On June 20, at Ban Qua Martyrs' Cemetery, Bat Xat Commune People's Committee organized a ceremony to pay respects, commemorate and bury 9 sets of remains of martyrs found, collected and handed over by the Lao Cai Provincial Military Command during the implementation of the "500-day and night campaign to promote the search, collection and identification of martyrs' remains".
In a solemn atmosphere, delegates and people offered incense and flowers, expressing their sincere respect and deep gratitude to the outstanding children who bravely sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland.
In the eulogy at the ceremony, Chairman of Bat Xat Commune People's Committee Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized that in the fight to protect the northern border, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army fought bravely to protect every sacred inch of the Fatherland.
Many outstanding children of Bat Xat homeland have forever lain on the battlefield when they were very young, leaving behind unfinished dreams. The sacrifice of the martyrs has contributed to writing an immortal epic about the patriotism and courageous fighting spirit of the Vietnamese nation.
According to local leaders, the work of searching for and repatriating martyrs' remains has always been identified by the Party, State, Army and people as a special political task, reflecting the morality of "When drinking water, remember the source" and is an order from the heart.
After many years of lying in the border mountains and forests, 9 martyrs were found by their comrades and brought back into the arms of their homeland and people of ethnic groups in Bat Xat commune. From now on, they rest in peace at Ban Qua Martyrs' Cemetery in the gratitude and remembrance of today's and future generations.
Before the spirits of the martyrs, leaders of Bat Xat commune affirmed that they will continue to promote the tradition of patriotism, the strength of great national unity, and build an increasingly developed homeland, worthy of the great sacrifices of previous generations.
