Party and State leaders visit the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of April 30th.
On the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the reunification of the country, on the morning of April 28th, leaders and former leaders of the Party and State laid wreaths and paid respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs.
Attending the memorial ceremony were: General Secretary and President To Lam; Prime Minister Le Minh Hung; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Standing Member of the Party Central Committee Tran Cam Tu; and Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Bui Thi Minh Hoai.
Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, as well as leaders of central committees, ministries, departments, and organizations, attended the memorial ceremony.
Before the sacred image of President Ho Chi Minh, the delegation expressed their boundless gratitude and respectfully commemorated his immense contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. He dedicated his entire life to the people and the country, leading the Party and the people to glorious victories. The wreath laid by the delegation bore the inscription: "Forever grateful to the great President Ho Chi Minh."
Next, the delegation laid wreaths and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son Street.
In a solemn atmosphere, Party and State leaders expressed their remembrance of the nation's outstanding sons and daughters who bravely fought and sacrificed their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland and the happiness of the people. The wreath laid by the delegation bore the inscription: "Forever grateful to the heroic martyrs."
Earlier that morning, delegations from the Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense; the Central Party Committee of Public Security - Ministry of Public Security; the Hanoi City Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee... came to lay wreaths and pay respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and commemorate the heroic martyrs.
The moment the liberation flag was hoisted atop the Independence Palace on the afternoon of April 30, 1975, has gone down in national history as a momentous event – the day the South was completely liberated, the country was unified, and the nation was reunited. It was not only a great victory for the Vietnamese people in the arduous and difficult resistance war against the US, but also a shining symbol of revolutionary heroism, of the will for independence and self-reliance, and of the strength of national unity.
The victory on April 30, 1975, not only marked the end of the longest and most brutal war in modern Vietnamese history, but also served as a glorious milestone in the nation's journey of building and defending the country.
