The southern provinces of Dong Thap and Tay Ninh on July 25 held memorial and burial ceremonies for volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia and Dong Thap province during the war.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a memorial and burial ceremony in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on July 21, commemorating 81 Vietnamese soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Cambodia and Viet Nam, ahead of the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).