Dinh Vuong Ty, 74, who came fromThailand, could not hold his tears when standing in the front of thegrave of the hero. He said he was satisfied with the visit as he wasable to directly pay tribute to the General.
Meanwhile, Tran HuuKhue, 63, from Bulgaria, expressed his gratitude to Party and Stateleaders for helping OVs make the meaningful journey.
Thedelegation, which represents millions of Vietnamese living abroad, is inVietnam to attend the commemoration of the legendary nation foundersHung Kings and the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2014.
As scheduled,from April 15-28, they will visit and present gifts to officers,soldiers and people in Truong Sa Archipelago and join a requiem tocommemorate Vietnamese soldiers and people who laid down their livesprotecting the country’s sea and island sovereignty.
General VoNguyen Giap passed away in Hanoi on October, 2013. He wasborn in Quang Binh’s Le Thuy district on August 25, 1911.
He served as a Politburo member, Secretary of theCentral Military Commission, Standing Deputy Prime Minister, Minister ofNational Defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnamese People’s Armyand a National Assembly deputy from the first to seventh tenure.
He led the Vietnamese people to victories over the French army and later American forces.-VNA