Minister of Defense Phan Van Giang pays tribute to heroic martyrs in Hanoi

(Dan Tri) - On the evening of July 26, a candle-lighting ceremony to pay tribute to the Central-level heroic martyrs was held at the Hanoi Martyrs' Cemetery. Attending the memorial ceremony was the Minister of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang.

On the evening of July 26, at the Hanoi Martyrs' Cemetery, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union coordinated with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, and Hanoi City to organize a "Central-level candle-lighting ceremony to pay tribute to heroic martyrs".

Attending the ceremony were General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense . The event was attended by members of the Party Central Committee; leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, and organizations; the Central Youth Union Secretariat, leaders of central departments and units; leaders of the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city; departments, branches, political and social organizations; districts, towns, and Hanoi city. Especially, there was the presence of revolutionary veterans, war invalids, sick soldiers, former youth volunteers; people with meritorious services to the revolution; a large number of people from all walks of life and young people of Hanoi city.

General Phan Van Giang led the delegation to offer incense at the National Monument to commemorate the Hanoi Martyrs' Cemetery, then presented gifts to the wounded and sick soldiers and their families. Speaking at the ceremony, General Phan Van Giang emphasized that the Party, State and people will forever remember and be grateful for that great sacrifice and dedication. Generations of Vietnamese people are always proud and vow to live up to the noble sacrifice of previous generations.

General Phan Van Giang lit incense sticks and placed chrysanthemums on the graves of martyrs.

The Central-level candle-lighting ceremony to pay tribute to heroic martyrs was held at the Hanoi Martyrs' Cemetery, the resting place of 2,188 outstanding sons of the capital and the nation who heroically sacrificed their lives in the country's resistance wars and in peacetime.

A memorial incense stick of comradeship was lit for the fallen soldiers.

The memorial service is an opportunity for those who remain, especially the younger generation, to pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the cause of protecting the Fatherland.

Ha Truong Ngoc Linh, a final year student at the People's Police Academy, said she felt honored and proud to be one of the few representatives of the capital's youth present at the ceremony to honor heroes and martyrs.

Tears fell on the faces of relatives of martyrs who came to offer incense in memory.

Relatives of the martyrs are proud because their sacrifices have brought peace and stability to the nation.

Martyr Do Duc Viet's father stood quietly beside his son's grave. Viet was one of three soldiers who died in the fire that occurred in Quan Hoa (Cau Giay) in August 2022.

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