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Martyrs revered for personal sacrifice, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW


The Vietnam Investment Review

07-24-2000

On July 27, Vietnam celebrates the 53rd Memorial Day, a day devoted to
the 1.1 million Vietnamese soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their
country and its revolutionary cause. Among those, some 300,000 are still
listed as missing-in-action - their remains have never been found. A further
l.8 million ex-soldiers are listed as war invalids. The title of 'Heroic
Mother' has been bestowed upon 41,000 women for their contributions to
the national revolutionary cause. Disabled but not marginalised July 27

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