“The war has long since ended, but every day on mass media and social networks, hundreds of martyrs' families still post information looking for their loved ones' graves. Many families do not know where to start looking for information about their loved ones' sacrifices, because the death certificate only briefly states: Units sacrificed KN, KB, KHP; buried at the Front cemetery... There are countless difficulties and shortcomings in the process of finding martyrs' graves, correcting information to return their names...”. That is the concern of Colonel Pham Quyet Chien - Chairman of the Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs (HTGĐLS) of the province, who sympathizes with the feelings of martyrs' relatives in the province who are still tormented day and night, longing to soon bring them back to their motherland and homeland...
After 45 years of sacrifice, martyr Duong Van Hong in Dao Xa commune, Thanh Thuy district was brought back to his hometown cemetery for burial.
During the resistance wars to protect the Fatherland, many outstanding sons of the homeland enlisted in the army, directly fought and served in combat on all battlefields. Of these, nearly 18,000 people heroically sacrificed their lives. For example, martyr Pham Van Phan was born in 1951 in Zone 8, Thanh Uyen Commune, Tam Nong District. In 1969, following the sacred call of the Fatherland, he volunteered to join the army and was assigned to Unit D5, K5.
In 1971, during a campaign at the Southern Front, he heroically sacrificed himself and was later buried at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in Quang Tri Province. After more than 50 years of his sacrifice, with the help of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Phu Tho Province and Quang Tri Province, Tam Nong District and the direct support of the Thanh Thuy District Association of Martyrs' Associations and Tam Nong District Associations in correcting the incorrect information on the tombstone, the remains of Martyr Pham Van Phan were brought back to his hometown cemetery for burial, fulfilling the wishes of the martyr's family.
In the small room of the Provincial Association of Martyrs and Families in Nong Trang Ward, Viet Tri City, the days of July are "hotter" than usual because they welcome many martyrs' relatives who come to receive advice and support. As someone who has 40 years of military service, experienced 3 wars of national liberation and defense, and witnessed countless comrades fall, Colonel Pham Quyet Chien understands more than anyone else the loss and pain that martyrs' families have to bear.
Pouring a cup of water to invite guests, the 70-year-old army colonel sadly said: “During the nearly 12-year journey of volunteering to find comrades and restore the identities of martyrs, I was deeply moved by the image of a mother over 90 years old leaning on a cane to welcome her son's remains with a choked cry: My son! Why did it take you more than 50 long years to come back to me?
Before the funeral, there was a mother who held her son's remains all night without sleeping. How many fathers and mothers, before closing their eyes, carry with them the torment of not knowing where their son's grave is so they can take him home... That makes me and those who do charity work, and all levels of the Association even more worried."
In fact, recently, some relatives of martyrs who came to the provincial Association of Martyrs and Martyrs to request a certificate confirming the place of death of their loved ones could not get more information about the martyrs because many military units have not decoded military symbols or unit codes. Many families hoped for a method of identifying the martyrs by DNA testing, but the martyrs' bones had decomposed over the years. There were also many families who waited for years but still did not receive notification of the results of the testing from the authorities...
Although the work of consulting, supporting and helping relatives and families of martyrs in the province to search, correct information and move martyrs' remains encountered many difficulties and obstacles, many district-level HTGĐLS chapters have actively connected with functional agencies inside and outside the province to bring martyrs' remains back to their homeland.
Representatives of the Thanh Thuy District Association of Martyrs and Martyrs handed over the remains of martyr Pham Van Phan in Thanh Uyen Commune, Tam Nong District to the martyr's relatives and family.
In the first 6 months of 2024 alone, the Provincial Association of Martyrs and Families has received, consulted and directly supported 56 families of martyrs on the following contents: Searching for information about martyrs, confirming information about the place where martyrs died, correcting information about martyrs, visiting and moving martyrs' remains... The Association has completed DNA identification procedures for 5 cases. The Association has also coordinated with the Provincial Military Command to confirm information about the place where martyrs died for 44 cases and amend and supplement information about martyrs' records for 18 cases; correcting information on tombstones and records of 31 cases.
The Association coordinated with the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to advise and support families to move 36 martyrs' remains back to their hometowns for burial. Along with that, the Association at all levels supported the construction of 3 gratitude houses with a total value of 680 million VND and visited and presented nearly 400 gifts to relatives, families of martyrs and meritorious people in the province.
To better honor the heroic martyrs and those who contributed to the revolution, in the coming time, the Provincial Association of Martyrs and Martyrs will continue to promote the list of missing martyrs and those with incorrect information on tombstones compared to management records to work with the authorities to verify and return the identities of martyrs, contributing to easing the pain and loss of martyrs' relatives.
Hong Nhung
Source: https://baophutho.vn/dua-cac-anh-tro-ve-dat-me-tinh-que-215744.htm
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