Remains of five Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died during the civil war in Cambodia found in Kampong Thom province have been repatriated back to their country.
Lieutenant General Som Sun, Commander of Kampong Thom Military Operation Area, handed over the remains to his counterpart Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Anh, the head of Vietnamese excavation team for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer troops, in an official event on June 28.
According to Lieutenant General Som Sun, it was the 22nd ceremony of handing over the remains of the Vietnamese soldiers for repatriation.
Since 2003, the remains of 1,152 Vietnamese volunteer troops have been excavated in Kampong Thom and repatriated back to Vietnam, he added.
The repatriation is a joint humanitarian activity under an agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
