Leaders of Nghe An province offer incense to commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap in Quang Binh

Delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province offered flowers and paid tribute to the tomb of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council as head of the delegation. The delegation included members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; and representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches and organizations.

Delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province offered incense to General Vo Nguyen Giap's tomb at Vung Chua - Yen Island. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy lights incense in memory of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and the comrades in the delegation respectfully laid flowers and offered incense to commemorate and express gratitude for the exceptionally outstanding contributions and dedication to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the Vietnamese people of General Vo Nguyen Giap - an excellent and close student of President Ho Chi Minh.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Nam Dinh offered incense to commemorate and pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap. Photo: Thanh Duy

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu offered incense to commemorate and pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap. Photo: Thanh Duy

General Vo Nguyen Giap was the first Commander-in-Chief of the heroic Vietnam People's Army, an outstanding military man, a highly prestigious leader of our Party, State and People; loved, respected and revered by Army officers and soldiers as the "Elder Brother" of the Vietnam People's Army.

During the resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, General Vo Nguyen Giap made important contributions to great victories, joining the heroic historical flow of the nation; becoming a legendary general, a military genius and receiving admiration and respect all over the world. General Vo Nguyen Giap made important contributions in the fields of education - training, science - technology, journalism, diplomacy, culture, history...

The delegation respectfully bowed to express gratitude for the exceptionally outstanding contributions and dedication to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the Vietnamese people of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Photo: Thanh Duy

Through more than 80 years of revolutionary activities, General Vo Nguyen Giap's life was closely associated with the cause of national liberation struggle, building and defending the Fatherland; always setting a shining example of a steadfast revolutionary soldier, absolutely loyal, devoted to sacrificing and dedicating his whole life to the goals and ideals of the Party.

Studying and following the example of General Vo Nguyen Giap, the delegates vow to forever follow the path chosen by the Party, beloved Uncle Ho and our people; to excellently continue the glorious revolutionary cause that our predecessors and generations of fathers and brothers sacrificed their blood and bones to achieve; to strive to build Vietnam and our homeland Nghe An to become increasingly prosperous, beautiful, civilized and to firmly protect the Fatherland.

View of Vung Chua - Yen Island - where General Vo Nguyen Giap rests: Photo: Thanh Duy