The Prime Minister paid tribute to and honoured the immense sacrifices of heroic martyrs who laid down their lives during the 81-day campaign (June 28– September 16, 1972) to defend Quang Tri Town and the Quang Tri Citadel.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offers incense and flowers in tribute to heroic martyrs at the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel Special National Monument.

Their sacrifice has become a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism, inspiring compatriots and comrades to strive towards final victory in the historic Spring Offensive of 1975, leading to national reunification, peace, and independence.

*Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also visited and offered incense and flowers at the Memorial Site of General Secretary Le Duan in Trieu Phong Commune.

Situated along the banks of the Thach Han River in Hau Kien Village, Trieu Phong Commune, the memorial site marks the birthplace and formative ground of the late General Secretary Le Duan—a prominent Vietnamese revolutionary leader.

*Earlier that morning, the Prime Minister visited the Road 9 National Martyrs’ Cemetery, the final resting place of over 10,800 heroic martyrs.

Covering a total area of 13ha, the Road 9 National Martyrs’ Cemetery is one of the two largest national cemeteries in Quang Tri Province, alongside the Truong Son National Martyrs’ Cemetery.

It commemorates 10,800 soldiers, including regular army troops, local forces, militia, and youth volunteers, who sacrificed their lives along the Road 9 battlefield and in neighbouring Laos during the resistance war against the US.

*On the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and presented gifts to Heroic Vietnamese Mother Dao Thi Vui, aged 102, in Thuong Xa Village, Hai Lang Commune, Quang Tri Province.

*Also on the morning of July 26, Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication, Education, and Mass Mobilisation laid a wreath and offered incense at the Go Cong Martyrs' Temple and attended the ceremony marking the 78th Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day in Dong Thap Province.

*The same morning, Le Minh Tri, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, visited and presented gifts to families of revolutionary contributors in Vinh Long Province on the occasion of the 78th Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day.

Preferential policies for national contributors a long-term task: State President

President Cuong stressed that over the past 78 years, especially during nearly four decades of renewal, the Party and State have issued numerous preferential policies for revolution contributors, and these policies have continually been improved.

 

PM urges completion of housing for national contributors by July 24

The prime minister has called for bold actions to complete the goal of eliminating substandard housing nationwide by the end of August and for national contributors and families of fallen soldiers by July 24.

 

PM orders removal of makeshift houses for revolution contributors by July 27

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered completion of temporary and dilapidated housing removal for people with meritorious services, war invalids, and relatives of martyrs ahead of July 27.

 

Party, State leaders commemorate war martyrs, President Ho Chi Minh

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee laid wreaths at the monument to war heroes and martyrs on Bac Son street and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on July 27 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - 2024).

 

NA Chairman pays respect to President Ho Chi Minh, fallen martyrs

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a delegation from the NA Standing Committee paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at the Kim Lien special national relic site in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An on July 8.