(VOV) – A memorial service for General Vo Nguyen Giap is being held in Hanoi at 07.00 on October 13. The revered general’s body will be transported to Quang Binh – his home town – for interment.
According to plan, at 8.20 his coffin will be driven into a motorcade, travelling past Hanoi’s major streets of Tran Thanh Tong,, Le Thanh Tong, August Revolution Square, Trang Tien, Hang Khay, Trang Thi, Dien Bien Phu, Doc Lap, Hoang Van Thu, Hoang Dieu, Tran Phu, Son Tay, Kim Ma, Cau Giay, and Pham Van Dong, and heading for Noi Bai international airport.
At 11.00 a Vietnam Airlines plane – ATR 72 – will transport the coffin to Dong Hoi airport in Quang Binh.
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| General Giap will rest in peace in Vung Chua (Quang Binh) |
His coffin will be again driven into a motorcade to travel along National Highway 1A to his final resting place in Vung Chua-Yen island.
General Vo Nguyen Giap passed away in Hanoi on October 4, 2013 at the age of 103.
(To be continued…)
Đăng ký: VietNam News
