On January 10, the ministry sent a proposal to the Prime Minister on the granting of the certificates, in which it asked for the honour to Col. Nguyen Huy Thinh, Sen. Lt. Duong Duc Hoang Quan, and Sen. Lt. Pham Cong Huy. The three died while performing their duty on January 9.
Also on January 10, President Nguyen Phu Trong signed a decision to grant Victory Orders, first class, to the three posthumously in recognition of their outstanding services to the Motherland