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Prime Minister commemorates late President, martyrs in Nghe An

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Party and Government officials on Saturday paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs in the central province of Nghe An, as Vietnam’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27) approaches.

Doc Ba Dac cemetery- the resting place of 8,000 martyrs

Doc Ba Dac Martyrs’ Cemetery in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is where thousands of martyrs are resting in peace,

 

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Candle-lighting ceremonies honour war heroes, martyrs

A candle-lighting ceremony in honour of war heroes and martyrs took place at the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery in Quang Tri on July 26 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day. 

Image: Leaders pay tribute to war heroes, martyrs

 Vietnamese incumbent and former leaders offered incense and laid wreaths at the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs on July 27 - the National War Invalid and Martyrs Day.

Veteran still searching for his comrades

 VietNamNet Bridge – The war is long over, but Nguyen Van Minh cannot forget the heartbreak and haunting worry about his comrades who died in battle, their bodies still somewhere out there.

Images: The sacred places of Vietnamese martyrs

VietNamNet Bridge – These are the places where every inch of land is soaked with the blood and bones of the martyrs who died for the country’s independence and unity.

Government to invest $25 million in martyr DNA testing centers

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project worth more than VND500 billion ($25 million) to build two DNA testing centers to identify the remains of martyrs.

Pictures: Where martyrs were born the second time

 VietNamNet Bridge – The war has passed but the pain of war is still present, especially for families of martyrs who anxiously look forward to find the remains of their relatives.

70 sets of remains excavated for DNA tests in telepathy-related scam

The authorities on Monday excavated over 70 sets of remains, founded by “telepath” Nguyen Thanh Thuy, at the martyrs’ cemetery in Dak Lak province, for DNA tests to identify whether they are the remains of martyrs or not.

Australia returns relics to the family of Vietnamese martyrs

The relics of several Vietnamese martyrs in battles with soldiers from Australia and New Zealand from 1966 to 1971 will be returned to their families through the Wandering Souls Project of Australia.

Mass grave of 164 martyrs found in Tay Ninh

VietNamNet Bridge – A collective grave of 164 martyrs who laid down their lives during the anti-US resistance war has been found in Tan Hoa Commune, Tan Chau District, southern Tay Ninh Province.