The above information was announced by the family of Meritorious Teacher Do Ca Son on July 13.
Widow Pham Do Kim Dinh said that the funeral service for Meritorious Teacher Do Ca Son will be held at the Funeral Home of Thanh Nhan Hospital (Hanoi) at 7:00 AM on July 16, 2026. The memorial service and funeral procession will be held at 8:15 AM on July 16, 2026.
The great Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 recorded a glorious milestone in the history of the Vietnamese nation's resistance to foreign invaders, "stunning across five continents, shaking the earth".
In many exchanges with Lao Dong reporters, Meritorious Teacher Do Ca Son still always expresses strong feelings for memories of the old battlefield, remembering his comrades "gun next to gun, head next to head", those who shared the same trench in the past.
He often told about his comrades, about the compassion of General Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander-in-Chief, about the decision to switch the "quick attack, quick victory" operational plan to "strong attack, solid victory" of our army, about the fierceness in the war, about the offensive at Hill A1...
He once recounted, on Hill A1, in the rain of bombs and bullets, death was imminent, not without moments of heartache because of missing home, missing a long hair, a child's cry... but in the end, the soldiers overcame everything, sacrificing themselves to fight for the independence of the Fatherland.
Deep in his mind, he always remembers his comrades, the soldiers who lay down so that the country could be independent and free.
Meritorious Teacher Do Ca Son once shared and repeatedly mentioned 3 cemeteries in Dien Bien Phu. The largest Independence Cemetery, 5ha wide, has more than 2,400 graves. Him Lam Cemetery has nearly 900 graves. Hill A1 Cemetery has 644 martyrs' graves... In total, there are nearly 4,000 graves, of which many graves of martyrs have not been found.
Whether named or unknown, the heroic martyrs lying here are a symbol of a glorious time remembered by generations of descendants" - he once said.
