VFF leader pays respect on War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on July 13 offered incense at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in Quang Tri province on the occasion of the 70th War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day.
VFF leader pays respect on War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day ảnh 1President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and VFF delegation pay floral tribute and offer incense to General Giap at his tomb (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) CentralCommittee Tran Thanh Man and a VFF delegation on July 13 laid wreaths andoffered incense at the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in central Quang Tri province on the occasion of the 70th War Invalids' and Martyrs'Day.

TheVFF leader also paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the Quang Tri AncientCitadel relic where fierce fighting took place through 81 days and nights in1972.

Thesame day, during his working visit to the central province of Quang Binh, VFFPresident Man paid floral tribute and offered incense to General Giap at his tomb.

The delegations also handed over houses of gratitude and gifts to two familiesof revolutionary contributors and visited Vietnamese heroic mothers in QuangBinh.

The VFF head affirmed the Party and State always pay attention to caring for thosewho made contributions to the country, especially Vietnamese heroic mothers,and families  of wounded soldiers and warmartyrs.

As scheduled, the VFF President will chair a conference on buildingVietnam-Laos borderline of peace, friendship, comprehensive cooperation formutual development in 2017 in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh province, on July 14.-VNA

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