Monday, July 27, 2009 Vietnam Peace did not come without a price Today we honor the countless number of soldiers who gave up their lives during the major conflicts the nation was forced to enter for liberation and reunification, and in self-defense. It is probably only the former Soviet Union which has more war veterans and martyrs than Vietnam. It has been 62 years since Uncle Ho designated July 27 as the day to honor those who had served or died during the war. Since then, Vietnam has gone through great changes but the nation never forgets for a minute the people who sacrificed their youth and their lives for the nation’s independence. Vietnam perhaps is also a few places in the world where mediums with telepathic powers are sought most to find the remains of the fallen soldiers left behind in every part of the country – from the northernmost point on the Lung Cu Mountain peak in Ha Giang Province to the southernmost province of Ca Mau, from the Truong Son Forest to the coastal areas of the East Sea. Vietnam perhaps is also a few places in the world where almost in every town you visit, every village you set foot on, there’s a cemetery dedicated to war martyrs. The government understands its responsibility to honor the soldiers, the war veterans and their family members. Each one of us has to remind ourselves that the peace we enjoy now came at a price. A very heavy price. By Thanh Thao THE FACTS : CAMBODIA REMAINS OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM IN VIOLATION OF 10 UN RESOLUTIONS. UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR VIETNAM TO COMPLY WITH THIS UN RESOLUTION _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
