On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), on April 23 in Hanoi, the delegation of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of Defense, led by General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of Defense - Head of the delegation came to tribute to the former leaders of the Party, the State and the Army.
The mission visited families: Lieutenant General Le Kha Phieu - former General Secretary, former Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army (People's Army) of Vietnam; General Le Duc Anh - former Member of the Politburo, former President, former Minister of Defense; Former Member of the Politburo, former Minister of Defense: General Vo Nguyen Giap, General Van Tien Dung, General Doan Khue, General Phung Quang Thanh and General Chu Huy Man, former Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam; Former General Staff of Vietnam People's Army, former Deputy Minister of Defense: General Hoang Van Thai, General Le Trong Tan.


General Phan Van Giang and the delegation of the mission have burned the heart, gratitude to the contributions and great contributions of the former Party, State and Army leaders to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the nation and the cause of building the Vietnam People's Army.
General Phan Van Giang kindly visited the health and life of relatives of former leaders of the Party, State and Army; hoped that the comrades' families would maintain their health, continue to promote family traditions, and join hands to contribute to the development of the country and the growth of the Army.
On the same day, General Phan Van Giang visited and wished good health to General Ngo Xuan Lich, former Politburo member, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, former Minister of National Defense and Lieutenant General Dang Quan Thuy, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Hero of the People's Armed Forces.


General Phan Van Giang informed with General Ngo Xuan Lich and Lieutenant General Dang Quan Thuy with outstanding results on the implementation of the military and defense tasks of the whole army over the past time and important tasks that the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Defense were focusing on implementing, especially on the policy of implementing the planet, strong and strong army according to the policy and orientation of the Politburo; At the same time, reports on outstanding activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country.

Visiting and congratulating the Central Vietnam Association of Veterans, General Phan Van Giang thanked the Central Vietnam Veterans Association and the Veterans Association at all levels to accompany and coordinate closely with the Ministry of Defense and agencies and units in the whole army to organize activities, especially to participate in valuable opinions with the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of Defense to advise the Party and the State to build national defense and defense guidelines.
General Phan Van Giang sent to the leaders, members of the Vietnam Veterans Association and their families his best wishes for health, happiness and hopes that the veterans will always maintain and promote the noble qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers", continue to contribute with the entire Party, people and army to successfully complete the task of building and firmly defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.