This speech was given by Mr. Thach Setha on the occasion of the 58th Annual Memorial Service, the saddest day in Khmer history, to honor past Khmer heroic Buddhist monks, heroic kings, heroes and leaders of Cambodia, especially Kampuchea Krom, who bravely sacrificed their lives to defend, protect, guard and preserve Kampuchea Krom, Khmer identity, Theravada Buddhism, language, culture, custom, tradition, and way of life in their own territories before, and during the time of hero Oknha Son Kuy through the present time.