On July 15, information from the Specialized Committee of An Giang province (Vietnam) said that it had coordinated with the Specialized Committee of Kampong Speu province (Cambodia) to organize a signing ceremony for the handover and reception of remains of volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts who sacrificed in wartime periods and were searched and repatriated by Team K93 in phase XXV (dry season 2025–2026) yesterday afternoon, July 14.
At the Office of the Kampong Speu Provincial Administrative Court, Kingdom of Cambodia, the Standing Committee of Kampong Speu province signed a record and handed over 81 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts to the Standing Committee of An Giang province to bring back to the country for a memorial service and burial.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Le Van Phuoc - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Specialized Committee of An Giang province acknowledged and praised the efforts and spirit of overcoming difficulties of officers and soldiers of Team K93; and respectfully thanked the Specialized Committee, government, armed forces and people of Kampong Speu province for always coordinating, providing information, and supporting the unit to complete its tasks. The comrade wished the friendly side to continue to accompany and create conditions for Team K93 to effectively implement the 500-day and night campaign to search for and repatriate martyrs' remains, bringing more martyrs back to their motherland.
Mr. Toch Polyva, Deputy Governor, Head of the Specialized Committee of Kampong Speu province, highly appreciated the spirit of responsibility and persistent will of Team K93 in the process of performing tasks in the area; affirmed that Kampong Speu province will continue to closely coordinate and create favorable conditions for the unit to complete the task of searching for and repatriating the remains of the remaining martyrs, contributing to preserving and promoting the traditional solidarity and friendship between Cambodia and Vietnam.
According to the report of Team Leader of Team K93, in the context that the war has receded, information about martyrs' graves is increasingly scarce, terrain and artifacts have changed, and the dry season weather is harsh, officers and soldiers of the unit still persistently stick to the area, surveyed 35 sources of information, manually dug at 42 locations, with a volume of more than 32,200m3 of soil, collected 81 sets of martyrs' remains, all of which have not been identified. This result raises the total number of sets of martyrs' remains searched and collected by Team K93 in Kampong Speu province from 2001 to present to 1,388 sets of remains.
Not only completing the task of searching and repatriating, in the process of performing tasks in Cambodia, Team K93 also did well in military foreign affairs and mass mobilization such as medical examinations, free medicine distribution to the people, visiting and giving gifts to the government, armed forces and local people on the occasion of the traditional Tet holiday Chol Chnam Thmay 2026. Practical activities have contributed to strengthening the bond and trust between the task force and the government and people of Kampong Speu province, creating favorable conditions for the search and repatriation of martyrs' remains.
