General Nguyen Trong Nghia pays tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap

He was accompanied by the GDP's Vice Chairman Sr. Lt. Gen. Truong Thien To.

General Nguyen Trong Nghia and delegates observe a moment of silence in tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap.

General Vo Nguyen Giap was born on August 25, 1911, in Quang Binh province, now part of Quang Tri province, and died on October 4, 2013. He formerly served as a Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, Commander-in-Chief of the Viet Nam People's Army, and a National Assembly deputy from the first through the seventh legislatures.

In a solemn atmosphere, General Nguyen Trong Nghia and the delegation paid their respects and expressed deep gratitude to a steadfast revolutionary, an eminent and close student of President Ho Chi Minh, and the Commander-in-Chief, the big brother of the Viet Nam People's Army, who devoted his life to the Party and the nation. General Giap's life and career were closely associated with the development of the Vietnamese revolution and the Party's and nation's major historic milestones, marked by glorious victories, sacrifice and hardship.

General Nguyen Trong Nghia meets with representatives of General Vo Nguyen Giap's family.

During more than 30 years as Commander-in-Chief of the VPA and Secretary of the Central Military Commission, General Vo Nguyen Giap became closely associated with the great victories of Viet Nam's two resistance wars against French colonialism and U.S. imperialism, as well as the cause of national construction and defense. He was deeply loved and respected by the Vietnamese people, admired by international friends, and a source of pride for generations of officers and soldiers throughout the armed forces.

Translated by Chung Anh