Vietnam, Lao legislative leaders commemorate Tay Tien Regiment’s fallen soldiers

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, her Lao counterpart Pany Yothotou, and high-ranking delegations from both nations, offered incense in commemoration of war heroes and martyrs at the historical relic site of Tay Tien Regiment 52 on Na Bo hill, Moc Chau town, in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 7.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her Lao counterpart Pany Yothotou offer incense at the historical relic site of Tay Tien Regiment 52.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her Lao counterpart Pany Yothotou offer incense at the historical relic site of Tay Tien Regiment 52.

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Tay Tien (Marching West) Regiment 52, known as Tay Tien Regiment, was first assembled on February 27, 1947. The regiment was based in Son La province during the anti-French resistance war (1945-1954). They were dispatched to the battlefields in the northwest region, as well as Upper Lao, contributing to the glorious victory of the Vietnamese revolution and international missions in Laos.

Writing in the memorial book, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan noted that the Tay Tien historic relic site plays a significant role in educating the younger generations of Vietnamese about patriotism.

Furthermore, Lao NA Chairwoman Pany Yothotou underlined the importance of the relic site as a symbol of the combat alliance between the people’s armies of Vietnam and Laos and expressed her wish that Vietnam and Laos will further their special traditional solidarity for the benefit of the two peoples.