President attends inauguration of memorial site in Quang Nam
(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday attended the inauguration ceremony of Hon Tau-Deo Le Memorial Site in Que Son district, Quang Nam province, which is dedicated to commemorating officials, soldiers, guerrillas and people who laid down their lives for national independence.
 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (first, right) presents a painting of President Ho Chi Minh to Que Son district. (Photo: VNA) |
Addressing the ceremony, President Phuc underlined that the people of Vietnam will forever remember and be grateful for the great sacrifice by the heroes and martyrs, heroic Vietnamese mothers, and by many excellent, loyal and indomitable people of Que Son and all parts of the country who fought, sacrificed and stayed in the region.
 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends inauguration of memorial site in Quang Nam
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He lauded the efforts of Que Son and the management board of the project in mobilising resources for the construction of the site.
Que Son district witnessed hundreds of battles during the resistance wars against the French colonists and American imperialists. Meanwhile, Hon Tau mountain range was the former base of leaders of Que Son district, Quang Nam and former Quang Da provinces as well as a number of the agencies of the Party Committee of the Region 5.
Thousands of officials, soldiers, guerrillas and people sacrificed here while fighting the enemies during the wars.
At the ceremony, President Phuc presented gifts to some Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces and Heroic Vietnamese Mothers in the locality.
Earlier, President Phuc offered flowers and incense in tribute to heroic martyrs at the Hon Tau-Deo Le Memorial Site, and paid tribute to martyrs at the steles dedicated to heroes and martyrs at An Xuan forbidden forest in Que My commune, Que Son district.