Flag at Half-mast for State Funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Truong Sa
On the morning of July 25, the flag-raising ceremony was held in Truong Sa. Cadres, soldiers, and people in the Truong Sa archipelago expressed their infinite condolences to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The flag was raised at half-mast in Truong Sa archipelago at the same time as the ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
According to the Special Announcement of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the State Funeral for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will take place over 2 days (July 25 and 26).
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| Officers and soldiers on Truong Sa perform a flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the General Secretary on the morning of July 25. Photo provided by Truong Sa Island |
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| Flag at half-mast on Ship 409, which is performing its duty on the sea. Photo provided by Truong Sa Island |
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| Soldiers of DK1/9 Platform perform the flag-raising ceremony for the StFuneral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo provided by DK1/9 Platform |
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| Soldiers of DK1/9 Platform hold a ceremony to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo provided by DK1/9 Platform |
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| Soldiers of DK1/9 Platform raise the flag at half-mast on the morning of July 25. Photo provided by DK1/9 Platform |
 | Flag at half-mast for national mourning of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at Ba Dinh Square On the morning of July 25, the flag-raising ceremony took place solemnly at Ba Dinh Square (Hanoi), marking the official start of the State Funeral ... |
 | Letter of Condolence From Austrian - Vietnamese Association "Our heartfelt thoughts are with the people of Vietnam and General Secretary Trong’s family during this difficult time," writes Alfred Gerstl, President of the Austrian-Vietnamese ... |
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