A mass grave of 164 martyrs, members of Regiment 165 who died during the Can Le Battle on August 7th, 1967, has been found in Tan Hoa commune, Tan Chau district, Tay Ninh Province.
The grave was revealed after five fact-finding trips by the Information Centre of Searching Remains of Martyrs under the Vietnam Association of Supporting Martyrs’ Families, and excavated by the centre and Army Corps 4, Division 7, some veterans of Regiment 165 and Tay Ninh Provincial Military Headquarters.
47 years ago, Regiment 165 under Division 7 opened a battle at a military post of Saigon puppet troops at Tong Le Chan (also called Can Le) in Tan Chau district, Tay Ninh province.
Unfortunately, the battle plan was exposed when the regiment’s troops were approaching the target. As a result, the enemy troops counter-attacked with aircraft and mortars, killing the regiment’s 164 troops. The enemy put all bodies into a trench as a mass grave.
Over the past years, relevant organs at all levels, veterans and the martyrs’ families have conducted hundreds of studies to seek the remains of those martyrs.
At present, almost all 164 martyrs have been buried at Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs’ Cemetery.
Saturday 4 May 2013
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