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| President Vo Van Thuong offers incense at the grave of martyr and People's Armed Forces Hero Vo Thi Sau at Hang Duong Cemetery. (Photo: VNA) |
Also attending were former Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; Politburo members and Party Central Committee Secretaries Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Department.
Attending the funeral were former political prisoners of Con Dao, representatives of central agencies, ministries, sectors, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Military Region 7 and many people.
Delegates respectfully offered incense and flowers to express their deep gratitude to the Heroes, Martyrs, revolutionary soldiers, and patriots who did not hesitate to sacrifice their blood, bones, and youth, dedicating their entire lives to the Fatherland.
The speech at the Hang Duong Cemetery Visiting Ceremony by the representative of Con Dao district's leaders stated: Con Dao - The sacred land marks the resilient and indomitable struggle of heroic martyrs, revolutionary soldiers, and patriotic compatriots during the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the invading American imperialists.
In that fierce battle, many generations of fathers and brothers, following the sacred call of the Fatherland, did not hesitate to sacrifice their blood, bones and youth to dedicate themselves to the cause of national liberation and national unification. On the sacred land of Con Dao, tens of thousands of outstanding sons and daughters heroically sacrificed or left behind a part of their bodies, due to the fierce torture of the enemy. They lived and fought for the noble ideal "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom".
Years will pass, but the contributions of the Heroes, Martyrs, revolutionary soldiers, and patriots who have fallen will forever be recorded in the golden pages of the nation's history, like an immortal heroic epic, and will forever be a tragic song about a painful time of an entire nation that no Vietnamese person is allowed to forget.
* In Con Dao, President Vo Van Thuong, former Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang, Politburo members, Party Central Committee members and a large number of people attended the Memorial Ceremony for heroic martyrs, revolutionary soldiers and patriots who sacrificed their lives in Con Dao held at Con Dao Temple and respectfully burned incense at the martyrs' graves.
The speech at the death anniversary ceremony by the representative of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau provincial leader stated: Having gone through wars, more than anyone else, the Vietnamese people deeply understand the love for the Fatherland. To have an independent, free, and unified Fatherland; our people had to pay with the lives and blood of millions of people, including those who were very young, willing to lie down so that the Fatherland flag could fly.
Hang Duong Cemetery with 1,922 graves, Con Dao Temple with 2,284 martyrs' names on stone steles. But on this land, there are still countless outstanding sons of the nation who have turned into dust. All of them have silently devoted their entire lives to the country, the blood and bones of patriotic prisoners have soaked into every inch of Con Dao land... And out there in the open sea, there are countless people who have remained at the bottom of the ocean after unsuccessful prison breaks. But all those hardships could not subdue the will, determination and faith of righteous people.
The great sacrifices of many generations of Con Dao prisoners are heroic pages of the nation's history through their love for their homeland.
48 years have passed since the day the country was completely liberated, Con Dao escaped from the "Hell on Earth", the fierce struggle of the past on Con Dao land is only a memory. But whether 48 years, or longer, the heroic memories of Con Dao will last forever, the steadfast examples, the noble sacrifices of many generations of fathers and brothers on this sacred land will forever be the bright torch, illuminating the path to the pinnacle of glory of the nation.
The Party, State and people of Vietnam are always extremely proud and infinitely grateful to the heroic martyrs, previous generations and generations of revolutionary soldiers who sacrificed their lives to gain and maintain independence for the Fatherland, bringing freedom and happiness to the people.
President Vo Van Thuong, former Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; Politburo members, Party Central Committee members and a large number of people respectfully offered incense at the martyrs' graves.
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