the Ben Hai River in central Quang Tri province forever symbolizes an enduring symbol of the everlasting desire for peace, national independence and reunification. The…... [read more]
The central province of Quang Tri on August 22 hosted a ceremony to review 17 years of the search for remains of Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers in Laos. According to reports at the ceremony, more than 2,200 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers who died in Laos, were repatriated during the 1994-2011 period. Of the remains, 103 sets were identified by name and native place, 74 sets were identified by only name. Also during the period, search teams from Quang Tri’s military command, in combination with the relevant agencies and people across the province found 2,039 sets of remains of Vietnamese…... [read more]
War veteran Pham Xuan Thanh of Lang Son province often visits his fallen comrades in Quang Tri province in July. Thanh was among the last people to leave Quang Tri province after the 81-day campaign to defend the citadel in 1972. Thanh said Quang Tri was the battlefield where many of his comrades died. When he visits his fallen comrades, Thanh often brings soil and water from his home village to sprinkle on the soldiers’ graves and into the Thach Han River. He added that by doing so, he brings the homeland to the war martyrs. “Today, I come here…... [read more]
This was the 23rd time since 1993, with the assistance of Laos’ cadres and people, division 584, under the Quang Tri provincial military command had collected the remains of fallen Vietnamese voluntary soldiers in Laos for burial at the Route 9 Cemetery.Division 584 has collected over 2,120 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers in Laos to be interred in their native land.... [read more]
