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VNExpress - Oct 14, 2026

Thousands of residents in Ho Chi Minh City lined the streets from early morning on Oct. 14, holding white flowers to pay their respects as a procession carrying the remains of 731 fallen soldiers made its way to Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs' Cemetery for reburial.

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