The reporter learned from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs: This year, the ninth batch of the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea will be returned from South Korea again. The two sides held an burial ceremony at the temporary rehousing site for the remains of the Martyrs of the Volunteers in Incheon, South Korea; on the morning of September 16, China and South Korea jointly held a handover ceremony for the remains of the Martyrs of the Volunteers at the Incheon International Airport in South Korea. Representatives of China and South Korea signed the handover letter on the spot to confirm the handover of the ninth batch The remains and relics of the Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea, the Chinese ambassador to South Korea covered the coffins of the volunteer martyrs with the national flag, and the Chinese side held a brief mourning ceremony. Representatives of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea delivered speeches respectively.
After the ceremony, the PLA Air Force transport aircraft Y-20 transported the remains of the martyrs back to China, and then held a welcoming ceremony at Shenyang Taoxian Airport; on the morning of September 17, a burial ceremony was held at the Shenyang Anti-US and Aid Korea Martyrs Cemetery.
As of 2021, my country has welcomed 8 batches of remains of 825 Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea for 8 consecutive years to return to China.
The handover of the remains of the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea to welcome back the burial is not only an important manifestation of promoting the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and showing the image of a great country, but also carrying out patriotism education in the whole society, especially the practical needs of youth education, and focusing on telling the story of the party well , revolutionary stories, and heroic stories, let the red genes and revolutionary firepower be passed on from generation to generation.
(Headquarters CCTV reporter Xu Jing)