Commemorating soldiers sacrificed to protect Truong Sa island

Among the inviolable sea and sky of the nation, hundreds of soldiers stand silently to commemorate the soldiers who will lie forever on the sea, after the fighting on March 14, 1988 on Gac Ma island.

On each vessel going through Gac Ma island, soldiers don’t forget to prepare a wreath to commemorate the soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the nation. During the trip transporting Tet gifts to Truong Sa island in the early January, Vessel HQ 561 stopped at the territorial waters among Co Lin – Gac Ma – Len Dao islands to  perform rituals for the sacrificed soldiers.

Senior Lieutenant-colonel Nguyen Van Thu, Deputy Political  Commissar of Brigade 146, delivered a commemorating speech.

Comrades and naval soldiers have always kept in mind  the sacrifice of 64 soldiers in the sea.

A minute’s silence in memory

Burning incense to commemorate the fallen

The wreath is moved to the side of the ship.

The wreath is tied and released onto the sea.

The wreath is from the homeland bringing the warmth and sentiment  of the people for sacrificed soldiers for the nation.