Remains of 49 Cambodian Soldiers to be Repatriated in Gold Coffins

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Remains of 49 Cambodian Soldiers to be Repatriated in Gold Coffins

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Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On 30 November 2022, HE Eng Hy spokesman for the National Gendarmerie said that tomorrow, on 1 December 2022, the remains of 49 Cambodian National Rescue Armed Forces fighters will be repatriated to Cambodia in gold coffins after being honoured in ceremonies in Vietnam. The hand over of the 49 deceased fighters will occur at the X-16 border under watch of His Excellency General Sao Sokha.
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Then on 2 December, the 49 coffins will be cremated in the presence of Samdech Pichey Sena and the ashes will be placed in an urn at the Great Stupa monument.
It should be noted that the construction of the Great Stupa was built at a cost of more than USD 700,000 in order to store the remains of the 49 fighters.

More than 44 years have passed since 49 of Cambodia’s fighters sacrificed their lives in Vietnam during the internal conflict and Vietnamese friends have gathered to set up a monument to Cambodian martyrs. The local authority of the Vietnamese people in Dong Nai province and the Vietnamese army, especially the 7th Army, Division 302, took good care of the deceased.

Taking this historically significant opportunity, on behalf of the Technical Working Group of the Inter-Ministerial Commission, General Sao Sokha expressed his deepest gratitude to the Technical Working Group of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, 7th Military Region, Division 302, authorities and the people of Dong Nai Province, who provided good cooperation for the process of repatriation of the remains of the Cambodian Armed Forces, the National Salvation Army.
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Although the remains of the 49 fighters were repatriated, in order to preserve the historical site and the values of Vietnam-Cambodia friendship at the request of the Cambodian side, the Vietnamese will continue to preserve the area as a historical heritage for tourism researchers and as a reminder of the continuing Cambodian-Vietnamese friendship.
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Re: Remains of 49 Cambodian Soldiers to be Repatriated in Gold Coffins

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Remains of 49 Cambodian Fallen Combatants Cremated
AKP Phnom Penh, December 02, 2022 --
Remains of 49 combatants of Cambodia’s untied armed forces for national salvation, repatriated from Vietnam, were cremated in a ceremony held on Dec, 2 at the Techo Koh Thmar X16 historical military zone in Tonloung commune, Mémut district, Thbong Khmum province.
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The ceremony was presided over by H.E. Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, and Sen. Lt. Gen. Vo Minh Luong, Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister.

The ashes of the 49 fallen soldiers were kept temporarily in the Friendship Building, pending the inauguration of the common stupa.
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The 49 combatants’ remains were handed over yesterday by Vietnam to the Cambodian side in the presence of Gen. Sao Sokha, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARC) and Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie, and Sen. Lt. Gen. Do Can, Deputy Director of Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)’s General Department of Politics and Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Government Specialised Committee, after being guarded at the Monument of Cambodian fallen combatants in Long Giao commune, Cam My district, Dong Nai province, Vietnam.
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Cremated Remains of 49 Cambodian Veterans Placed in the Great Stupa
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Cambodia News, (Tbong Khmum): On 2 April 2023, Samdech Pich Sena Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, presided over the ceremony of the ashes of 49 Cambodian National Salvation Armed Forces, deposited in the Great Stupa at the military historical site of Koh Thmor X16 in Koh Thmor village, Tonlong commune, Memot district, Tbong Khmum province.
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The ceremony today was attended by Samdech Pich Sena Tea Banh, in addition to senators, members of the National Assembly, members of the Royal Government, officers of the Ministry of National Defense, as well as a large number of government officials and citizens.
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There will also be a memorial service for the 49 veterans, on 20 June, as part of the celebration of the 46th anniversary of the Day of Remembrance of the Journey to the Overthrow of the Pol Pot Genocidal Regime, (June 20, 1977-June 20, 2023), at the Military Historic Site of the Grand Stupa in Tbong Khmum Province.
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