November 29th (AMSP/CGTN) – – A solemn ceremony was held in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on Friday to bury the remains of 43 Chinese People’s Volunteer (CPV) soldiers who laid down their lives in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953).
When the burial ceremony began at 10:00 in the Shenyang Cemetery for Martyrs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, a team of honor guard carrying the caskets marched slowly to the burial ground.
After singing in unison China’s national anthem, the attendees took off their hats and bowed three times, and then soldiers fired 12 shots in air to pay tribute to the martyrs.
The ceremony was attended by CPV veterans, members of the martyrs’ families and representatives from all walks of life.
Minister of Veterans Affairs Pei Jinjia attended the ceremony and delivered a funeral oration.
The remains, as well as 495 pieces of belongings of the fallen soldiers, were carried by a Y-20 transport aircraft of the Chinese Air Force and escorted by two J-20 fighters to show the highest respect for the martyrs.
The plane was given a “water salute” at the airport in deep reverence upon its arrival in Shenyang on Thursday morning.
It is the 11th repatriation of CPV martyrs’ remains since the signing of a handover agreement between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK). This new batch brings the total number of returned remains of the departed heroes to 981.
During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, a total of 2.9 million CPV soldiers fought on the battlefield, with more than 360,000 killed or injured.
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