Remains of Cuban Heroine Vilma Espin Buried in Eastern Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, June 22, 2009 (RHC)-The remains of Cuban heroine Vilma Espin were buried on Friday with military honors at the Frank Pais Second Eastern Front Mausoleum.

During the family ceremony, floral wreaths from President Fidel Castro, First Vice President Raul Castro, sons, daughters, grandchildren, combatants from the Rebel Army as well as the Cuban people in general were placed before the masoleum.

Vilma Espin´s ashes were placed by her husband Raul Castro inside a large granitic stone which symbolizes the strength of the Revolution, surrounded by five palm trees and five rifles, a small forest and the historic words of Fidel to Raul, "7 rifles and now we will win the war".



Taken from the web site(www.rch.cu/ingles/portada.htm)