On October 6th, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Military Command announced that its team for searching and collecting the remains of fallen soldiers had coordinated with relevant agencies, units, and local authorities to search for, exhume, and collect the remains of fallen soldiers in Phuoc Dinh commune.

Khanh Hoa: Nine remains of fallen soldiers were recovered in Phuoc Dinh commune after 6 days of searching - Photo 1.

Authorities are excavating the remains of fallen soldiers found in Phuoc Dinh commune.

The operation, carried out from October 1-6, was part of the "500-day campaign to intensify the search, collection, and identification of the remains of fallen soldiers."

After several days of searching, verifying information and evidence on the ground, the authorities have recovered the remains of 9 fallen soldiers.

Of these, information on four martyrs' graves has been identified in Phuoc Dinh commune. In the CK35 revolutionary base area, Tu Thien village, the search team discovered and collected five more remains of martyrs whose information is still unknown.

For the five unidentified remains of fallen soldiers, authorities have collected biological samples for DNA testing, which will serve as the basis for identification.

Khanh Hoa: Nine remains of fallen soldiers were recovered in Phuoc Dinh commune after 6 days of searching - Photo 2.

Officers and soldiers are organizing a search and collection of the remains of fallen soldiers in Phuoc Dinh commune, Khanh Hoa province.

According to the Khanh Hoa Provincial Military Command, the search process faced many difficulties due to the prolonged duration, the terrain, and the significant changes in the former battlefield. The search team continues to review information and verify areas with relevant traces to aid in the search and repatriation of the remains of fallen soldiers.

The Khanh Hoa Provincial Military Command also requested that veterans, historical witnesses, and citizens who have information about fallen soldiers, places of sacrifice, initial burial places, or traces related to the graves of fallen soldiers in Phuoc Dinh commune and the surrounding area, provide it to the local military agency or the Team for Searching and Collecting the Remains of Fallen Soldiers for further verification and search.

Khanh Hoa: Nine remains of fallen soldiers were recovered in Phuoc Dinh commune after 6 days of searching - Photo 3. Khanh Hoa welcomes 45 martyrs to Hon Dung Martyrs' Cemetery.

On the morning of September 25th, at Hon Dung Martyrs' Cemetery (Tay Nha Trang ward), Khanh Hoa province held a ceremony to pay respects, commemorate, and bury 45 remains of martyrs that were searched for and collected in the area during the 500-day and night campaign.

Source: https://baoxaydung.vn/khanh-hoa-quy-tap-9-hai-cot-liet-si-tai-xa-phuoc-dinh-sau-6-ngay-tim-kiem-192261006210837302.htm