On October 7, a working delegation from the Ministry of National Defence led by Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong - Deputy Minister of National Defence, Deputy Head of National Steering Committee 515 - inspected the implementation of the task of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains and identifying missing cases in 2024 with Steering Committee 515 of Kien Giang province.
According to the report, in 2024, the Provincial Party Committee, Steering Committee 515 of Kien Giang province; Party committees, local authorities, leaders and commanders of agencies and units thoroughly grasped the viewpoints, guidelines and policies of the Party and State on the work of searching for, collecting martyrs' remains and identifying the remains of martyrs with missing information.
Notably, the leadership and direction have promoted information, propaganda, and mobilization work to provide information about martyrs and martyrs' graves, attracting the attention and consensus of the whole society; many organizations and individuals have proactively and actively provided information about martyrs and martyrs' graves.
The work of concluding the area, creating a map to search and collect martyrs’ remains was carried out systematically and consistently, achieving good results. The work of surveying, verifying, searching and collecting martyrs’ remains was carried out scientifically and in close coordination…
From October 2023 to September 30, 2024, Team K92 (Military Command of Kien Giang province) searched for and collected 48 martyrs' remains (27 in Cambodia and 21 in Vietnam); bringing the total number of martyrs' remains collected from 2001 to present to 2,123.
Steering Committee 515 of Kien Giang province has identified 17 martyrs by empirical methods; welcomed more than 5,000 relatives of martyrs from far away to visit and pay their respects at their graves; and transported 11 martyrs' remains back to their hometowns for burial according to the wishes of the martyrs' families.
However, in reality, in the process of carrying out its tasks, the Steering Committee 515 of Kien Giang province also encountered many difficulties such as: Information sources are increasingly scarce; the search terrain is mostly in remote areas; the terrain has changed a lot, the forests and mountains are rugged, the weather is harsh; the organization of collecting samples of martyrs' remains and samples of martyrs' relatives has not been implemented synchronously...
Speaking at the inspection, Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong requested the Provincial Party Committee and Steering Committee 515 of Kien Giang province to pay attention to, thoroughly grasp and implement a number of key contents. Proactively develop a plan to search for, collect martyrs' remains and identify the remains of martyrs with missing information in 2025 in line with the characteristics, situation and tasks of the locality and unit.
The Deputy Minister of National Defence also noted that the Provincial Party Committee and Steering Committee 515 of Kien Giang province need to step up information and propaganda work; promote the combined strength of the entire political system, organizations, individuals, and people of all walks of life, especially veterans, in providing information about martyrs and martyrs' graves and coordinating to participate in searching for, collecting martyrs' remains and identifying the remains of martyrs with missing information.
Effectively organize the search and collection of martyrs' remains, especially in key areas with a lot of information about martyrs and martyrs' graves; well organize the departure ceremony, assignment of tasks, and welcoming ceremony for the search and collection team of martyrs' remains back to the country.
Effectively carry out the work of identifying the remains of martyrs with missing information. Regularly monitor, inspect and evaluate the implementation results at all levels; promptly correct and overcome errors and limitations; take appropriate measures to handle organizations and individuals who are irresponsible in the process of performing tasks.
