Full of camaraderie

Searching for martyrs' graves in Phu Tuc village, old Hoa Phu commune, Da Nang .

Journey of gratitude on every inch of homeland

During the wars of national liberation and defense, Quang Nam province and Da Nang city (old), now Da Nang city (new) were the sites of many large and small battles, suffering many sacrifices and losses.

From 2021 to present, Da Nang (old) has organized 14 surveys and searches with more than 450 working days, collected 34 martyrs' remains, and handed them over to their families and localities for solemn and thoughtful funerals and burials.

In the old Quang Nam area, with the motto "not to let any martyr be forgotten", the Military Command coordinated with localities, veterans and relatives of martyrs to organize many surveys and searches in places that used to be fierce battlefields such as Bac Tra My, Nam Giang, Phuoc Son. From 2021 to June 2025, there were more than 700 surveys, collecting and processing nearly 2,500 information leads; excavating at 1,432 locations suspected of having martyrs' graves, gathering 119 remains, of which 38 martyrs were identified.

“The battles have been going on for a long time, veterans and people have been providing less and less information about martyrs due to old age, memory loss, and many changes in the original burial site, so the accuracy is low.

Search, exhume and gather martyrs' graves in Phu Tuc village, old Hoa Phu commune, Da Nang.

In addition, the special feature of the Steering Committee 515 of Da Nang city (old) does not have a specialized team to search for and collect martyrs' remains, so the search campaigns not only face difficulties in terms of terrain, initial information, and discovery of relics to identify martyrs, but also have concurrent and continuously rotating staff, which significantly affects the work of monitoring, directing and closely urging in performing tasks.

Da Nang City is currently very large in area, so the work of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains continues to receive special attention, because this meaningful activity contributes to easing the pain of war, responding to the feelings and earnest wishes of relatives, families of martyrs and compatriots and soldiers nationwide," said Colonel Vo Van Tuan, Political Commissar of Da Nang Military Command.

Technology and teamwork - two breakthrough factors

Unlike the previous stage, the current collection work is supported by satellite maps, GPS positioning systems, thermal imaging technology and DNA tracing. The Da Nang Military Command has provided information and images, coordinated with the City Post Office and local authorities to build an electronic information portal on martyrs and martyrs' graves, provided information, databases, and maps of martyrs' grave locations; martyrs' cemeteries are digitized and managed by a software system.

Thereby facilitating the management and comparison of location and grave information between the investigation database and actual images at martyr cemeteries; creating conditions for martyrs' relatives and people to access information about martyrs, martyrs' graves as well as martyr cemeteries quickly and accurately.

Major - professional soldier Do Van Toan, staff of the Training Department, General Staff Department, Da Nang City Military Command, is an experienced cartographer, directly participating in surveys and mapping of martyrs' graves.

Having just finished a survey trip, sweating profusely due to the hot summer weather of July, Major Do Van Toan's eyes were still full of enthusiasm. He confided that each trip was difficult but for him it was a sense of gratitude, a reminder for the younger generation growing up in peace, without having to hear the sound of bombs falling and bullets exploding, to have the opportunity to appreciate history and the sacrifice of his father.

Besides applying technology, raising awareness and responsibility, mobilizing all classes of people to participate in providing information and searching, collecting and identifying martyrs' remains plays an important role in influencing the effectiveness and progress of collecting martyrs' graves.

Searching and collecting martyrs' remains by working groups is extremely difficult and arduous, as climbing passes, wading streams, and marching into deep forests and dangerous mountains is a common thing.

But with the hope of finding the remains of martyrs to bring them back to their motherland, with affection, responsibility, gratitude and appreciation for the previous generation, the city's armed forces continue to carry out searches with the motto "finish, find and collect martyrs' remains wherever they are found", "as long as there is information about martyrs and martyrs' graves, we will continue to organize searches and collect them".

The City Veterans Association launched the movement "Veterans provide information and look for comrades" to arouse the sacred comradeship and team spirit.

Along with the work of gathering martyrs' graves, the armed forces of the cities also organized activities such as "lighting candles in gratitude", "commemorating martyrs' deaths", providing medical examinations, giving gifts to Vietnamese heroic mothers and relatives of martyrs; educating union members and youths on traditions through the journey of "returning to the source"... July 27 is not only a day of remembrance, but also a journey connecting the past and the present.

The fragrant incense sticks and drops of sweat soaked into the ground during each digging and searching… are strong proof of the principle of “When drinking water, remember its source”.

The Da Nang Armed Forces determined that this is not only a duty and responsibility but also a command from the heart that urges officers and soldiers; so that each grave found is a consolation for many families, a continuation of "gratitude" from today's generation to show gratitude to the heroic sons of the nation.

The journey to bring you back to your motherland will continue, like a never-ending promise.

Announcing the decision to merge and reorganize the Military Commands of provinces and cities

Recently, in Da Nang, Military Region 5 held a ceremony to announce the decision of the Minister of National Defense on merging and reorganizing the Military Commands of provinces and cities under the Military Region; establishing the Border Guard Command and the Regional Defense Command under the Military Commands of provinces and cities. At the same time, 114 district-level military commands under the Military Commands of provinces and cities under the Military Region were dissolved.

On behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of National Defense, presented the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the Border Guard Commands of 5 provincial and municipal Military Commands; Major General Le Ngoc Hai, Commander of Military Region 5, presented the Quyet Thang Military Flag to 26 regional defense commands of 5 provincial and municipal Military Commands. This is a major change in the organization and staffing of local military agencies, and at the same time sets out new contents on the leadership, direction and management mechanism of local military work.

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Da Nang City newly established Military Command Committee for communes, wards and special zones

The decision to dissolve 280 military commands at the commune and ward levels and establish 94 new military commands at the commune, ward, and special zone levels was announced by the Da Nang City Military Command, after merging the Quang Nam Provincial Military Command and the Da Nang City Military Command.

Accordingly, from July 1, 2025, Da Nang city will include 5 defense zones: Defense Zone 1 - Cam Le; Defense Zone 2 - Thanh My; Defense Zone 3 - Tra My, Defense Zone 4 - Ban Thach, Defense Zone 5 - Dien Ban.

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Party Committees under the Da Nang City Military Party Committee held Congresses for the 2025 - 2030 term

From July 7 to 15, the Party Committees under the Da Nang City Military Party Committee, including the Party Committees of the Defense Commands of Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; the Party Committees of the General Staff Department, the Technical Logistics Department, and the Political Department, successfully held their congresses for the 2025-2030 term.

The Congress is tasked with determining the direction, goals, tasks of national defense, military and Party building for the 2025-2030 term; discussing and contributing opinions to draft documents of higher levels. In particular, determining the leadership direction for the 2025-2030 term focuses on 3 breakthroughs: Improving the quality of training and combat readiness; promoting military administrative reform and digital transformation; building a team of Party members with good expertise, high responsibility and exemplary role.

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