
The “To quoc ghi cong”(The Fatherland acknowledges the merit) certificate honours 242 martyrs fromthe Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs, the Ministry of National Defence, and 31 localities nationwide.
Vietnam marks the War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27 annually.
Seventyfour years ago, then President Ho Chi Minh designatedJuly 27 as the War Invalids and Martyrs Day to remind the entire Party, armedforces and people of the tradition of expressing gratitude to forerunners, therebycontributing to the great national unity bloc and public trust in the Party andState./.