Every year on this occasion, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union Club, along with hundreds of students and veterans, organize the program "Lighting candles" to pay tribute to heroes and General Vo Nguyen Giap.
But this year is more special than previous years, because this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.
Lighting candles at "Uncle Giap's" house
At 6 p.m., about 100 students from many universities and schools in Hanoi were present and prepared to light candles.
Some people wear green volunteer shirts, others wear red shirts with yellow stars.
Mr. Nguyen Cao Phong (83 years old) is a veteran of the anti-American resistance war and a former cadre of the Vietnamese volunteer army in Laos and Cambodia. He said that when he first joined the army, he was the same age as young people today.
Returning alive from the war, on the occasions of commemorating April 30, 1975, commemorating the Dien Bien Phu Victory... Mr. Phong was filled with tears because every soldier is a Vietnamese soldier.
The veteran told the story of meeting General Giap exactly 20 years ago at the National Defense Academy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. At that time, the general said, "After 50 years, we still meet each other, so that's great."
Yet, 20 years have passed.
In the house where the tea had not yet cooled, the general's figure was still present and continued telling the story of Dien Bien - the largest basin in the Northwest during the fierce days.
Young people stood together listening to the uncles and aunts talk. Listening to Mr. Vo Hong Nam - the general's son - tell stories about "Uncle Giap".
The great victory day is also the great death anniversary day.
Mr. Vo Hong Nam shared that in that war, many soldiers fell and never returned. The great victory day was also a great death anniversary of the nation.
These incense sticks and candles are the hearts of young people sent to those who have contributed, sent to Dien Bien Phu.
"Today, the whole country turns to Dien Bien as in the past, the whole country turned to Dien Bien, as in the future, we are for our beloved South," said Mr. Nam.
In the house, there are still intact war relics, pictures of the smiling general, pictures of soldiers sitting together in the trenches are still there, shining brightly in a corner of 30 Hoang Dieu.
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