Top leader pays tribute to heroic martyrs at Le Thi Rieng Park

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on July 17 laid flowers and offered incense in tribute to late Party General Secretary Tran Phu and the nation's heroic martyrs at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City. During the visit, he also inspected the ongoing search for and recovery of martyrs' remains under the 500-Day-and-Night Campaign.

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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam inspects the site where search and recovery teams are working around the clock to locate and recover the remains of fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam presents gifts to personnel engaged in the round-the-clock search for and recovery of martyrs’ remains at Le Thi Rieng Park. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam offers incense at the memorial stele dedicated to the nation's heroic martyrs. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam offers incense at the memorial stele dedicated to the nation's heroic martyrs. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam pays his respects at the mortuary housing the recovered remains of fallen soldiers. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam inspects the search for and recovery of martyrs’ remains at Le Thi Rieng Park. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam offers incense in remembrance of the nation's heroic martyrs and in recognition of their sacrifice. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

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