Incense offering and candle lighting have been held across Vietnam to commemorate fallen soldiers on the occasion of the 71st Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947).


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Senior officials of the central province of Quang Tri pay tribute to fallen soldiers at the Ancient Citadel of Quang Tri on July 24. The old citadel and a small area around it was bombarded by the combined fire power of American B52 strategic bombers and thousands of artillery pieces during the US war.
{keywords}Senior officials of the central province of Quang Tri offer incense to martyrs at Road 9 National Cemetery on July 24.
{keywords}Senior officials of the central province of Quang Tri offer incense to martyrs at Road 9 National Cemetery on July 24.
{keywords}Young people light candles on graves of fallen soldiers at the provincial martyrs' cemetery in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on July 26.
{keywords}Incense offered by young people on graves of fallen soldiers at the provincial martyrs' cemetery in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on July 26.
{keywords}Volunteer youths place lit candles on the graves of fallen soldiers in the southern province of Vinh Long on July 26.
{keywords}Hundreds of candles are lit for fallen soldiers at the Vinh Long provincial martyrs' cemetery on July 26.
{keywords}Students lit candles on graves of fallen soldiers at the Huong Dien martyrs' cemetery in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on July 26.
{keywords}Hundreds of candles lit on graves of martyrs during a memorial service in the cemetery in Thua Thien - Hue on July 26.
{keywords}Vonlunteer youths hold lit candles to pay tribute to fallen soldiers in the northern province of Lai Chau on July 26.
{keywords}The lit candles then placed on each grave of the fallen soldiers at the provincial martyrs' cemetery in Lai Chau on July 26.
{keywords}Leaders of Lai Chau, local military officials and monks pay homage to fallen soldiers in a memorial service held on July 26.
{keywords}Children  put lit candles on each grave of fallen soldiers at the martyrs' cemetery in Nam Son commune, Kien An district, the northern city of Hai Phong on July 26.
{keywords}A candle-lit memorial service is held for fallen soldiers at the martyr's cemetery in Son La Prison, the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 26. 


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