Post date: 19/05/2009

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Receiving ceremony of Senior General Vo Nguyen Giap's portrait

(Quang Binh Website) - In the morning of May 18 2009, the Provincial People's Committee solemnly held a ceremony to receive General Vo Nguyen Giap's portrait, presented by the High Command of Army Corps 15.

Attending the ceremony was major-general Nguyen Xuan Sang, Commander of Army Corps 15; colonel Duong Cong Luan, Deputy Commander of Army Corps 15; Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan Lam Phuong; Vice-chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee and related departments and branches.

Chairman and Vice-chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee received General Vo Nguyen Giap's portrait

The portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap was photographed by journalist Tran Hong - former reporter, photographer of the Vietnam People's Army Newspaper at the General's house while the General was talking with the people of An Xa village in November 2004. This is one of photos that General Vo Nguyen Giap likes the most.

At the ceremony, Chairman Phan Lam Phuong and Vice-chairmen received General Vo Nguyen Giap's portrait presented by journalist Tran Hong and concurrently granted the General's portrait to the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism for preservation and display at the Provincial Museum.

Reported by M.A - Translated by N.Y

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