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Cuba recieves the remains of 32 combatants killed in Venezuela

Havana, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The remains of the 32 Cuban combatants who died in the line of duty during the United States attack on Venezuela on January 3 arrived in Havana.

The Cuban people is paying tribute to them in solemn ceremonies, firstly in the capital and m tomorrow in all provinces and municipalities of the country.

The funeral procession began on the tarmac of Jose Marti International Airport, where family members, authorities, and citizens accompanied the heroes on their final journey along Rancho Boyeros Avenue to the headquarters of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR).

The Caribbean nation announced that the combatants will receive posthumous military promotions as a fitting and well-deserved tribute to their heroism.

As part of the Cuban people’s tribute, Havana residents will gather on Friday the 16th at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune to pay homage in a March of the Combatant People.

Simultaneous ceremonies will be held in all provincial capitals, where the heroes will be laid to rest in the Pantheon of the Fallen in Defense of their respective localities.

Each municipality in the country will hold posthumous tributes to the combatants victims of another criminal act of aggression and state terrorism.

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