Members of the Naval Region 4 delegation offer incense in memory of the Gac Ma martyrs.

On March 14, 1988, 64 officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Navy fell down while standing in a circle defending the national flag planted on Gac Ma Reef. 

After the incense offering ceremony, the delegation released a wreath and offerings, along with paper cranes and lanterns to remember the heroic martyrs.

Lieutenant Colonel Bui Van Que, Deputy Political Commissar of Naval Region 4 reiterated the naval force’s determination to protect national sovereignty over seas and islands in any circumstances.