The ceremony was attended and chaired by Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Deputy Prime Minister, and Head of the National Steering Committee for the Search, Recovery, and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains (Steering Committee 515).
In a solemn atmosphere, before the spirits of the fallen heroes, Nguyen Van Doat, Vice Chairman of the Dien Bien Provincial People’s Committee, delivered a eulogy expressing profound gratitude and respect for the outstanding sons of the Fatherland of Viet Nam, who devoted their lives to the revolutionary causes of both Viet Nam and Laos.
The eulogy emphasised that the special friendship, solidarity, and unwavering loyalty between Viet Nam and Laos had been carefully nurtured by the two Parties, two States, and two peoples, and forged through decades of struggle against common enemies.
During the arduous years of the resistance war, tens of thousands of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts stood shoulder to shoulder with the Lao revolutionary forces and people, overcoming immense difficulties, fighting bravely, and achieving many glorious victories. Their sacrifices remain shining symbols of revolutionary heroism, courage and pure international solidarity.
Many of them fell on Lao soil at a very young age. Their names, careers, and immense contributions will forever be cherished and remembered with gratitude by the Parties, States, and peoples of both countries.
On behalf of the provincial leadership and people, Nguyen Van Doat expressed sincere appreciation for the close guidance of the National Steering Committee 515 and for the wholehearted cooperation and support of the Party, State, and Special Working Committee of the Lao Government, as well as the Lao people, which helped the heroic martyrs be brought home.
Before the spirits of the fallen heroes, the armed forces and people of Dien Bien pledged to remain united, uphold the traditions of patriotism, revolutionary spirit, and self-reliance, and strive to successfully fulfil the cause of building and firmly safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
They also pledged to continue promoting gratitude programmes, improve the material and spiritual well-being of war invalids, sick soldiers, relatives of martyrs, and people who rendered service to the revolution, while working to build an increasingly prosperous Dien Bien, safeguard national border sovereignty, and remain worthy of the heroic tradition of Dien Bien Phu.
