State-level memorial service on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs Day

The Party and State delegation came to lay wreaths and offer incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs.

Commemorating the 66th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2013), this morning (July 27), a delegation of the Party and State laid wreaths and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Heroic Martyrs Memorial on Bac Son Street and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

The delegation of Party and State leaders, including General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Huynh Dam; former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu, former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An; Politburo members, former Politburo members, Party Central Committee members; leaders of ministries and branches came to lay wreaths and offer incense at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs, to commemorate the nation's outstanding sons who did not spare their blood and bones, bravely fought and sacrificed for the cause of national liberation, for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for the happiness of the people.

Party and State leaders visit heroic martyrs
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The wreath of the Party Central Committee, President, Government, National Assembly and Vietnam Fatherland Front bears the inscription: "Forever grateful to the heroic martyrs".

Next, the delegation of Party and State leaders laid wreaths and visited the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese people. Exactly on this day 66 years ago, in a letter to the Organizing Committee of the "National War Invalids Day" rally, President Ho Chi Minh advised: "War invalids are those who sacrificed their blood and bones to protect the Fatherland, protect their compatriots, for the benefit of the Fatherland and their compatriots, those comrades are sick". "Therefore, the Fatherland and compatriots must be grateful and must help those heroic sons".

Since then, every year, on July 27, he sent letters of encouragement and gifts to wounded soldiers and martyrs' families, and reminded everyone to be grateful and wholeheartedly help wounded soldiers and martyrs' families.

That beautiful morality of drinking water and remembering its source has always been continued by generations of leaders of the Party, State and people in the cause of nation building today.

Also today, delegations from the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, delegations from the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee of Hanoi and many people from all walks of life came to commemorate the heroic martyrs and visit President Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum./.

According to vov.vn - LT