Vietnam Holds Memorial for 27 Martyrs' Remains Recovered from Cambodia

Dak Lak province in Vietnam has conducted a memorial and burial ceremony for the remains of 27 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who perished in Cambodia. The remains were recovered during the 2025-2026 dry season by Team K51, a unit under the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command, from Mondulkiri province in Cambodia.

During the ceremony on June 4, officials including Nguyen Doan Anh, member of the Central Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, member of the Central Party Committee and Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee, paid their respects. Dao My, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Head of the Provincial Steering Committee 515, expressed deep gratitude for the martyrs' sacrifices for national liberation and for fostering friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.

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deep gratitude for the sacrifice of the heroes and martyrs for the cause of national liberation, for the peace and independence of the Cambodian people, and for the solidarity and friendship between the two peoples of Vietnam and Cambodia.

Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have recovered and repatriated 769 sets of remains from Mondulkiri. This latest recovery brings 27 more fallen soldiers home. Keo Sa Vươn, Deputy Governor of Mondulkiri province, affirmed Cambodia's commitment to continued cooperation with Dak Lak province in searching for and repatriating the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts still in Mondulkiri.

The search for martyrs' remains continues, with an estimated 700-800 still unaccounted for in Mondulkiri province alone. Nationally, out of 23,062 martyrs initially buried, 16,338 sets of remains have been recovered, leaving approximately 6,724 still to be found.

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gratitude to the Vietnamese heroes and martyrs who sacrificed for the cause of national liberation and for helping the Cambodian people escape the Pol Pot genocide.