Party chief pays floral tributes to revered military leaders

At Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap’s residence, General Secretary To Lam expressed profound gratitude to the late General, a former Politburo member, former Secretary of the Central Military Commission, former Minister of National Defense, and Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA). 

Party General Secretary To Lam offers incense to General Vo Nguyen Giap on April 28.

His life and career were intertwined with Vietnam’s revolution journey and the historical milestones of the Party and the nation, filled with victories, sacrifices, and hardships. For over three decades as Commander-in-Chief of the People's Army and Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap’s legacy is closely associated with the great victories in the two resistance wars against French colonialism and U.S. imperialism, as well as the cause of national construction and defense. The Vietnamese Party, State, and people hold his contributions in high esteem, while generations of military officers and soldiers revere Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap as the VPA’s “Big Brother.”

Party General Secretary To Lam and the family of General Van Tien Dung

At the memorial house dedicated to General Van Tien Dung, General Secretary To Lam honored the former Politburo member, former Chief of Staff of the VPA, former Minister of National Defense, a steadfast communist revolutionary, and an outstanding disciple of President Ho Chi Minh. A brilliant strategist, General Van Tien Dung made may contributions to the national liberation cause struggle and the construction and defense of the Fatherland. During the anti-US resistance war, General Van Tien Dung directly commanded several key campaigns resulting in victories, including the Route 9 – Southern Laos Campaign in  1971, the Central Highlands Campaign in 1975 , and the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign in April 1975, which culminated in the complete liberation of the South and national reunification.

Source: VNA