PM offers incense at Po Hen memorial for northern border war martyrs
VGP – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday laid wreath and offered incense at Po Hen memorial for martyrs who lost their lives during 1979 northern border war.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pays respect to Po Hen memorial for martyrs who lost their lives during 1979 northern border war, Hai Son commune, Mong Cai city of the northern province of Quang Ninh, January 26, 2022. Photo: VGP
Pham was accompanied by Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The; Deputy Minister of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Secretary of Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Ky; Major General Le Duc Thai, Commander of the Viet Nam Border Guard; and Vice President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc.
The memorial was erected in Hai Son commune, Mong Cai city of the northern province of Quang Ninh to commemorate 209 border guard soldiers who fought to the last breath on February 17, 1979 to protect the Fatherland./.
