Through reports, documentary footage, newspapers and mass media, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has known the following: Nguyen Xuan Thang, architect (residing in Binh Thanh ward, Ho Chi Minh City) and Lam Hong Tien, bridge and road construction engineer (residing in Lang ward, Hanoi City). These are ordinary citizens like many other Vietnamese citizens in peacetime but have made many silent, silent, effective and practical contributions to the journey "Finding a martyr" - A noble gesture, demonstrating the tradition and morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" of the Vietnamese people.
Honored to meet Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on a sacred July day in Hanoi when the entire Party, army and people are looking forward to celebrating the 78th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1945 - July 27, 2025) with all their respect, gratitude and deep gratitude for the heroic martyrs, those who have contributed to the revolution, policy families... Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang and Mr. Lam Hong Tien reported and shared with the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister about: the motivations and urges for them to come to the journey "Finding martyrs" as a natural reason, a wish; the things they have done and the unfinished things that they are still struggling to do, trying to verify, verify, and verify the information and experience of the martyrs in the past 10 years...
moved by the noble gesture as well as expressing a strong impression of the tireless efforts of Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang and Mr. Lam Hong Tien in the journey "Going to find martyrs" over the past quite a long period of time, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said that the research, reports, and information on martyrs that they have had are very practical and valuable to the authorities of the Central and local governments in determining information, searching and gathering to worship, burn incense, and pay tribute to the heroic martyrs in the martyrs' cemeteries.
"I am very impressed and impressed, with their diligence, efforts, tireless work and with all their heart and respect for the heroic martyrs, who have discovered and searched for a lot of valuable information and documents, including accessing the archive of about 2.6 million pages of documentary photos of the Vietnamese army that were occupied by the US military during the war at Texas Institute of Technology (USA), from which they have analyzed and researched using scientific and logical methods to find information related to martyrs, to the battles...", the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
From the efforts, persistent and tireless labor, over the past 10 years, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang and Mr. Lam Hong Tien, along with a group of veterans and volunteers, have provided information and supported the authorities in successfully searching for a lot of information about martyrs and typical battles.
Among them, it is necessary to mention that in 2017, the collective grave of about 150 martyrs who died on January 31, 1968 when attacking Bien Hoa airport during the Lunar New Year was found. In 2021, the collective grave of 213 martyrs of Regiment 1, Division 9 (US report data) who died on April 26/1969 in the Frontier City US based attack in Long Khanh, Ben Cau, Tay Ninh was found. In 2022, 1 of the 2 graves buried about 50 martyrs of Regiment 22, Division 3, who died in the LZ Bird airstrike in Xuan Son, Hoai An, Binh Dinh on December 26, 66. In 2024, a burial pit was found with about 20 sets of remains quite intact, they were martyrs of Division 7, who died in the attack at FSB Balmoral on May 28, 2019 in Bau Tram, Binh My, Tan Uyen, Binh Duong.
In the 2024-2025 period, they also supported the K72 Binh Phuoc Team to find more than 140 martyrs at Loc Ninh airport who died at the end of October and the beginning of November 1967 when attacking Loc Ninh checkpoint and Loc Ninh exactly 15km. Currently, support for search information here is still being deployed by them.
Along with that, they also help authorities and relatives of martyrs clarify the unit's name from the documents of the occupied Vietnamese army or in the reports of the US military to narrow down the scope of identifying the Vietnamese army unit as well as the identity of martyrs in each battle. They also sent hundreds of information about martyrs and photos of their documents to relatives, thereby helping the martyrs' families determine the areas where the martyrs died and the time of the martyrs' sacrifice.
At the meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh with the two, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Truong Hai Long attended. The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to urgently send representatives of the Ministry's functional units as a unit to closely and continuously connect with Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang and Mr. Lam Hong Tien to receive documents and information about martyrs that the collectors collected, collected and researched to get; verify the identities of martyrs and recognize martyrs from the information provided by them to the authorities that has been searched and found the remains; if necessary, send delegations abroad to search for information about martyrs according to the documents and reports that the two collectors have collected, searched and analyzed; return the relics and relics of the martyrs to the family when the information has been verified, and the information is clearly verified...
At the same time, the Ministry of Home Affairs is assigned to review and coordinate with relevant agencies to promptly propose to competent authorities to reward organizations and individuals who have actively contributed to this work, thereby spreading the spirit, connection, mobilizing the participation and efforts of all levels, sectors, all people and the whole society in information gathering, tomb work and martyrs' gathering work.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said that promoting the search and collection of martyrs' remains is a major policy of the Party and State, which has been being implemented by all levels and sectors. However, up to now, there are still hundreds of thousands of martyrs who have not been found, and the information has not been determined, and we are still on the journey "Going to find martyrs" with the highest efforts of all levels, sectors and the whole society.
"Under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, after years of fierce fighting against the invading enemy but very heroic and extremely heroic, our country and our people have been completely liberated, independent and free, the North-South have gained a connection from 50 years ago. But thinking about war, thinking about the nation's outstanding children who did not spare the blood and bones to fall for the beloved homeland, especially the heroic martyrs who have not found a grave, leaving in each of us the unforgettable torment, the grief, the heaviness and the heaviness of our hearts...", Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh shared.
Expressing their honor and pride, deep gratitude at meeting, hearing the sharing, and receiving the warm and open welcome of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang and Mr. Lam Hong Tien were moved to say that with the small results that they have achieved, especially with the affection and deep concern of the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister for them personally, this will be a great source of great motivation, an encouragement for them to continue to confidently progress on the journey "Going to find martyrs" with the highest determination and effort, respectfully hoping that more and more information and the tombs of martyrs will be discovered, found and returned to their families./.
