This afternoon, December 18, information from the Search and Collection Team of Martyrs' Remains of Division 968 (Military Region 4) said that the unit had searched, collected and collected 4 martyrs' remains in areas of Cam Nghia commune, Cam Lo district. Of these, 2 martyrs' remains have been identified.

Political Commissar of Division 968, Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hung (far left) offers incense to the martyrs who have just been gathered in Cam Nghia commune, Cam Lo district - Photo: LT

Accordingly, immediately after receiving information from the people, from November 4th to now, the Search and Collection Team of Martyrs' Remains of Division 968 has deployed the survey, search and collection of remains in the Dong Toan area of ​​Thuong Nghia village, Ba Ho mountain of Hoan Cat village and Dong Lung Tung of Bang Son village, Cam Nghia commune, Cam Lo district. Thereby, 4 martyrs' remains were collected.

The remains of martyrs were buried by being wrapped in military hammocks and lying at a depth of nearly 1 meter. There were still many arm and leg bones, skulls, teeth... and relics such as buttons and military belts.

Notably, among the 4 martyrs' remains found, 2 were exhumed on December 13 and 14, both had accompanying relics, 2 bottles of Penicillin containing information inside.

After sending for examination, the results showed that the information inside the 2 bottles of Penicillin was: "Martyr Le Hai Luc, 1949, Hamlet 1b, Xuan Lai, Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa, grave number 9 and Martyr Le Si Hung, 1951, Van Phu village, Quang Tho, Quang Xuong, Thanh Hoa, grave number 8".

Major Hoang Minh Man, Political Commissar of the 968 Division's Martyr Remains Search and Collection Team, said that although the locations where the unit is conducting the search are all areas with rugged terrain, far from residential areas and frequent rain, the search for the martyrs' remains is facing many difficulties. However, in the coming time, the team will continue to expand the search area to Ba Ho Mountain and the foot of Dong Toan.

“Regarding the information found inside the two bottles of Penicillin, we have reported to the commander of Division 968 to ask for the opinion of Military Region 4 to take steps to search for the martyrs’ relatives. Currently, the families of the two martyrs Le Hai Luc and Le Si Hung have known the specific information. The collected remains are now being brought to the old cultural and community learning center of Bang Son village, Cam Nghia commune, to be burned and preserved,” Major Man added.

Le Truong