Vietnamese Party and State leaders laid wreaths at the Monument to Fallen Soldiers in Ha Noi Sunday to commemorate the heroes who sacrificed their life for national independence and freedom on the 61st anniversary of the Day of War Invalids and Fallen Combatants, July 27.
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, President Nguyen Minh Triet, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee President Huynh Dam later paid tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in the capital.
Also on July 27, authorities of the Hoc Mon District in HCMC started the construction of a major tomb of fallen combatants named Nga Ba Giong in Xuan Thoi Thuong Commune in the District. It is named after the place where the French colonialists executed by shooting dozens of Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers.
In the evening in Ho Chi Minh City, tens of thousands of candles were lighted for graves of heroes and fallen combatants at the City Cemetery and other cemeteries.
