Politburo member and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (second L) pays tribute to fallen soldiers at the Ben Duoc Memorial Temple in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, July 24 (Photo: VNA) 
Ben Duoc Memorial Temple honours 45,000 heroes and martyrs who died during the resistance wars against France and the US (Photo: VNA) 
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan pays tribute to fallen soldiers at the Sai Gon-Cho Lon-Gia Dinh Revolution Memorial Complex in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, July 24 (Photo: VNA) 
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets with representatives of severely injured war veterans nationwide, Hanoi, July 24 (Photo: VNA) 
July 27 is National War Martyrs and Invalids’ Day, providing an opportunity to thank millions of people who sacrificed their youth and even their lives for the nation (Photo: VNA) 
In many localities across the country, thousands of people from all walks of life pay tribute to national heroes and martyrs (Photo: VNA) 
In the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, hundreds of people pay homage to national heroes and martyrs in Vi Xuyen’s National Martyrs Cemetery (Photo: VNA) 
Vi Xuyen is the site of one of the fiercest battles during the war to defence the northern border in 1979 (Photo: VNA) 
In Ham Rong Martyrs’ Cemetery, the central province of Thanh Hoa, people from all walks of life offer incense in commemoration of national heroes and martyrs who laid down their lives for defending the country (Photo: VNA) 
Youth burns incense in commemoration of national heroes and martyrs at Lang Son Martyrs’ Cemetery in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son (Photo: VNA) VNA
