Nguyen Hong Phong, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, together with members of the provincial Steering Committee for the Search, Collection and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains, provincial departments, agencies and sectors, local Party committees and authorities, and people from all walks of life, offered flowers and incense in commemoration of the martyrs.
Ham Rong Martyrs’ Cemetery is now home to the graves of nearly 2,000 martyrs, including more than 1,000 whose identities have yet to be determined.
From August 3 to 25, competent forces will open graves and collect remains samples from unidentified martyrs, while completing records, digitising data, preserving and handing over the samples in accordance with technical procedures.
Recognising this as an especially important political task of profound humanitarian significance, reflecting the nation’s tradition of “When drinking water, remember its source”, Ham Rong Ward has worked closely with the Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command in carrying out the collection of martyrs’ remains samples. In particular, the ward has arranged personnel to provide support, ensuring that the sampling process is conducted in a scientific, safe, solemn and thorough manner.
All graves from which remains samples are collected will have their data digitised and fully updated for management, archiving and DNA testing, helping accelerate the identification of martyrs with incomplete information and reconnect them with their relatives.
