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a news from last year, but I think it is not posted yet in this thread. For those who died defending our country.
Vietnam inaugurates victory monument over China
Thanh Nien News
Military officers and soldiers burn incenses at the victory stele in Lang Son Province
The stele is located on a 200 square meter plot in Pa Pach Village, Binh Trung Commune, Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province.
The construction of the memorial site costed nearly VND600 million ($29,000). Funds for the project were donated by current and former officials and soldiers from Division 337, the Lang Son Provincial Government and the First Military Zone’s High Command.
An inauguration ceremony for the monument was held during the 65th observance of the War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day.
According to Colonel Pham Van Trung, head of Unit 337, the monument will provide a pilgrimage site for generations of the Division's veterans, as well as a point of inspiration for Vietnam's traditional values.
In February 1979, Division 337 was mobilized to the northern border after Chinese troops invaded and ordered to block an attack on Highway 1B.
After 12 days of fierce fighting, the Vietnamese soldiers managed to block the enemy’s attempt to isolate Lang Son Province.
More than 700 soldiers from Division 337 died during the fight. Some were only 19 years old.
Vietnam inaugurates victory monument over China
Thanh Nien News
Military officers and soldiers burn incenses at the victory stele in Lang Son Province
The stele is located on a 200 square meter plot in Pa Pach Village, Binh Trung Commune, Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province.
The construction of the memorial site costed nearly VND600 million ($29,000). Funds for the project were donated by current and former officials and soldiers from Division 337, the Lang Son Provincial Government and the First Military Zone’s High Command.
An inauguration ceremony for the monument was held during the 65th observance of the War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day.
According to Colonel Pham Van Trung, head of Unit 337, the monument will provide a pilgrimage site for generations of the Division's veterans, as well as a point of inspiration for Vietnam's traditional values.
In February 1979, Division 337 was mobilized to the northern border after Chinese troops invaded and ordered to block an attack on Highway 1B.
After 12 days of fierce fighting, the Vietnamese soldiers managed to block the enemy’s attempt to isolate Lang Son Province.
More than 700 soldiers from Division 337 died during the fight. Some were only 19 years old.
