Quang Ngai, June 5 -- A respect-paying, memorial and reburial ceremony was held at the Ngoc Hoi Martyrs' Cemetery in Quang Ngai province on June 5 for the remains of 16 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos and Cambodia during wartime.

The remains were recovered and repatriated during the 2025-2026 dry season by Team K53 under the provincial Military Command. Of the 16 sets of remains, ten were recovered in Laos and six in Cambodia. Biological samples from 13 sets of remains were deemed suitable for DNA testing and identification. In a eulogy delivered at the ceremony, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Quang Ngai provincial People's Committee Y Ngoc, head of the provincial steering committee f...