Youths pay tribute to fallen soldiers on martyrs' day

Over 100 members of the local Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union come together to pay tribute to fallen soldiers at national martyrs cemetery A1 in Dien Bien Phu city.

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They lay wreaths in front of the fallen soldiers’ graves.

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Dang Thanh Huy, secretary of Dien Bien province’s Youth Union, says the ceremony helps local young people learn more about national patriotism, pride, and their responsibility toward the nation.

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Dien Bien province is home to eight martyrs’ cemeteries that are home to 6,600 graves. Among them, only 700 graves have been verified.

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Young soldiers light candles on graves to the fallen soldiers at the provincial martyrs’ cemetery.

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Those in attendance place lotus-shaped candles on the graves of fallen soldiers.

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People offer incense to fallen soldiers at the national martyrs’ cemetery.

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Dien Bien witnessed fierce fighting between Vietnamese soldiers and French colonialists during the nine-year resistance war that culminated in the world’s 1954 Dien Bien Phu resounding victory in 1954.

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Youths pay tribute to fallen soldiers on martyrs' day

VOV.VN - Incense sticks and candles have been burned at martyrs’ cemeteries across Dien Bien Phu city of Dien Bien province, a former revolutionary base, in order to commemorate fallen soldiers on Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

Youths pay tribute to fallen soldiers on martyrs' day

VOV.VN - Incense sticks and candles have been burned at martyrs’ cemeteries across Dien Bien Phu city of Dien Bien province, a former revolutionary base, in order to commemorate fallen soldiers on Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

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