The event is part of activities marking the 35th anniversary of the sacrifice made by 64 Vietnamese Navy soldiers on Gac Ma Reef, belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
The event was attended by veterans of the Navy Engineers of Da Nang city, families, relatives of fallen soldiers and local people.
The ceremony aims to pay tribute to the merits of heroes and martyrs, who sacrificed for the task of protecting the homeland's sacred sea and island sovereignty and review the heroic traditions and history of the nation, of generations of officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Navy in particular, and the Vietnam People's Army in general.
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Presenting gifts to the families and relatives of Gac Ma martyrs. |
The event was to commemorate and pay tribute to 64 martyrs, who sacrificed their lives on Gac Ma Reef, Truong Sa archipelago on March 14, 1988, for the noble cause of protecting the country's sacred territorial waters, including nine martyrs from Da Nang and one from Quang Nam.
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At the ceremony. |
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Memorial wreaths were dropped into the sea, commemorating the heroes and martyrs of Gac Ma. |
During this event, the Da Nang city's Navy Veterans Association presented many gifts to the families and relatives of fallen soldiers of the Gac Ma battle.
