People tearfully bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

Dòng người xếp hàng đến tiễn biệt Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng tại làng Lại Đà, xã Đông Hội, huyện Đông Anh, Hà Nội — *People lined up to bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi.*

Among the people coming to bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Lai Da village (Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh) and waiting for the time to bid farewell to the General Secretary at the National Funeral Home (No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong), there were many elderly men and women, war veterans and young people in the capital as well as people from other provinces and cities.

Everyone wore formal, dark clothes, brought their chip-embedded ID cards to the checkpoints, and lined up to complete the procedures to visit.

Standing in front of the funeral home gate, Ms. Luu Thi Tam ( Bac Ninh ) wiped away her tears and shared her emotions when talking about General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Với chị Tâm ở Bắc Ninh, câu nói của Tổng Bí thư khiến chị tâm đắc nhất là: — For Ms. Tam in Bac Ninh, the General Secretary's saying that she likes the most is: "If you are a flower, be a sunflower; If you are a bird, be a white dove; If you are a rock, be a diamond; If you are a person, be a communist!"

Ms. Tam shared that she traveled from Bac Ninh city to Hanoi capital at 5:30 a.m. Although she has not had the opportunity to meet the General Secretary, she expressed her admiration for the General Secretary through the shares she saw in the press and on television.

"Although people were only allowed to register to visit inside this afternoon, I came here early with the thought that just standing outside would be satisfying," she said.

Regardless of the long distance, many people from the Central provinces, provinces, cities and especially people from the city named after Uncle Ho were present from early morning, joining the crowd to say goodbye, expressing their respect and infinite sorrow for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

At the intersection of Tang Bat Ho and Tran Hung Dao, near the National Funeral Home, Ms. Viet Anh (52 years old, originally from Thai Binh, currently working at the Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance) was present since morning in Hanoi, wishing to pay her respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

"When I got the information that people only need to bring their ID cards to visit, I decided to go to the capital to visit the General Secretary in person," she said.

Người dân nghẹn ngào tiễn biệt Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng- Ảnh 3. — *From Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Viet Anh was in Hanoi waiting in line to pay her respects to the General Secretary.*

In the line of people waiting to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Nguyen Cong Tru - Lo Duc intersection, there was mother and daughter Ho Thi Cuc (36 years old, from Ha Dong) and her 15-month-old daughter.

“Not afraid of the sun or rain, my mother and I want to visit Uncle Trong. I think everyone will understand how I feel right now. No one can put this feeling into words, but everyone understands it,” said Ms. Cuc.

Dọc hai bên đường từ trụ sở xã Đông Hội về làng Lại Đà, người dân đều treo cờ rủ để tưởng nhớ Tổng Bí thư — *Along both sides of the road from Dong Hoi commune headquarters to Lai Da village, people hung flags at half-mast to commemorate the General Secretary.*

Since early morning on July 25, many people have come to Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi - the hometown of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, to prepare to pay their respects. Along both sides of the road from Dong Hoi commune headquarters to Lai Da village, people have hung flags at half-mast to commemorate the General Secretary.

Người dân nghẹn ngào tiễn biệt Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng- Ảnh 5. — From 8:00 p.m. last night, July 24, Mr. Hoang Phuc Van (60 years old, from Nghe An) took a bus from the coastal district of Quynh Luu to the capital Hanoi. This morning, July 25, he was present near the National Funeral Home. The wish of the people of Nghe An is to burn incense, express their respect and gratitude to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

From 6am on July 25, thousands of people in formal, dark clothing came to Ba Dinh Square (Hanoi) to attend the flag-raising ceremony for the State funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

When the national anthem played and the flag was slowly raised in front of Ba Dinh Square, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuong Hanh (50 years old, Hanoi) burst into tears.

Every day at 4am, Ms. Hanh walks from her house to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to exercise, but today is more special than usual because of the State funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, she stopped in front of the square to attend the flag-raising ceremony.

“It is really painful, I miss Uncle Trong so much. I still remember his saying: We are descendants of Uncle Ho, the Party is the Communist Party of Vietnam, the nation is the Vietnamese nation, this country must definitely develop and move forward, it is not allowed to fall behind other countries, it is not willing to be inferior to others ” – she choked.