Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery

On the morning of May 28, during his working program in Ha Giang, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation visited Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery to offer incense in memory of heroes and martyrs.

Accompanying him were comrades: Dang Quoc Khanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the 15th National Assembly Delegation of Ha Giang province; Dao Ngoc Dung, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense; leaders of several central ministries and branches.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation offered flowers to commemorate the martyrs.

Construction began in 1990, and the newly upgraded and expanded Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery covers an area of over 10 hectares. It is the resting place of more than 1,800 martyrs and the mass graves of martyrs who died in the fight to protect the northern border of the Fatherland.

The Prime Minister offered incense to commemorate heroes and martyrs.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh offered incense to commemorate heroes and martyrs.

More than 40 years ago, Ha Giang was the fiercest battlefield in the war to protect the northern border. Tens of thousands of soldiers fought bravely to protect every inch of the sacred land of the Fatherland, with the will of "not moving an inch, not moving a millimeter", determined to hold firmly every hilltop, cliff, and high point; with the brave spirit of "living on the rocks to fight the enemy, dying to become immortal in stone". More than 4,000 officers and soldiers heroically sacrificed, more than 9,000 people were injured and there are still thousands of remains of officers and soldiers scattered in crevices, deep valleys that have not been found and collected. Besides, thousands of hectares of hills and mountains still have bombs and mines left. The blood of the AHLS has mixed with the motherland, bringing green happiness and peace to today's and future generations.

In a solemn atmosphere with solemn rituals, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other central and provincial leaders offered incense and flowers to commemorate the great contributions of the heroic soldiers who fought bravely, without sparing their blood and bones, and sacrificed themselves for the independence and freedom of the nation.

Before the heroic souls of the heroic martyrs, the delegates vowed to uphold the heroic tradition, unite as one, be absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the People; determined to join the entire Party and people in successfully carrying out the renovation process; and firmly build and defend the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam.