Party and State leaders commemorate heroic martyrs

On the occasion of the 68th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2015), on the morning of July 27, the delegation of the Party Central Committee, the President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front laid wreaths and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Monument of Heroic Martyrs and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

Attending the incense offering ceremony were: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, President Truong Tan Sang, former President Tran Duc Luong, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, and former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An.

Also attending the incense offering ceremony were former leaders of the Party and State; Politburo members, Central Party Secretaries, Vice Presidents of the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Ministers; leaders of ministries, departments, branches, central organizations and veteran revolutionary cadres.

The delegation's wreath bears the inscription "Forever grateful to the heroic martyrs."

To the sound of military band playing the song “Soul of the Martyrs,” the Party and State leaders and delegates bowed in memory, expressing deep gratitude to the heroic martyrs who fell for the independence, freedom, unity and prosperity of the Fatherland.

Next, the delegation of the Party Central Committee, the President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front laid wreaths and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. The delegation's wreath bore the inscription "Eternal gratitude to the great President Ho Chi Minh."

Party and State leaders and delegates expressed their respect and tribute to President Ho Chi Minh's great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and nation.

On the same day, delegations from the Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense, the Central Public Security Party Committee - Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Hanoi City Party Committee, the Hanoi City People's Committee, and the Steering Committee for Coordination of Activities of the Ba Dinh Historical-Cultural Relic Cluster laid wreaths and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Martyrs' Monument and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

Through thousands of years of struggle to build and defend the country, generations of Vietnamese people with ardent patriotism and indomitable will have spared no blood, effort, or property to preserve the independence, freedom, and unity of the Fatherland; and to build a beautiful country for future generations.

Inheriting that precious tradition, in the Ho Chi Minh era, under the leadership of the Party, our people overcame countless difficulties and challenges, writing glorious pages of history in the struggles for national liberation, national reunification, and building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

For the independence, freedom and unity of the Fatherland, for the peaceful and happy life of the people, millions of the nation's outstanding children have devoted their youth and their lives to the country; heroically sacrificed their lives on the battlefield or suffered lifelong disabilities.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh taught: “Thus they have brought glory to the nation and the race. They died so that the Fatherland would live forever; they lost their material possessions, but their spirit will always live with the mountains and rivers of Vietnam.”

The Party, State and people of Vietnam will forever remember and be eternally grateful for that great sacrifice and dedication. Generations of Vietnamese people will always be proud and vow to live up to the noble sacrifices of previous generations.

With the fine tradition of "When drinking water, remember its source" of the Vietnamese people, right from the early days of the resistance war against colonialism, President Ho Chi Minh decided to choose July 27 every year as the National War Invalids Day, so that the whole Party, the whole army and the whole people could remember and honor the merits of heroic martyrs, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers and people with meritorious services to the country.

Since then, July 27th has become a day of profound historical, political and social significance, imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity.

Deeply imbued with the moral principles of “When drinking water, remember its source” and “When eating fruit, remember the person who planted the tree,” over the past 68 years, the Party and State of Vietnam have always paid attention to leading and directing the work of repaying gratitude, remembering and honoring the merits of heroic martyrs, war invalids, sick soldiers and people with meritorious services to the revolution; constantly improving and effectively implementing policies and preferential regimes for people with meritorious services and their families.

The work of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains, building and renovating cemeteries and martyrs' memorials has been carried out with attention by all levels, sectors and the whole society. The movement of "Repaying gratitude" is increasingly developing widely and effectively, becoming a cultural beauty in the life of the Vietnamese people.../.

According to VNA