On the morning of 11/7, Dong Nai city held a memorial and burial ceremony for 63 sets of martyrs' remains, which were located and repatriated by Team K72 of the city's Military Command during the 2025-2026 dry season.

According to Nguyen Thi Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai City People's Committee and Head of the city's Steering Committee 515, all the remains were found in the Cambodian provinces of Kratie and Kampong Thom. Two eligible biological samples have been sent for DNA identification, but no cases have been identified yet.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang carries a cinerary casket of a martyr's remains to the burial site within the Binh Phuoc Martyrs' Cemetery on the morning of 11/7. Photo: Phuoc Tuan

"Due to the prolonged and fierce war, the remains have not been identified by name or hometown. Wherever they may be from, we ask the souls of these martyrs to consider Dong Nai their homeland, a peaceful resting place", Hoang stated.

On 26/3, Team K72 departed for Cambodia to carry out its mission. After three months of searching, with support from authorities of both nations and local residents, the team exhumed 63 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who had sacrificed their lives there.

Wreaths from Party and State leaders were offered at the memorial ceremony this morning. Photo: Phuoc Tuan

According to Steering Committee 515, since 2002, Team K72 has surveyed thousands of locations, searching for and repatriating 4,009 remains of martyrs who sacrificed their lives both domestically and during international missions in Cambodia.

Following the memorial ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang, along with leaders from ministries, sectors, and Dong Nai city, offered incense and carried the cinerary caskets of the martyrs' remains for burial within the Binh Phuoc Martyrs' Cemetery.

Phuoc Tuan