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Vietnam launches search for martyrs' remains at Ho Chi Minh City park
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Vietnam launches search for martyrs' remains at Ho Chi Minh City park

From Thanh Niรชn · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A solemn ceremony was held at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City to launch the search and collection of martyrs' remains.
  • Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the event, paying tribute to fallen soldiers and emphasizing the nation's gratitude.
  • The initiative aims to identify and repatriate the remains of soldiers who sacrificed their lives for national independence, utilizing scientific methods like DNA testing.

A solemn ceremony marked the commencement of a mission to search for and collect the remains of martyrs at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City. The event, held on the morning of July 6, saw Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and other high-ranking officials pay their respects.

Prime Minister Hung, alongside other dignitaries including former President Truong Tan Sang and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, laid incense and flowers at the monument of former General Secretary Tran Phu and the memorial for heroes and martyrs within the park. The ceremony underscored the deep gratitude of the Party, State, and people towards those who sacrificed their youth and lives for the nation's independence and freedom.

During the ceremony, Prime Minister Hung stressed the profound significance of this endeavor, particularly for soldiers who died during the 1968 Mau Than Offensive. He urged Ho Chi Minh City to collaborate closely with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security. The goal is to maximize resources and leverage scientific advancements, especially DNA identification technology, to expedite the process of confirming the identities of the martyrs' remains.

"At all costs, we must strive with the highest determination to search for and bring the heroes and martyrs back to their families and homeland," Prime Minister Hung declared. The city's People's Committee Chairman, Nguyen Manh Cuong, reported that Ho Chi Minh City has been working with various military and governmental bodies on a "500-day and night campaign" to find and identify the remains. This campaign has involved scientists, journalists, historical witnesses, and numerous organizations and individuals, both domestic and international, to research and verify information related to mass graves at the former Do Thanh cemetery, now Le Thi Rieng Park.

Bแบฑng mแปi giรก, chรบng ta phแบฃi nแป— lแปฑc, quyแบฟt tรขm cao nhแบฅt ฤ‘แปƒ tรฌm kiแบฟm, ฤ‘ฦฐa cรกc anh hรนng liแป‡t sฤฉ vแป vแป›i gia ฤ‘รฌnh, quรช hฦฐฦกng

โ€” Thแปง tฦฐแป›ng Lรช Minh HฦฐngPrime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasized the importance of the mission to find and return martyrs' remains to their families.
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Originally published by Thanh Niรชn in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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