HCM City leading officials pay tribute to fallen soldiers hinh anh 1Delegates pose for a group photo with a statue of President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A high-ranking delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People’s Committee, People’s Council and Vietnam Fatherland Front on April 28 paid homage to fallen soldiers at local martyrs’ cemeteries on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification (April 30), and the 136th May Day.

The delegation was led by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen.

The same day, the city’s leading officials and local residents paid tribute to late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang.

HCM City leading officials pay tribute to fallen soldiers hinh anh 2A soldier offers incense at a grave (Photo: VNA)

A high-ranking delegation of the city offered incense and flowers at the Ben Duoc Monument for Heroic Martyrs in Cu Chi district.

Forty-seven years ago, April 30 went down to the nation's history as a brilliant milestone. The 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, especially the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, liberated the South and reunified the nation./.

VNA