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Nationwide tributes to fallen war heroes

Vietnamese leaders and youngsters are continuing their activities to pay tribute to fallen war heroes in the lead up to the 66 th War Invalids and Martyrs Day, which falls on July 27.
Vietnamese leaders and youngsters are continuing their activities to paytribute to fallen war heroes in the lead up to the 66 th War Invalidsand Martyrs Day, which falls on July 27.

A requiem for heroicmartyrs who laid down their lives in the south took place in Ho Chi MinhCity’s outlying district of Cu Chi on July 26 as part of activities tomark the anniversary.

Present at the event were Deputy PrimeMinister Nguyen Thien Nhan, Minister of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen, representatives of the Vietnam BuddhistSangha, and nearly 200 overseas Vietnamese (OV) students from the 2013Vietnam Summer Camp.

Addressing the event, Deputy ForeignMinister cum head of the Foreign Ministry’s State Committee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son said the event is a tribute thatthe Party, State and people give to those who rendered their services tothe nation.

It is also a chance for Vietnamese expatriates tolearn about the glorious national history and express their gratitude tofallen soldiers.

As part of the Vietnam Summer Camp programme,young OVs on July 25 and 26 offered incense at the President Ho Chi Minhmonument and a historical-cultural site dedicated to Hung Kings indistrict 9 of the city, toured Reunification Palace and Cu Chi tunnel,and met with their local peers.

Later the same day, Deputy PM Nhan also visited families of war invalids and martyrs in the capital city.
Meanwhile, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan offered incense at Dong Locintersection relic site in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Onthe day, the staff of the Vietnam News Agency posted in variouslocalities, visited war martyrs’ cemeteries, as well as families of warfallen combatants.

The agency lost 260 reporters and technicians to the wars.-VNA
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