Residents wave flags as the convoy carrying the remains of 93 fallen soldiers passes. — VNA/VNS Photo

TUYÊN QUANG — The remains of 93 soldiers who fell on the Vị Xuyên battlefield more than 40 years ago were laid to rest at the Vị Xuyên Martyrs’ Cemetery following a farewell ceremony in Thanh Thủy Commune, northern Tuyên Quang Province, on Wednesday.

Of the remains, 18 were found individually, while 75 were recovered from six mass graves.

Residents stopped work and gathered quietly along both sides of the road leading to the cemetery. Veterans stood at attention and saluted, elderly people clasped their hands in reverence, and children held up the national flag.

Military personnel carry the remains of fallen soldiers into the cemetery. — VNA/VNS Photo

In Hà Giang 1 Ward, numerous residents, veterans, youth union members and military personnel had gathered since early afternoon, flags in hand, to wait for the convoy. As the vehicles rolled slowly into the square, thousands of flags waved in unison.

Veteran Trần Tiến Xuân from Phú Thọ Province said the Vietnamese Party, State and people will always remember and honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for national independence.

A memorial service is held for the remains of 93 fallen soldiers at a funeral home in Tuyên Quang. — VNA/VNS Photo

Phùng Quang Toàn, a student at Lê Hồng Phong High School in Tuyên Quang, said: “I hope the 500-day campaign will help find and recover the remains of more fallen soldiers, bringing them home to rest in their motherland”. — VNA/VNS